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Download the lubrication order, 9-2320-209-LO from the TM section on this site as to make sure you did not miss any of the 38 or so Zerks a M35A1WW has. Truck with a winch ? Are you carrying extra authorized shear pins and a hammer and punch required to change them out ? Don't leave home...

The biggest difference between the gas jobs and what followed would be the presence of grease cups on the distributor and the water pump. The ones on the chassis: drive shafts, steering etc will be the same.

If there has been a lot of water in the tire/rim the problem will surface when you go to dismount the tire. This because a ridge of rust will form on the rim under the lock ring. This in turn makes it difficult to drive the bead of the tire down far enough to get the lock ring off. And once the...

An M45 is a bare chassis. The Army had a vendor mount the fire body on it and the complete truck is a M530 A,B,or C depending if the intended use was airport crash truck, brush truck, or structural fire truck

If they have water in them that implies they were flat and somebody put enough air in them to get out the door.

Think about doing the thorough inspection where the vehicle stands. Otherwise prepare to trailer it home. Breakdowns on the road will cost more than the trailer rental. Along with all these touchy-feeley welcome posts here, this is is one you can take to heart: Don't make a move without the...

The Army went to turboed engines not to increase the power but for emission issues. As post 2 suggests there is no real penalty for this.

Reference post 18: the caging process disables the air operated parking brake. Assuming the truck starts and maintains adequate air pressure, the service brake will function normally. The danger is if the engine stalls or air pressure is lost for some other reason there will be no way to stop...

A sign that the hydrovac is working would be to listen for air exhausting from it when the brakes are released. It has to be quiet to hear this. Build air pressure, shut engine off, operate brake pedal and listen.

If the grease in the pin is dried out, remove the grease fitting and throw a little heat at it. If you have seen one of these pins out of the truck there is a grease passage down the center and several smaller holes that radiate off it to distribute the grease in the bushing. These will clog...

A truck like this was bought by the military in lots of 100 at least. I seriously doubt it was earmarked for the purpose you found it set up for.

Reference post 6: You need to broaden your horizons. The 1200 gallon "tanker pumper units" were issued with gas air cooled Briggs & Stratton motors to run the pump. If the truck carried gasoline no problem. If it had diesel then make sure you took enough gas with you to run the pump for the day...

If you are seeking motor vehicles, the GP yard in Chambersburg is "off post" on Sunrise TPK which is off US11 south of the main entrance to the depot. Call them, you should be able to drive right in. The small lots facility is "on post" and that is a different matter.

Reference posts 7 and 8: The applicable FMVSS, which most states have adopted by reference to keep the highway trust $ coming in, requires any trailer RATED for over 3000 pounds to have an operational service brake whether air, air over hydraulic, electric or what have you. This is why all the...

What are you doing to get the lights and brakes to work ?

Reference post 6: 8' as built. Did someone farmer engineer an extension on it if they were grading lightweight material ? gotta ask ya know. I had a D69U with an 8 foot blade but the points on the lower corners made it wider which became an item of interest for DOTs with tape measures. And so on.

Get the dimensional data. If this thing has some honkin' blade on it could be a permit move.

Logging trucks may be running on private haul roads so they don't have to be DOT compliant.

Look in the TM section on this site under "present conflict vehicles." Don't make a move without the pubs: operators manual, organizational maintenance manual and parts book, lubrication order. Read the reading and be guided accordingly.

If you can't fix it with a hammer you have an electrical problem.