Search results

You are allowed to lose 2 pounds per minute in a straight truck with the parking brake released. There is no standard for when it is applied and there is no air in the system past the applicator valve. mA truck that looses its air over night (8 - 10 hrs ?) is not unusual. The issue is how fast...

Think about at least looking at the condition of the trunion bearings in the rear suspension. Military personnel rarely lube these things so it is possible on and old truck to find wear in both the cups and cones.

Reference popst b9: referenced pubs can be found on this site and downloaded. Read the reading. Grease is cheap. Parts are not. Be guided accordingly.

Don't make a move without the pubs: operator's manual, organizational maintenance manual and parts book, and a lubrication order. Do you know how to operate a military light switch ? Drain the air tanks, ? Find nthe batteries ? How many batteries are there ? And so on.

You are sure it is missing ? The plug is stowed on the bottom of the bell housing near the hole it is installed in. An infrequently used item they don't normally fall out. Pic of M35A2 showing fording plug in stowed position attached. If you get one I would coat it liberally with "never seize"...

Don't make a move without the pubs: operator's manual, organizational maintenance manual and parts book, and a lubrication order. military Hummvees have more grease points than civilian ones, neglect them at your own peril. These pubs can be downloaded from this site.

The issue lug wrench tools are frequently not up to the task specially if the wheel hardware has been on for a while and encrusted with rust or paint. Even 24 volt electric impact wrenches can be defeated by stubborn Army lug nuts. Remember the ones on the drivers side are left hand threat for...

10 tons are maintenance intensive especially if you are planning to haul anything heavy with them. They harbor many lubrication points that are unique to the ten ton and the ten ton only. Brake anchor pins, airbrake applicator valve linkage, live kingpin oil cellars, the winch, shift levers and...

Reference post 71 on lubrication: Hope you have a lube order so you don't forget anything. In addition to the aforementioned fitting on the bell crank for the air brake linkage there are grease points on the anchor pins for the brakes and many on the winch andn the winch driveshaft. If you can...

If your trailer has no headboard then your tractor needs a headache rack behind the cab. Have neither and prepared to be violated by hungry DOTs. If you think milk is frantic try hauling either liquid sugar, orange juice concentrate or liquid chocolate in a smooth bore trailer. Some farm...

As to the ability to make additional adjustment on a M35 or M54, You are working the clevis up the shaft to restore freeplay. When it reaches the point where you can't get the clevis pin through the clevis anymore, all the adjustment is used up. Don't get cute and cut the rod to make it shorter...

If in north Jersey American Hydraulics on Market St in Paterson can probably do the job. There are other shops in Essex and Hudson counties too. Or truck body places especially the ones that work on garbage trucks or roll offs.

The applicable DOT regulation for commodities such as diesel fuel or gasoline is that placards and CDL endorsement requirements kick in when 1000 POUNDS of product is involved. This works out to about 120 gallons for diesel. This is why these fuel cells contractors put in the back of their...

Reference is made to post 17: it is possible to move the truck with the PTO (at least on a M817) engaged which, if you are spreading material as shown in post 13 you will have to keep raising the body as the load pays out. Just beware of overhead wires and tree branches. Obviously this is at...

Either the operators' TM, 9-2320-209-10 or the organizational manual or both should describe the amount of free travel allowed in brake and clutch pedals. Brake, I believe, is 1.5." The Army has been using DOT 5 brake fluid for at least 20 years so your truck likely has this in the hydraulic system.

In cold weather think about taking the battery box out (it is designed to be removed for this very reason) and put it in a warm place in the winter. Take the warm batteries out and put them in the truck when you need to start it. If you have electricity available a block heater will also help...

Non commercial plates, non revenue ( not for hire) status should protect you but as noted the interpretation of what constitutes commercial use varies not only from state to state but to the interpretation of the relevant statute by the particular DOT officer working that day.

I second (or 3rd ?) Simp's suggestion of running I 81 down to I 40 and then going west. In 76 west of Harrisburg is a toll road and again 7 mile long upgrades. I crawled up those hills 40 years ago in a B61 Mack that didn't have much more power than a M35A2 and it added substantially to the trip...

Reference post 24 on deploying bows and cargo covers for disguise, this feature was also part of the 49C fuel truck.

Level winder for front winch seems to be missing. Most wreckers have a level winder or cable guide mounted on top of the front winch.