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Hi Brandon, sorry about missing your email (PM), but I'm at the house almost 100% of the time so it turned out fine anyway. Good to see you again,your truck can stay here as long as you or Joe needs it parked.

Hmm...it's actually the control box without the PCB (my solution).

Thank you for your reply.

This specifically applies to the 100 amp generator on my 8x8. Does anyone have any info on the effect or stress on the bearing under load? My old generator has begun to make a squeaking noise when under heavy load, but ends when the load is reduced. It's used to charge a bank on Nicad cells...

Average fuel economy/mileage should be good for the round trip...

Outstanding! Thanks for posting so many great pictures. Many new readers may not know this, but the chassis is from the 1969 M656 (XM757) series of trucks, but with larger tires, different engine and more. How tall is the truck with the HIAB?

One was at a junk recycler near hear and I was able to get a lot of goodies out of it for scrap prices (they resale junk at just over what they pay for it if someone has use for it), including the air cooled aluminum 4A084 and a fuel burning heater. Paid like $35 for the engine, which is used...

One was at a junk recycler near hear and I was able to get a lot of goodies out of it for scrap prices (they resale junk at just over what they pay for it if someone has use for it), including the air cooled aluminum 4A084 and a fuel burning heater. Paid like $35 for the engine, which is used...

Gotcha, one day when I get older maybe I'll learn to pay better attention.

This and more used to be in the accidentally deleted PS Magazine section of this site.

It'll be six years ago in about a week starting that trip. Yeah Jason, you did pull the rig from the fuel pump stall to a parking area, where we could work on the IP...

The part that is missing is probably not "busted", it's loose in the cavity and great care must be exercised when removing the fuel cut-off lever. It must also be precisely aligned when re-installed, part "D" in the image. Anything that "breaks" in that portion of the IP will end up at the...

Clinto, the copper lines on my '69 xm757 were not painted, but covered with black tar impregnated cotton type (fabric) wire loom. It used to be available from Del City Wire among other places. I replaced it with corrugated split nylon loom (image #2).

The cranetruck was successfully towed away to its new home yesterday.

Make sure both mounting bolts are grounded on the assembly, a must for plastic housings.

Only have a limited number of PS magazine article saved, but do a search now and then in case i have something pertinent...here is a note from '72 about the front pintle hook.

The knock has been pretty constant, most noticeable at idle. The oil pressure has been very low and unpredictable, never got around to troubleshooting..could be a bad sending unit... I wasn't with the truck when it failed and can't tell that part of the story. We used the crane for hours that...

It was the original engine...put many hours on it operating the crane around the yard since returning from CA in 2006, the heavy load did it in when Joe began the trip home to Charleston, WV. Kenny, your engine is on the bed. I ended up putting 19,483 miles on the truck/engine and about 1,250...

Almost six years ago, the cranetruck began the long haul from OK to VA with the xm757 as shown below. Last Saturday, the 757 was used to tow the cranetruck back after it threw a rod on its journey to its new home. The 6x6 had a much easier time towing the 8x8 than the other way around as it...

Nice set-up. How is the isolator applied here? Are you using the grounded vehicle battery also?