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M817WW hauling snow. Lot to big to push snow all the way to the edge, plows make piles which are loaded into dump truck and hauled off site.

If the right tank doesn't leak, it can be made into a handy hydraulic reservoir if you need to work either a dump trailer or RGN trailer with your tractor.

As to front driveshafts, there was a maintenance bulletin requiring them to be removed unless the vehicle was being used exclusively off road. I believe this is because with the driveshaft in you would damage the bevel gear sets in the steering knuckles. Ours were stored on the pioneer rack...

Reference post 39: If you are only using the left fuel tank I hope someone moved the return line over from the right tank. As built a M 123 feeds from the left tank and returns to the right tank which prevents one from closing the valve on the crossover line so you would only have to fill the...

As noted in posts 4&5, a snatch block is your friend. A truck with a winch is authorized 1ea snatchblock with a sheave compatible with the size cable used on the winch it goes with. Plus a utility chain and a hammer and punch to change out broken shear pins. A second snatchblock is an asset. If...

Get an organizational maintenance manual and read it. Don't make a move without the pubs.

Post 10 is the straight skinny. Don't make a move without reading the pubs, all of which are available in the TM section on this site. There are actually about 41 grease points on a M109, 4 on the handbrake alone. Neglect them at your own peril. As these trucks have manual steering careful...

Prices are going up in light of the fact that the supply from the military has dried up as they apparently have sold the last one, as they did for M37s, M38s and anything else that was good. Trucks surface from time to time that are being cast off by fire departments and other emergency service...

M35s, compared to what followed, are painfully primitive. Parts are available, just not at Auto Zone. Before attempting to operate or maintain one, read the reading. operators' manual, organizational maintenance manual, parts book and lubrication order. There are about 42 grease points on a...

When I went from the regular Army to reserve components in 1974 we had M105s with 600 gallon pods in them. However, they were easy to roll over in the field especially with a part "slop load" in them so a command directive came out and transport of fuel pods in pintle trailers was discontinued...

Reference post 17: the front support leg on a M105 can be folded up parallel to the ground to increase ground clearance. This task is made easier if you keep the retractable lock handle well oiled.

Try a M322. Like your truck it is from the USMC so I suppose the corps mated them together. Lot of them going up for sale in Yermo, CA now.

on 5 tons, the lever with the ball on the end engages and disengages the dog clutch that causes the winch to operate or freespool. "in" or "engaged" is when the handle is moved to the driver's side. "Out" or "disengaged" is when the handle is moved to the passenger's side and the safety lock is...

The snatch block is your friend. One is good two are better. They were at one time part the OVM for a truck with a winch. The ratio of cable to sheave size is 12:1 so 1/2" cable equates to a 6" sheave. Bigger is OK, smaller not so good.

The stock M817 mudflaps are something like 42" long. They fold in half and hook to the truck body below the tailgate so when the body is fully raised you don't dump the load on them. I assume the 900 series dumps are the same.

The PTO in the cab has to be "in" and the drum clutch on the winch has to be "in" and the drum lock has to be "out" to operate the winch. But you know that because you read the -10 manual. That document also tells you the push in air valve on the right side of the dashboard releases the...

Pic of 1971 M 817ww shows flaps that came with it folded up to prevent them from getting ripped off while backing into snow piles. For highway use let them down to prevent stones from being kicked up and hitting the POV that will be trying to get between the mud flap and the tire.

The valving operates air controls that orient the transfer case as to which direction the transmission is going which is part of the all wheel drive process. This is why the transmission has to be in a gear that matches the direction of travel or you will wind up the sprag in the transfer case...

It is possible to use serviceable used tubes in used tires as the tires are stretched dimensionally so a stretched tube will fit in them if new tubes are not available. As discussed in post 4 used flaps have to be inspected carefully. If they are 25 years old and brittle to the point of...

Reference post 4: Always use NEW tubes in NEW tires. Tires stretch with use and the tubes stretch with them. A used tube is larger than a new tire so when you cram it in there it will form creases which will eventually cause the tube to rupture. As new tires are frequently installed on front...