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There is a thread on here (or perhaps the old site) that shows the method that "Scounger" showed me a couple of years ago that I use almost exclusively to break down these tires... Use three large (four inch or so) pieces of angle iron, and a standard sledge. Much easier to hit a piece of...

Just spotted this thread.. Be a good patient Nick... :) Take the time to recover fully... Get well soon... I found some parts for you (that I will drag up to Aberdeen...).

I've been trading emails with BC about this.... Since I am in Raleigh and can get the items up to Aberdeen for him to pickup (or have relayed), it looks like I will be doing the pickup... If I run into any snags, we'll let everyone know...

That's not the actual procedure for measuring a five bolt pattern. For a five lug pattern, you measure from the back of one hole to the center of the second bolt hole (skip one). This is done as it's easier (and just as correct) as trying to measure from the center of the stud to the point on...

Somebody has been working on your truck... The dataplate that you show in the picture is not from a M37.... When you get a chance, take a photo from outside the door looking in that shows the seeting arrangement. It will be a lot easier to see what you have going on.

A quick check of the tire/rim data on my website shows that the pattern is 5 on 6-7/8". It's a hard one to measure... :) The data on my page comes from Budd, the supplier of the wheels... See: Semi Drop Center Rim Contours Enjoy.

Sign up for the East Coast Convoy on the Convoy website: http://www.eastcoastconvoy.com/ On the left side navigation tabs, there is one marked "register". This gets you registered for the Convoy and lets us (well, me actually) see where you are so that you can get assigned to a Serial Unit and...

Yep, you would need the length of the stretched truck, M36, just for a non winch model...

Never even thought of haulling one of my M37's in the back of the duece or five ton. Way too easy for me to slap the towbar on, drop a driveshaft, and ensure that the front manual hubs are unlocked...especially when compared to loading and securing a truck in the bed of the other truck (I have...

How far are you going? I've pulled them accross town without pulling the driveshafts without any problems, and (I will admit it) a couple of times have towed one accross the state (240 miles) without pulling them. In the case of the cross town drive, I knew that everything was in really top...

I've towed many a M37 behind a M35A2C and a XM813... for long distances (GA to NC, NC to MD, etc...) Never have had any issues with them following the larger truck, or with the steering misbehaving. Just pull the driveshafts, hook up the towbar, slap the tow lights on, and go. A duece will...

Congratulations!! The dataplates are reproduction (or later stock) replacements (one can tell from the screws used to attach them, ones from the factory had brass rivets...). The VIN number assigned at the factory was stamped on both the dash dataplate and on the driver's frame rail right in...

Until you get it fixed correctly: bungee cord... :)

The bold type on the homepage for the website has: "The 2010 East Coast Convoy arrives at East Coast Rally on Thursday, May 20th, 2010" If you go to the route info pages, you see the timing for each leg. So far, the only legs that run earlier than Thursday, May 20th are the ones from Canada...

If we have folks that want to meet up at Millersville (and it looks like we do, we'll make sure that the Serial goes that way. As far as a route/schedule through West Virginia, that all depends on who is comming and from where... Sign up and we'll figure it out (collectively)... :) Thanks,

Very nice. Looks just like it came from the factory that way. :) What transmission are you using?

Bill's info on how to time a mule is dead on, unless you have one of the A5's that was converted to electric start at Ft. Campbell in the mid-eightees... They have a different pulley, so you have to set them by looking for the marks on the gears, and you have to set them offset one tooth...

I'm not too worried about the tires or the eight wheel vehicle being discussed here... I just like the idea for two new emoticons since I would love to use them every time that somebody talks about having, using, wanting, a CUMMINGS... It is CUMMINS. :jumpin:

I have a web page (several, actually) devoted to this subject... :) For tires, see: Michelin 1100r16 XL tires For info/discussion on the tires, rims, lockrings, lug nuts, etc., see: Tires Good luck. PS: I notice that the URL gets shortened when a post is made and the name of the page...

John Winslow in Halifax, NC (just off I95 after you cross the VA/NC line) has done a bunch of bobbed duece and five tons over the years. I've driven several, and talked to a few of his customers and know that they were real happy with the trucks. For info on his recent projects, look at...