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Well,after some thought today,I guess I am going to fix/restore it as a regular civilian 4500 with the standard Ford blue/industrial yellow paint. I already have enough green stuff in the backyard,even though I am downsizing again.

Thanks for the replies guys,I am still on the fence as to what I will do with it once I get it home,It definetly looks like a Ford sling loaded beneath the sky crane helicopter that Chief 919 posted.

That is definetly a early 60s unit there,possibly a 4000 or similar unit.

Well,I guess the title says it all,were the Ford TLB(3500 and 4500 series) industrial loader backhoes used by the military during the 1960s/1970s ? If so,does anyone have any pictures of them in use? I am asking because I just agreed to purchase a mid to late 60s Ford 4500 TLB and I am...

Ya'll ever notice how Ferro looks unhappy in every picture taken of him?

We are not 100% sure we are going to be able to make it this year,cabin is reserved,but lack of funds may be a major stumbling block again.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?41176-new-M54-owner-need-help!!!&highlight=Mack+engine+filter+numbers See post #3,that should give you the info you need.

Well,with info gathered from Crimson's U.S. military wheeled vehicles,and David Doyle's Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles,It would seem that with the exception of one or a few,ALL of the CCKW tippers/dumps were long wheel base. The dump bodies were built by Gar Wood or Heil with a...

Only 4000 total of the M123/M125 series EVER made. In short,not without major modifications to the engine bay. decent shape running and driving units will command $8000 and up. But forget driving it far,45 mph top speed,and they don't make DOT legal tires for it anymore. Surplus tires have...

Well,this thread will be at a halt for a while,whilst I was prepping the dump for this weeks work,I found 2 leaves broken in the drivers side rear spring pack. I will be replacing the entire spring pack sometime in the near future with pics posted here.

Not much to update this week, I got the 2 spring seats installed as well as the air horns fixed. I also finished the plumbing for the transfer pump from the right hand tank.

I forgot to add,I also welded in a patch panel on the drivers side fuel tank bottom this week,finally repairing the slow leak it had.

It did have a LDS 465-1A but I sold it to Freight Train years ago,I had intended to do the engine swap long before this but never had the time or money.

Radiator is about 300+ lbs dry,and the last time I quoted one to be recored it was $3000.

Thanks Craig,every 673 has a different sound,I haven't heard any 2 that sound alike.

Today's update, Things have been progressing slowly on the dump,but I have made some progress. Since the 673s aren't as plentiful as the LDS Multi or 250 Cummins in the older 5 ton trucks,no one mass produces the J pipes for them,you gotta make your own. I finished up the J pipe this evening...

last ones!

More pictures.

Pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having seen and driven the XM 757 more than several times,the change is astonishing,the resto thread is definetly worth reading over. Bjorn,Is the M52A2 still in the backyard, did Joe ever come pick it up?