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Check the actualsignal lights for operation. My dash signal indicator lights work when they feel like it but the outside signals work just fine.

I have used them for a few years now. Mine look like oversize tampons. I hang three on a chain and hang them inside the tank. I remove them about once a month and replace them with another set while the water soaked ones are hung up to dry. There are reuseable and they work!

Av-gas aircraft engines are low compression. Most are in the 8.5 to 1 range. Av-gas has a very low ignition point. Most gasoline engines in use today were originally designed for 80 octane. When 100 LL became the only av-gas available, aircraft owners and manufacturers had to modify their...

The one forbidden fuel is aviation gasoline. Aircraft engines are low compression and they also require a "slow" burning fuel. Years ago, I had an employee that was topping up his car tank several times a week from our av-gas pumps. I caught him and said nothing. Within a month or so his engine...

As I recall, the Mercedes manual allows some gasoline mix for winter operations.

The surge on the water buffalo has a reverse lockout and it is rated at 10,000 lbs. I have another for a straight M105A2. I must get photos and post in my photo gallery when the weather clears.

Go to my photo galery on this site and see how I changed the trailer to fit a surge brake assembly. I removed the military landing gear and installed a bulldog jack. I cut the tongue and rewelded to fit a 24" high hitch on our Dodge and still maintain a level trailer. The M1008 trucks are 30...

Local authorities will frown upon transporting 400 gallons of liquid combustable materials in such a device on a public road. Expect problems..I suggest you fill it completely with water and see what happens. There will be some that will tell you otherwise; however, unlike metals, fiberglass...

We operate two-M1028s and two-M1008 CUCVs and they are all driven 1000-1200 miles a month each. They are what there are. We know them, love them, and sometimes cuss 'em but seldom do they let us down. We don't expect much so we are never disappointed. They are some hard working trucks and an...

What is not in the TM is printed on the driver's visor, if it is still readable. It says to place the transmission in netural, set the parking brake, and engage the front axle hubs. Then, move the transfer case to the desired 4L or 2L position. The light on the left dash illuminates when engaged...

I doubt if AAA will come out for one of these trucks

Mine burns oil. Change the oil and I get about 750 miles to the quart. I know its time to change the oil when the burn rate increases to the 350 miles per quart range. Sometimes it is 1500 miles and others it is 3000 miles between oil changes depending on what I have been towing.

8-Ton bottle jack and handles, 1 1/2 inch socket lug nut wrench, antifreeze, mil-spec brake fluid, some 15-40 engine oil, and a good air hose with a pressure gage that connects to the air line connection. Oh yes, how could i forget, ear protection and a cup holder.

The M149A Buffalos are insulated, double-walled stainless steel without baffles inside. Do not under any circumstances, cut into or attempt to weld the tank. Dangerous gases will be released from the insulation. I suggest you locate a TM. The threaded rear faucet can be removed and a heater...

I own three of these. They are built to be road worthy behind a duce. They can be daisy-chained one after the other for off road work. They are well made but weigh empty about that of an M105. I pulled mine out of Beauford, SC. Forget about the idea of ever backing one up! It will never happen...

Nice job...I am still working on the details of mine and your work is an inspiration.

We run four M1028 and all see service everyday except on the days when something breaks. Short daily trips to the co-op, pulling a trailer. We run a dodge 2500 /six-speed with the 4.11 rear for serious road work. We added a compressor and contoller and even move several of the MV trailers with...

The lift gate truck I used had tie-down rings in the floor. The three trailers were six-inches too long so I removed the landing gear on the last M105 and rolled it into the box with the tongue up and facing the front. The first two tongues were down and facing the back of the box. This gave me...

I loaded three M105 trailers out of lexington, KY in a 26' Penske box truck in Nov 2009. I dismantled the tarps, bows, and side rails and and backed them up a loading ramp and into the truck. Retracted the landing gear and backed the second trailer over the tongue of the first and did likewise...

I suggest you drive a 5-tonner and all your questions will be answered.