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This is one of the 8x8 plugs. The bore along the threads is to permit sampling the oil/fuel without completely removing the plug.

Make you own, drill out the center and cement a powerful magnet in the cavity of the plug.

Magnetic drain plugs are good. FWIW, the m656/xm757 series trucks, which had many many improvements built in from factory, actually have 20 plus of interchangeable plugs, for drain and fill applications, including differentials, transfer case, brake drums, fuel tank(s) and oil pan. All magnetic...

Probably depends on the rear axle capacity and mil requirements off-road etc. My 5-ton has a 5th wheel rated 15,000 lb (45,000 lb total trailer weight).

Plug, machine thread: 7/8-18, oil pan drain 445097 NSN 5365-00-288-8483 (1974 TM)... Edit: Corrected the NSN, thanks Wayne!

Good deal! Keep us posted.

Duncan it's not my photo/caption, just one from my files collected over the last several years....it shows one of the m656 8x8 trucks retired from the service in Europe and possibly available to someone like yourself interested in restoring it. Less than 500 were ever made and 90% of them...

Maybefixit, the cargo version runs without the shocks, so there won't be a problem removing them in this case. Duncan, how far is this place from you (see caption for image below)? About making a video, yes, eventually, but this is a hobby and fortunately no dead lines.....

You should consider separate control over the return lines, so that you can "flush" the fuel system after VO use. I have been through a box-full of valves and ended up using dirt tolerant motorized valves for my fuel tank selector system. I think electrical heating is choice, since it wont steel...

Four ea Optima red tops should do you perfectly. The 6TLs are about 750 CC amps and using four batteries will give you more reserve capacity. The battery box is plenty big, have one outside to measure if need be (same as the m925 located under the passenger seat, right?). Edit: It measures...

There are a few around, prepare to pay extra because of the extensive use of aluminum and since they are rare, parts are hard to come by....I'd love to see more of them saved, one reason for posting images of my 757, actually. This one in Northern FL (image by Jim Henderson). Oh, BTW, these...

It's better without the shocks, so that's the way it'll be. Thanks for all helpful hints! Learned something new and that's always fun. :-)

Hauling a ballistic missile (mostly on-road) could have something to do with it. :-) Anyway, it's raining now so I'll drive it again later.

Finished except for the mudflaps themselves... For you concerned about Aervoe turning pink or whatever, the new paint still matches the rest of the truck, painted over two years ago.

The spec: "The suspension allows for 4.3 inches of vertical jaunce and 8.8 inches of vertical rebound. Under roll conditions, the wheel can go into 9 inches of jaunce and 8.8 inches of rebound. It can cross a 27 inch vertical step without interferences." The shocks have a 10 inch stroke and a...

Thanks for the input! At what speed do shocks stop serving a purpose, maybe the bump stops are all that's needed at slow speeds off road?

From the TM, the eyelets on the wheel hubs are correctly called "anchors", the sling points are on the frame. The eyelets (rear) are also used for airdrop rigging.

I have seen APG videos from the 1960s with M548 swimming....newer TMs only have them fording, no swimming requirement. Image below from a site member....the Goat floats pretty high empty, all APG movies pictures I have seen show the vehicles loaded to spec.

Starting to move the 757 around and looking at suspension components I noticed the limiting effect of the shocks, how wrong is it to have an axle suspended by a shock absorber as shown in the image below? I'm going to run the same test tomorrow without the shocks to see if there is a big...

Lifting eyelets, these trucks were all shipped to Germany except for some used at Ft Sill (where mine came from), so they all got the lifting and tie down features.