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  1. cranetruck

    Fuel filter

    Filtering diesel fuel at a rate of 3 qts/minute hardly applies to the flat head gas engine. My son has an M37 and uses a single in line filter with success. Having the fuel tank cleaned will most likely solve your problem.
  2. cranetruck

    The Tachograph

    Well James, I figure if you got one why not use it. :-)
  3. cranetruck

    XM757 sighted in Germany...decades ago

    Thanks David! Ordered it.
  4. cranetruck

    5-ton winch, what's it worth?

    RE: 5-ton winch, what It's 20,000 lb (standard 5-ton winch). I'm pretty sure it came from another XM757, but modified for chain drive. NSN 2590-043-4241 for the winch.
  5. cranetruck

    XM757 sighted in Germany...decades ago

    This one has stars as part of the markings. Does anybody know when or where the stars were used? My truck has the stars....
  6. cranetruck

    Help I need the cup in the fuel filters

    Looked at the one extra I have, but it's very corroded around the outside edge. It will do the job, but you may be better off getting a new one from somebody else. If you still want this one, I'll send it 1st class mail tomorrow at no charge. Just provide a mailing addy.
  7. cranetruck

    Whats in your deuce for on the road spares???

    Spare headlights and a spare flasher unit. Wheel bearing nut socket. (3" octagonal) Spare coolant hoses. DVM w/thermocouple adapter. I had to get a wheel puller for the generator swap. Think in terms of the task to be performed when bringing tools, which should include electrical, compressed...
  8. cranetruck

    5-ton winch, what's it worth?

    This winch, removed from the "homemade" bed of the xm757 is in pretty good shape, it has the wire rope, hook and chain and a sprocket drive. The (drive)chain and several feet of driveshaft is included plus two other matching sprocket wheels. Also the rollers, which were welded to the bed. I'll...
  9. cranetruck

    Hydraulic power unit?

    Good thinking, HRD. I'm still curious about a surplus stand-alone unit though, but if it doesn't exist... I'll think about what you said.
  10. cranetruck

    Fuel line fittings

    RE: where to buy nylon line? As suggested by Robert above, http://www.mcmaster.com/. I got part number 5112K65. I reused the old fittings with new ferrules.
  11. cranetruck

    Help I need the cup in the fuel filters

    I may have one, do you need the spring too?
  12. cranetruck

    The Tachograph

    This is the tachograph in "real life". It came from an M52A2 parts truck. Anybody know anything about the keys needed to open the front and to wind the clock? Thanks,
  13. cranetruck

    Hydraulic power unit?

    Should be 10 gpm and 3,000 psi pressure. Rpm, perhaps 2,000. 20 hp should be sufficient. There is short drive shaft between the pto and the pump. Yes it could be used if one fabbed a unit from scratch.
  14. cranetruck

    XM757 details

    Cleaned off the area around the hydraulic head, including removing the oil filter canisters and #3 and #5 injector lines, to gain access to the center plug on the hydraulic head. Removed the plug. As suggested by David Doyle, I placed a small steel rod in the opening on the plunger and cranked...
  15. cranetruck

    Hydraulic power unit?

    That's right, a smaller engine powering a hydraulic pump, which can run the crane. The present pump is driven via the pto by the deuce multifuel engine. The idea is to eliminate long hours at high idle, which may have been part of the reason one of my injectors clogged. PS. Haven't found...
  16. cranetruck

    Hydraulic power unit?

    Is there such an animal? Say an A084 engine powered hydraulic pump. Thinking about a engine driven pump for my crane as an alternative. Not sure, but 20 hp should be enough. Appreciate any info on this.
  17. cranetruck

    Good Price For M52A2

    Hmmm...Kevin, don't think that the tachograph equipped truck tractors are rare, the (July 1972) 9-2320-260-20 manual for the m818 has a 20-page section on it, I got my unit from a parts M52A2 and we have just seen postings by M1075 with his M911 HET truck tractor tachograph. The clock is spring...
  18. cranetruck

    Good Price For M52A2

    Price sounds about right, but I haven't been shopping. The large instrument you described is a tachograph. You load it with a paper disc and get a permanent record of your trip with driving habits...
  19. cranetruck

    Whats in your deuce for on the road spares???

    Oh yeah, don't forget your camera so you can take pictures when yo break down and post here later.
  20. cranetruck

    Whats in your deuce for on the road spares???

    When you run on veggie oil a Waffle House is a good thing. :-) Burned about 300 gallons on that trip (Bio plus WVO).
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