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I use Shell Rotella SAE 30 straight diesel oil in my MEP003A and like I mentioned above, I've never had to add any oil even with a lot of running hours.

I purchased new rubber lines as well. The brake shoes in the back look new and the drums are perfect so nothing to worry about there. I haven't pulled the drums on the front yet but hopefully they will be in the same shape as the rear. I also haven't tested the existing brake fluid yet and...

I went ahead and ordered a new MC and new wheel cylinders. Brakes are the most important part of a vehicle in my opinion. I checked the MC once again and down in the throat of the fill tube is absolutely packed almost solid with black gunk, almost certainly decomposed rubber. Who knows what...

Thanks. I took another look at the Winter Verdant and I agree with you. I'm now going to paint it in the MERDC Winter Verdant. I've ordered the paint. However, I've got a lot of work to do before I do significant painting. I started the A2 today for the first time once I re-mounted the fuel...

I have never had to add oil to my MEP003A, even after running days at a time. If yours isn't leaking to the outside, you must be burning it internally.

I trashed the ROPS on the M151A2. Good riddance. My Milwaukee Sawzall did it in. Can you imagine being in an M151A2 with all the webbing surrounding you when someone opens fire and disables the vehicle and you try to exit the 1/4 ton quickly? I imagine everyone has seen the cartoon called...

What you need is the student handout.

I would like to paint my newly acquired 1979 M151A2 TOW in the proper MERDC CAMO colors it currently has on it. It appears to be Summer Verdant. Gillespie makes two of the colors. I can't find anyone that sells the other military colors. I did find that Skygeek, an aircraft supplier, sells...

I'm trying to decide what camo / paint to use on the A2. It currently has MERDC paint on it with some non-MERDC touchups. I can't tell if it is Summer Verdant or Winter Verdant as the paint has faded. The A2 is a 1979 TOW model, so this was before the NATO 3-color camo came out in 1983 and it...

I just received the brackets today. I am very impressed with the quality!

Where did you take that photo?

It is absolutely pouring down rain here, but I'll try to take a photo once the rain stops.

If it was me, I'd keep looking for an M715 bed. Even if you have to go a longer distance to find one, that is a whole lot easier than trying to adapt a trailer bed. Also, once finished,your truck with the correct bed is worth more.

How much do you charge for a set? I like the 51-R by the way. EDIT: Sorry, I just ordered a set from Fil Bonica.

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I finally got the M151A2 home from Pennsylvania, a 13 hour drive each way in my F250 pulling a U-haul car trailer. I put the M151A2 on the U-haul and put the M416 in the back of my F250. It turns out the M151A2 was a TOW vehicle. The data placard was a replacement that wasn't filled in with a...

I used United States of Freight to move a FLU419 from Philadelphia to Georgia and they undercut everyone else's price and did an excellent job.

I would stick with the M416 trailer due to it being narrower and light. Very maneuverable on trails.

I just purchased an M151A2 with M416 trailer, but won't pick it up until sometime next week. I'll add photos once I pick it up. This is a virtually complete 1/4 ton with top, doors, ROPS, etc. It has been in inside storage for decades. The engine runs fine. However, it needs new batteries...

I recently replaced the Exide orbital AGM batteries in my MEP003A genset. They were a fantastic battery, and I got many more years of service than I expected. I went with the Optima Red Tops as a replacement. After one year, one of the Red Tops failed. I tried resurrecting the battery by...