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Private sale. Surplussed in the early '90s, I believe and not many in private hands, not running anyway, perhaps a dozen, mostly the m656 (cargo) version.

FORDING THE XM757 SIR! Pressurize "components" with the flip of a switch, wait a few minutes and the truck is fording ready. It's "fording ready" because of design features like sealed brake drums, pressurized engine, transmission and axle housings. Compressor gets air from the main...

Yes sir, used it for many years, but sold it along with the cranetruck, since it was needed to move it around.

It's normal. It's rare to ever reach 180°F on a short drive. I used a "permanent" radiator cover year around to keep the engine reasonably warm.

You have a crane. Make a movable package that can be placed on the bed OR a trailer...

A few more history items related to the project and the locust bed.

BASIC ISSUE and TROOP INSTALLED ITEMS Some things are readily available, like the 5-ton snatch block (3940-105-9933) and 5/8" 16 ft chain with grab hook and pear shaped coupling (4010-473-6166). Other things were not so easy to find, like the tire chains (2540-933-6937), which I ended up...

Here are images to go with my previous reply to you (bumper marking and a vintage shot from Germany, ca 1970).

My xm757 came from the field artillery school in Ft Sill, the only place outside Germany where they served. Note bumper markings. Mine never made it overseas.

LIGHT WEIGHT The xm757 (m656 series) was designed for minimum weight to benefit cargo carrying capacity, floatation, air-dropability, transportability and ease of movement across off-road terrain. The total vehicle weight is 16,650 lb, with many parts made of heat treated 6061alloy aluminum...

The xm757 (m656 series trucks) was designed with easy or no maintenance components, for example the LDS465-2 multifuel engine has top loaded fuel filters for easy replacement of filter elements and the primary fuel strainer is of the "scraper" kind and no filter element does ever have to be...

Thanks for your support 8x8 fans! Ford wanted to make a military truck that met all possible requirements and hoped to replace the 2-1/2 and 5-tonners in that era. It became too expensive and came with too many features, rarely needed, so only a token 500 very ordered and assigned to the "hi...

The tubeless 16" wide tires allow airing down to 10 psi in the snow, it's fitted with fuel burning heater and we just love driving the xm757!

The xm757 served the 3 Pershing 1A battalions in Germany and the field artillery school at Ft Sill, OK, for about 12 years until 1983-85, when the heavier Pershing 2 replaced it. A vintage picture: With less than 200 truck tractors ever delivered (all in 1969), it's a rare vehicle and many...

Here you go, my 1969 Ford xm757.

The bikini top works great for me, cool in the Summer, okay in the Winter once the engine warms up and 360° visibility at all times. Driving the xm757 as shown in the rain is not so good, the tires throw a lot of water on your back.

Since driving the cranetruck at night with poor dash lighting was not a good experience, I kind of went overboard with options on the 757, in addition to the external panel lights, (here seen turned on), there is also an overhead dome light.

Here are my preferred options. Believe it or not but the lens with holes was actually original to my '69 xm757. I had done the same to my old cranetruck and was surprised to find the same solution on the 757. Could be a GI-fix at some later than 1969 date, of course... The reason for the shorter...

There are some compromises in the design of the newer flasher modules as was explained in the 2004 MVM article on the subject. For example, the original solid state flasher unit was designed to handle an overload until the CB in the 3-lever switch tripped, while the new (at least some of them)...

No change of opinion here, the main reason for the severe tire "scrub" or rubbing the pavement on every turn is the rear duals forcing the truck to go straight (as quoted in your original post). Try making a turn in snow or slippery mud, the truck may not even turn...