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Well,the lowboy is checked out and the air compressor is loaded,awating Adam's arrival with the 915.

Dodge brought up and interesting memory, Several years ago,when I still had the 816,I got a call from a local fellow that did small grading projects for people as a side job. He owned 2 IH dozers(a TD9 and a TD14) and a No.12 Cat grader. He called wondering if I could come help him with a...

It's a pretty long process,I can copy and post it here. No special tools needed,tools required...... 1 1/4 in box end wrench or 3/4 drive socket of the same size w/ratchet 3/4 in wrench 1/2 in drive ratchet and set of sockets 1/16 in diameter 4 in long length of wire flat tipped pry bar to...

OK,if the truck failed to start with the above checks,now it's gonna get complicated. Are you getting white smoke out the stack while it's turning over after you were getting fuel to the injection pump? Does it sound like it's turning over at a faster RPM than usual? If so,the 4 bolts on...

OK,I have a few questions to ask first.... The engine didn't make any noises before this happened,what was the oil pressure when it happened,engine temp? Before this,how long did it take to start, a couple seconds or more? Have you noticed the engine running differently,idle hunting up and...

If I had bid higher,it would have been a Mack after it got here,i already had an engine waiting for it!!

I was wondering who got that truck,Sorry I ran the bid up so high on it,eventually distance was the reason I quit bidding.

I know this is an old thread,just wondering if you still had the M125 wrecker in your stable Houdel?

Lets see,checklist for this recovery...... M915A1-check lowboy-check chainsaws-check,have 4 avail time off-check chains,binders, assorted recovery gear-check extra help-check extra truck to help wrecker out of it's place if it doesn't wanna run-check cold weather clothing-check enough tools to...

Well,I finished the front end work today,still a few adjustments to go.

I guess I will throw my hat in the ring so to speak,dunno what I will bring yet,probably something Mack powered. Who knows,I may have the dump fixed by then.

More work today,i got the left and right fenders replaced with the ones off the donor truck. Quick note: If you are replacing the drivers side fender on a M39 series truck or if you are converting it to the later style power steering,you must cut a 4 in by 12 in long section out of the inner...

Update!! Took a few pictures this evening while converting the replacment cab from the early style Ross power steering to the late style. The steering column must have a lower support with the later style because of the lack of a solid base like the early. It also is a good idea to seal...

Um,according to David Doyle's Standard Catalog the national symbol SHOULD point to the front of the vehicle on all M series trucks, all WW2 era trucks should point to the rear of the vehicle.

yeah,it is a help sometimes. Wow,hard to believe I have owned this wrecker for almost 4 years now and just now got a chance to work on it.

VERY nice PB, Looks really straight in the pictures,Hopefully i'll get to see it in person when I drop those parts by sometime soon.

Aera 52, i did see that thread,a M246A1 is the ULTIMATE in rare 5 ton M series wreckers,I wonder if he would wanna sell it? :mrgreen: I got the replacment cab set on today and got most of the mechanical stuff hooked up,then started on the wiring,this cab came off of a M543A1 and it has a...

Just a few pictures of yesterdays progress,pics of todays later this evening.

That was actually standard equipment on the early M62s I believe, Most I have seen were equipped with one.

Well, rather than start a new thread,since this one is about the M62A1 I own,i'll just add to this one. We had some nice weather forecast this weekend,so I finally decided to swap the cabs and front sheetmetal out on the wrecker cause it was starting to look kinda bad sitting outside with no...