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This vehicle also has excellent countermeasures to deal with persistant tail gaters in traffic.

I do know it is the larger and/or upper plug. A second hole is provided by the manufacturer (the lower one) for a temperature gauge which is not used. Will look at truck tomorrow for size. Most are 1/2" drive square but there are others.

The tactical vehicles were diesels and have blackout lights, pintle hooks, 24v electrical systems if a military radio was in it and flat forest green paint. No stereo or AC. Your vehicle sounds like a TMP or commercial adminisgrative vehicle bought by DOD for whatever. No comparison with Dodge M...

Changes ? Very low serial # M 747s had stud piloted wheels same same M 127, M809 etc. At some point they switched to hub piloted wheels with one shouldered lug nut per stud. Some trailkers had radial and others bias tires. Was in a unit with both types of wheels and tires in the fleet and wheel...

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attached pics show Vietnamese day laborers and low ranking grunts such as myself cleaning vehicles in Camp Eagle, RVN in December, 1971.

disposition of vehicles: ARVNS were very particular and wanted new stuff. ROKS took a lot of salvage equipment back to Korea. At the end various US units were reluctant to turn in certain equipment as they did not want to explain how they got it or nobody wanted to do the paperwork for "found on...

Goverment Liquidation which is the contractor that runs the internet auction system for the government has a sales point in Indianapolis. Look on their site under locations for the address. GL is the cheapest source for trucks but also the most aggravating and slow. Read numnberous posts on end...

Ramps ? Didn't they come with the trailer ? I trust you arfe familiar with the section of the tm that deals with handling rigid frame loads as the book of lnowledge recommends they be winched on and off. This is because, unlike a tank which has a suspension system that helps it confirm to the...

If you want to use the trailer for anything it will now be a trip to track down all the BII that goes with it. The TM should have an appendix that lists it all: shackles, curbing, chains, binders, and snatch blocks are all part of it. Iea 60 ton block has to weigh over a 100 pounds ( trailer...

Remember the I{ is timed to the engine. I have seen experienced and "trained" army mechanics have trouble putting it back on and keeping everything in time. Those guys also took the left front fender off to get room. Steering gear was also in the way.

12v trailer harness should be an off the shelf item in a truck parts house. Or get two SAE 7 pin plugs and 10' of harness wire and make one up. 24v military trailer harness from Memphis or Murray. Same as an 818.

M818s have two ea adjustable wedges that requiire a 1 1/8" wrench and a hammer to adjust: foward for on highway use and front to back oscilation only, or the the rear for four way oscilation for off road use. Various maintenac e and safety messages appeared through the years cautioning drivers...

Pin size for front tow eye and shackle is 1.5".

Remember: 1. 1200 gallons of water weighs 10,00 pounds. You are up to the off road capacity of the truck before hose, tools, tanks, and pump are added. 2. Those 600 gallon military liquid storage tanks are not baffled. I understand the most common fire apparatus accident is tanker...

The reason the 2.5 and up tactical trucks have their batteries mounted in boxes with those cute double bolt line terminations was to facilitate taking the ba.tteries into a warm storage area if the whole truck couldn't and then the warm batteries would have enough energy the jolt that cold...

Found detail pics of some of the lights. The front turn signal i believe is a signal stat 4820 which serves as both the turn signal and gthe front parking light. Same attached to fender with two studs and has a plug on the bottom for the wiring harness in the fender. Rear lights have stop, turn...

I recall 4 mpg for a m818/172 combo loaded from NJ to ft Drum, NY at 50 npg on flat ground. 11-20 radials on the tractor and 10-15 radials on the trailer hauling a 6k rtfl. The radial tires did not change tghe top speed but improved fuel economy with less rolling resistance.

Missing turn signals and tail lights are stock Signal Stat items which plug into harnesses on the chassis which you will cut and hack at your own peril. Try to get the right lights that plug in. Terminal block forf front lights on each side is in the cavity behind the missing headlighgts. I...

p.s: item in pics on top of chassis behind 5th wheel is top for battery compartment.