Search results

The M151A2 was supposed to have some suspension mods which were designed to make it harder to roll over, sway bars as I recall.

Looks like a 1000 gallon tank from here which would hold 8000 pounds of water. A 7 ton truck should be able to haul that on improved roads. About 750 gallons on unimproved roads. The greatest car must be taken on unimproved roads not to roll the truck over on a side slope. Tanker rollovers...

Another accessory that was available for M 800 and 900 series trucks is an alcohol evaporator which is usually found installed on the firewall near the air pump. It has a reservoir for denatured alcohol which is introduced into the brake system downstream of the air pump and the vapor prevents...

Also he pic in post 1 indicates that the caging pin assembly is not present. You have one for each dual service brake chamber right ?

The spring. Also is attached a pic of a dual service brake chamber damaged by rust. Dome of chamber on the emergency side is cracking. Even though the individual parts are available to service this unit it was deemed prudent to discard it before the spring inside blasts out and as a minimum...

Reference posts 23 and 26: If it is leaking you didn't say if it was the service or emergency side of the dual service brake chamber. If it is the emergency side throw it out and get a new one. You don't want to mess with the spring therein. On the service side, yes you can replace the...

Yes, in post #1 you can see the carrier for the caging pin. Definitely think about replacing the whole thing. If you manage to get it apart and back together it will likely leak forever.

It is a good thing Trump is spending money on new equipment. The now generation can't deal with the old stuff. How did we get through WW2 when all engineer equipment was cable operated and all the vehicles had manual transmissions ?

Reference post 23: If you have the airlines that go between a towing vehicle and the dead horse you are towing: hook up service to service and emergency to emergency open all 4 valves and motor. The towed truck will act like a trailer and follow the towing vehicle's brakes. No need to cage...

OP has a single service brake chamber as used on front wheels. It has a small spring inside to make the brake pull back when it is released. The double service chambers from the rear wheels are more dangerous. If the hardware on this chamber is this frozen, probably because someone either drove...

Most of these things survived in service inspite of untrained personnel with unauthorized tools and parts attempting to maintain and operate them.

Don't make a move without the pubs: operators' manual. organizational maintenance manual, parts book, and lubrication order. All are available in the publications section on this site. Do you know how to operate an Army light switch ? A M35 has over 40 grease gun points. Neglect them at your own...

You can air the truck up through the emergency connection on the front of the truck on the left side behind the bumper. It has a quarter turn valve which has to be open to let air in and closed to keep air in. You need an air line with a glad hand on each end and another truck or compressor to...

Check the place where the negative line from the batteries is attached to the frame for same being loose or corroded. What kind of truck is this: deuce or 5T. 1600 gallons of water is an intense load for a deuce. but would fit into a 5 T.

Another item required for a winch equipped truck is a snatch block. The OVM list for a winch equipped truck authorizes 1ea snatch block and utility chain to attach the block to suitable bomb proof anchors. If you truck has 1/2" cable then a block with a 6" sheave is required. Such a block will...

Reference post 35; a biggy in the oil can lubrication department is the drum lock for the winch. This is a spring loaded pin that engages the drum to prevent it from rotating while driving and paying out the cable at 40 mph. Naturally you are going to store the winch with the drum clutch...

The key to survival with a #12 is lotsa grease. There are something like 45 grease points in front of the windshield alone. Neglect then at your own peril.

I had a Caterpillar commercial parts book and was able to get parts for the machine based on the numbers and info in that book. I suspect the Army, as is suggested in post 2 the military was using vendor supplied books for engineer equipment and did not field their own pubs until later. The...

I used to have a model 12 grader with a 318 Cat 6 cylinder motor. Built for Corps of Engineers in 1957 and had a 24 volt electric system and a pony motor starter that was new enough to have the clutch levers in the cab rather on the side of the engine. Think machine had spent time in Ft. Devens...

B 440 probably appeared in that article but other B Company trucks, especially B345 also made it into print. "B Company" was Co B, 50th Main Support Bn, 42nd Division, NJARNG. The unit at that time was located in Dover, NJ. The subject of the article was a project called "The Reef-X" which...