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thanks .. during the years prior landing an M52 and the M818's, I was looking into obtaining the pieces to switch my M51 back and forth, it's easier to convert an M51 to M52 than the other way around... Procrastination (or just being too busy) works well when something better-suited eventually...

see ! trucks can get the hives whenever they feel lonely !! some are allergic to long-term inactivity :LOL: my least-busy M818 had last moved a trailer in may and now it was september.. i peeked under the front fenders for yellow-jacket nests (none) and then battled some expected wasps...

Appears to be a 540rpm shaft .. are these capable of snowblower duty?

I used to carry a 1953-dated british offset overlock (embossed "W up-arrow D") on my jeep CJ5 in the mid-late 1980's all the time.. One day a senior NCO from HHC S2 accused me of stealing that can from the unit, as he was newly in charge of security and said a lot of cans were missing.. I...

his 1st week with the 588th , uniform/boots clean , given a new set after R&R in between unit transfer.. At some point i was to re-letter the M51 contestant in 588th "colors" and have him drive it in an upcoming memorial day parade with other local viet truck vets, using a few of mine & others'...

This will be my last campaign pic , showing further utility of the M51... Although I don't winter at home anymore, I sometimes have to bust my way in (1/4-mile private road) should I need to be there .. Late in the year the hoist is re-installed and at some point she gets nosed into the plow as...

For a short time almost 20 years ago, the M51 was bedless after some factory welds failed .. Inadequate welds were apparently corrected by the time later models came out, as I noticed better weld spacing and longer welds underneath the M51A2's and the M817 I have... While the bed was off, I...

The one and only time I ever ran into a MEP-anything during many years of military were one night with about six of them the size of an 003 .. It was very dark and under blackout tactical conditions.. I was sent blind with only the coordinates, map, and 5-ton T&P with no radio.. Had to fuel...

if it weren't for my wintering out-of-state i could haul this for you .. i run the upper part of 87 on occasion still... Until six years ago i was running between glens falls and willsboro 3x-4x daily or nightly, with occasional jaunts into Ravena, PA, NJ, VA, and KY.. Your truck would be 12-6...

M51 doing M51 things.. Thanks for the phrase, Soupermike .. (L) fuel tank was off getting cleaned at the time and toolbox/tire carrier rack was off for a parking brake cable/shoe replacement, the only reason this pic was not used for the contest .. Bed "full" of roofing slate trimmings.. I...

she's 60 now (46 in pic), and yes, still uses her CDL-A on occasion ... she was born-raised on a small mountaintop beef farm with an excavation side business .. On our 2nd date i tossed her in the drivers seat of the M51 and said "let's go !" and we hit the road after a quick briefer.. Down the...

I recused myself from voting for my own truck.. Everyone's stuff is nice but what catches my eye is anything unusual and "cute", like my GF :ROFLMAO:

I fell for the "sounds better" line when deep-cycle's first came out.. Worked fine for awhile in my trailduster until the morning it blew up the second the starter engaged .. Not only was i blown out of the money , but also the time it took... Many hours and many washes with baking soda...

1: I think you mean to say "volts" here,, not "amp". ;) .. 2: Deep-cycle batts are not made for sudden high-amperage loads such as cranking a diesel.. They can be used for emergency starts, but they are not intended for cranking duty and may suffer premature failure.. I am sure...

with other kinds of machines i have done the same thing as you , tossing in known good parts but unknowingly having a hidden problem deeper within .. A lot of us have done it, and if it turned out to be the wrong move we regret it . Usually our expedient action is due to time constraints and...

None of us here need to know any personal reasons why, and I see you're in texas and depending on where one is in the state, one can be either freezing or very warm at night .. But the situation is just begging someone to ask.. Do you really have to run the AC overnight? ;) .. If so, a small...

good example of proactive maint right there.. nobody should wait for anything to wet-stack because it takes longer and more load time to undo it .. That is if it hasn't already gone on for too long and the damage done ... Whenever possible, get a decent load on it after warmup.. Mine sometimes...

the yellow wants to peek out here and there, the "new" OD is almost 30 years old

I nominate this powerful gas hog from late-1962, one of the last IH M51's built.. It was obtained by a county highway dept in the early 1970's in OD paint.. Ten years later I was driving by it just about every day , and by then it was bright yellow... Ten years later I owned it and undid...

Pulled two of the four old NOS tires out of storage and mounted them today as the snow came down outside of the 1980's expandable GI tent.. i think i bought the tires in 2008 or so .. Goodyear "Workhorse" brand , and studded ... I don't think we can get any 9:50x16.5's like this anymore ...