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I have been storing an old PTO for years and would like to know that it fits. If anyone recognizes it please enlighten me as to what this will work on. It is missing the gear and shaft that connects with the transmission or transfer case gear.
LAVAROK!!!!! I never thought about pulling the visor to fish the wire through but that is what I will do thanks to you! Tactical6 I like the applications - especially the soft top setup. Really neat interior lights in any vehicle and sometimes they go pretty cheap on Ebay depending on whether...
Wiring the interior light
KENNY!!!! Great to hear from you first of all! Probably will run the one wire (+) across the top of the windshield - possibly exposed but using those nylon wire hangers that utilize a screw (they look like a cupped hand in miniature). When I get over to the...
Just finished installing an interior light in my truck but still have to run power to the thing to complete the job - it does work though (I tested it after the installation). I used "Quick Thread" inserts for a place to run the screws (threaded rivet inserts). Can't wait until it gets dark...
Ambulance & litters
Looks like I should move to England! That ambulance is in great condition. A lot of the M1010 ambulances that are offered at auction here in the US are either really nice or completely used up and don't have all of the accessories that you have in yours. Does the British...
I was hoping you would see the post Steve. Thanks to you I have these litter stands that pretty much complete my personal triage setup! That M1008A1 is and probably always be my daily driver. Trying to get one of my sons to buy one - he is in the Air Force and stationed at Barksdale Air...
Veterans Day Parade
I dragged my Water Buffalo in the local parade and wanted to add a couple more photos to keep this thread alive. I finished bolting the Jerry Can holder onto the fender of the M149A2 - this came with one of the trailers that I bought over in Orlando Florida and might be a...
Just added a finishing touch to one of my four patient litters that I recently acquired locally for $20.00 each. The litter stands were purchased from another Steel Soldiers member (Dirtyfingernails) - altogether I bought three sets from him for $25.00 each plus shipping from Gainesville...
Interesting Water Buffalo in Mississippi
This looks like a modification to me but might be the answer for people wanting to put surge brakes on one of these! It' on Ebay right now and I would have posted a photo but afraid to get gigged for "copyright infringement" (or something like that)...
Cbc
I have never seen one of those toppers for an M105 trailer but would love to locate a couple here in Florida somewhere. One thing that is nice about this website is the exposure you get to new things that you never knew you needed until you see another member with one!
Update on M149A2 status
I just finished installation of mud flaps on the trailer this afternoon after renovation of all the bolts and the steel bar that holds the flaps to the trailer. These came off of the M149A2 trailer that I got over in the Orlando area - I am picking pieces off of the...
KENNY!!!!
I will not admit to how much I paid for two 5-gallon pails of the stuff several months ago (from an Ebay seller). I know there must be a ton of it laying around in some retired (or deceased) civil servant's garage near me. I used to know a civilian out at Patrick AFB whose house...
Pint can of GAA grease
I was the lucky bidder on a can of GAA grease from an Ebay auction recently while in California visiting relatives. Thinking it would be a 5-gallon pail, I returned home and could not find it on or around my front-door area. When I went to pick up my mail from one of my...
I have a TM that indicates that bracket is for an emersion heater. Please post some photos of your M149A2 - especially the faucet assemblies. I have two M149A2s (one minus a tank) and one M149. I am working on all of them at present.
My guess, and it's only a guess is that the band is for reinforcement and probably made of steel. I would imagine the tank would have a tendency to flex when driving over rough country. I always wondered what the water would taste like coming from a fiberglass tank - same question for the...
Fenders and faucet covers are mounted
Don't look at the frame just yet! I am piece mealing this project and have a long way to go. Taking three trailers to make one is time consuming for sure. I want to take the landing gear off of the brown M149A2 and get it sandblasted and painted green...
Fenders are ready
Perfect day for painting today! After having these parts blasted by "East Coast Sandblasting" yesterday I sprayed them with primer and let everything thoroughly dry for 24 hours or more. Today I undercoated the bottoms of the fenders and sprayed the business side with an...
Faucet Covers are ready
Moving kind of slow on this project but I did accomplish a little portion today. The faucet covers that I have are not in the best of shape due to rust deterioration over the years. I would love to come upon some new ones someday. I used some of that liquid rust...