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The suprising thing about this wrecker is that it cranked up and backed itself up on the trailer,with little or no trouble. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBRQgiApBP4

Yeah Bruce,that is the only thing that is bad about them. I really like the fact that the trailer rides level when hooked the the 5 ton and up trucks,maybe i'll get a chance to see how it pulls something here soon.

Well,I got home today and I was curious to see how the M172A1 trailer looked behind the M52,plus I needed to move the trailer anyway,while I was at it,I snapped a few pics.

Well,it is simpler to remove the axle shafts and given the rear wheel bearings have outer grease seals,dunno why they would get road grit in the grease/bearings there. It does not show in the pics(I had already removed em),but i have a set of blank front outer hubs(no splines) that were in...

Well, it was a smooth and Murphy free recovery from Jackson,arrived at the DRMO lot about 0900 after some directions from Ferro[thumbzup]. After a short check in and paperwork, I got to the truck about 0915 and started work,after hooking up the towbar and airing up all 10 tires(glad I bought my...

Well,the M54A1 is prepped and awating the "GO" signal,leaving here tomorrow at about 1430 hrs. The tenative schedule is to make the trip to the CAMO compound to pick up the second M52 on March 16 and 17th.

I am in for 1 person maybe 2 for food,Fri through Sat afternoon.

Well, the tractor version is a XM523,based on Kenworths 552 commercial model. It was powered by a turbocharged Cummins NT-380 backed up by a Spicer 8051-B 5 speed main trans and a Spicer 8031-K 3 speed aux box,15 forward speeds. It ran 1400X 24 tires all around with Clark axles with planetary...

Well folks,I will be leaving Sunday afternoon to go to Ft Jackson and pick up my M52A2 I won from GL last month,I hope to be there about 8 to 8:30 am on Monday,i am driving the M54A1 down to flat tow the A2 home. I will hopefully remember the camera this time and will post pics and video...

Welcome to Steel Soldiers, I am just off I-40 as well,Exit 106,just 1 mile up from MDSA.

I still have one .50 machine gun CASE. 7' X 2.5' X 1.5'. Aluminum. Makes a great storage box for tools in the back of the Deuce. $200 Hmmmm,I need another one for the deuce,that way I don't have to move this other one around.

Ok, maybe i'll have the only ENDT 673 Mack powered M39 series 5 ton there then:mrgreen:.

I stand corrected:mrgreen: Multifuel?

I am about 100% sure all 800 series trucks came factory with mechanical oil pressure gauges,so unless your gauge itself is the culprit,most likely that is the correct oil pressure. It has been a while,but I think that is about where my 816 kept the pressure at while operating.

Hmmm, I guess i'll have the only M39 series 5 ton there.

Given that the outriggers are an intregral part of the outer frame of the wrecker bed,you would lose the outriggers as well as the basic structural integrity of the wrecker bed itself. The boom base plate does sit directly on the truck frame,it is attached to the frame by large U bolts. here...

Ranger, Do you still want that M37B1 transmission?,I can bring it with me that weekend.

truck pictured is a M54A1C,mack powered unit.

Nice work Joe,I think you may have my record beat for longest distance in a 816.

I like popcorn.:popcorn::popcorn: