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From my recollection, it will fit in an 8' bed with the foot basket over hanging. They will also fit in the bed of an M105 trailer which is 9' but the basket sticks out just a little. The cover will cover it. I know these aren't accurate measurements, just experiences I've had with them...
If the dog clutch did become disengaged, I would give it a whirl with any number of pry tools to get the chain out. Maybe a spud bar or a halligan tool or the like. The person you should listen to closest is not me though. Gringeltaube is absolute best resource.
I know there are plenty of folks here with mules and I'm sure they will be along shortly. I've only ever operated 2 wheel steers and they didn't seem bad. Question is, what will be the purpose of yours? Are there really tight corners where you plan on operating the machine? I think use...
118" is the total length of the deck according to TM 43-0001-31. It looks like your bed is roughly half the length of the mule itself. If you are able to get the front tires on the tailgate, can it handle the weight going down the road?
Here is another spin on that. If you're buying the lifetime guarantee parts from the parts house, you are guaranteed a lifetime full of replacing them over and over.
Does truing still exist? We used to take out tires to a dealer in OH and they chucked them up on a truing machine and trimmed some of the tread to make them round. Worked fairly decent for 80s tech
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