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There is a tremendous amount of confusion among MV collectors about OD - and particularly, 24087. I've done a few years research into this (and, no doubt, will do a few more) and will try to provide some clarification. First of all - BEWARE -- don't confuse colors with numbers. Today's Federal...

If you scroll about halfway down the page on the link below - you'll see a photo of a M726. http://www.militaryvehiclesmagazine.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2042&articleid=6816&articlemid=5695#5695Articles Hope this helps, David

I am not real up on the history of the CAGE code system, but from what I see here, I suspect that numbers are reused. CAGE 01760 shows to be the inactive CAGE code for the Henry Co of Los Angeles, and this number was established in 1974. Probably need to look through a 20P or 35P from an...

"director trailers" housed a device called the gun director - the equipment that calculates altitude, angle, speed and sent the info (by wire) to the guns, so the fuzes were properly set and the correct elevation and lead were taken by the gun crew. The director was a large complicated...

According to Mack, they did not build any of the trucks with the ENDT factory installed. Diamond T or International may have. I am sorting through IH records slowly. Unfortunately, it appears that the Diamond T records were destroyed. Who built your truck? Regards, David

According to Mack records, here is the info: M51 - 1952-54 4310 built M52 - 1952-56 1443 built M54 - 1954-56 1126 built M55 - 1956 - 85 built M61 - 1953 - 107 built All of the above were built with the R6602 From early 1960 until 1963 Mack and Diamond T converted some M51 and M54A1 to ENDT...

Beware - don't confuse colors with numbers. Today's Federal Standard is FS595B (it was adopted in 1989) - and there is a color 24087 listed in it. However, this is NOT the same COLOR as the Vietnam era 24087. Before FS595 there was TT-C-595, which had numbers wtih 4 digits rather than five...

Hi fellows, Several years ago I helped my dad restore a couple of M37s....so I have some basic experience with Dodges. I've owned a "sort of" CMU-5 for several years - and am preparing to begin the restoration of this. Does anyone have any tips? I say sort of - because the truck has a CMU-5...

RE: truck There is a whole laundry list of things you should take with you beyond the batteries and tools. At the top of the list should be brake fluid. I've never had issues with driving off base. HTH, David Doyle

Since the interior paint and the exterior differ so dramatically, I'll stick with my earlier theory that a previous civilan owner wanted a USMC truck and painted the outside that way, but didn't repaint the inside. That being said, in 1953 US Army trucks were a semi-gloss OD with white...

So far I've confirmed that in 1952 Reo offered propane-powered commercial trucks. As the Gold Comet (OA-331) was one of their most popular engines - I'd say the info and technology is there. I'll keep looking. DD

to get the most accurate info - post a photo of the outside of the truck, as well as the cab interior - we can then fix you up. DD

Your truck is too old to have a NSN - the truck is older than that system - that is what I was trying to say earlier. The G2742 is part of the system that was in place before the NSN. The number on the frame confirms that the data plate has not been swapped. It is interesting that the truck...

Lots of engines of this vintage were offered in LP configurations - and the OA-331 (which is a Reo design, but more were needed than Reo could make - so Continental was licensed to make copies) was heavily promoted for commercial use. I'll look through some of my vintage ads and see what I can...

This truck is older than the 2320 supply class - the G2742 - is what predated that - the "742" is the Standard Nomenclature List number. 122484 is a legit Reo VIN (mfrs serial) numberfrom 1953 from contract DA-20-089 ORD 8126FS. Your best bet is to check the number stamped in the frame rail...

Cool trailer Jason! I'm sure you will find it handy. If anybody parts one of these out - I need a fender. Regards, David

I, like MV owners everywhere, have been watching this thread with interest (I've got a lot of good friends with MVs in Wisconsin) - and you never know if another state is going to follow suite. However, I think its really important that those of us outside of Wisconsin NOT contact the Wisconsin...

My .02 - the correct shear pins are cheap enough - and winch parts are expensive enough - that I'd not go to the effort to try to make my own and hope that I had the right alloy. As far as reeling in - when the pin shears - you can (and I have) reinstall the sheared bits to continue to operate...

Photos from last year's event were published in Military Vehicles Magazine last year. I plan on being there of Friday with a stack of books and odd parts for sale. Unfortunately, gotta roll out real early Sunday morning. David Doyle

Anybody on the board with a M817, please PM me - I have a couple easy questions. Thanks, David