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Don't make a move without reading and understanding the pubs. Numbers are listed on a plate on the right side of the dashboard. 10, -20 and applicible lubrication order are required reading. The grease gun is your friend. Make sure you get all those hard to get fittings that haver been...

Depending on either the length of his trailer or the empty weight of his truck he may not have had the capacity to haul two at once because they together were longer than the trailer or heavy enough to put him overweight. i used to be able to haul 2ea m35a2 but only one 923 for the previously...

If this considered "attack" apparatus I hope it is NFPA 1901 compliant. Otherwise if there is a problem it will no longer be "free."

The enchanted state of New Jersey will not allow a CDL test in a MV unless it is registered as a commercial vehicle which opens up a whole new world of compliance issues: USDOT registration, fuel tax registration, FMVSS compliant lighting, seat belts, fire extinguisher, safety triangles, a...

As m16ty suggests clutch lever could be involved. Worked on one of these once when unqualified operator apparantly forced the handle with a cheater pipe which resulted in breaking the woodruff key that attaches the handle to the shaft coming out of the winch case. There also believed to be...

If you are going to change tires in a parking lot have jack and some hardwood blocks to get it up close to the axle before you extend the jack. Two jacks might be a good idea as one might not lift the axle high enough to get a fully inflated tire on the hub. Sockets, breaker bar, jack stand to...

In addition to the regulator itself you will need 2ea "clip window glass" or "jesus clips" to proceed. If you can get the wear strips used in the window channel they will probably have to be replaced too. If you have not done one of these before refer to the applicable sectikon of the -20 on how...

Tractor has ramps on the end of the chassis. the strategic factor is the platform or frame height at the end of the chassis. Unless the trailers are really heavy you can scoop them up on the ramps. Used the relay trailers between 915s and 818s. 915 would drop trailer which would be high enough...

If you are towing a truck on a drawbar or a full trailer the weight bearing on the pintle will be minimal. the ammount of weight you can tow will be governed by the efficiency of the brakes on the tow and how much ballast is holding the rear end of the draw vehicle down so the tow does not cause...

Military fuel trucks converted to FD water tenders have not faired well owing to the high center of gravity, lack of side to side baffles, overloading and poorly trained operators. I recall the most common apparatus LOD cause was tanker rollovers. Whatever monies were saved in a homemade...

If the truck was built around 1990 it may be a leftover from a number of Mack chassis that the military seized for tractor service in Desert Storm as there apparently were not enough 911.747 combinations to support that effort. Mack provided chassis that were built to be coal trucks and made...

Read air brake chaptyer in your state's CDL manual. It will explain how to inspect airbrakes.

Don'y ride the clutch or lug the engine. As others have said check for loose bolts especially any associated with the alternator or the bracket that holds the alternator on the side of the engine. Also look at all flange bolts on all drive shafts particularly the one between the transmission and...

Absent a picture it may been a stopper or movement restrictor to keep the rear axles from swinging on the spring to the point they contact the frame of the truck.

Tire shop.

Plug is a pipe end which is stored in the upper position as shown in the photo. For use get 1/2" drive or piece of 1/2 square stock in the BIIL and the supplied adjustable wrench and remove it from storage position and thread into lower hole for use. It is a good idea of see if this will turn...

Plan C : align desired cap to be removed so it is on top and block a bottle jack up against the yoke from below and jack. Tap yoke with hammer to assist if needed. Rotake shaft 180 degrees and jack opposite cap off. Does less damage than beating on shaft with hammer. If you ever want to get this...

Not exactly seasonal.

Backing up in high range ? M35s will shudder in high reverse. Put truck in low range for reverse moves. ake sure transmission is in a gear that corresponds to direction of travel when moving. For those with 900 series trucks do not back these up in low range. Key to survival with a M35 is don't...

Read the reading. The biggest secret in the United States Army is it's publication system. Brake work is not a good place for ameteur hour. If it doesn't work that is a bad thing.