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Wendell, good to hear from you .. PAPABEAR is right .. if I could find a way to throw a quad-mount on her I would .. would probably make the "Queen" a little jealous" .. would be like putting a battleship main battery turret on a destroyer :-P

Thank you R41! BB11, Found it in AL on a drive-by mission looking for WWII trailers .. figured the best start was to clean it up and go from there .. hate stripping stuff with that liquid stuff and there is a good sandblasting outfit close by .. primer, engine and then drive-train in that order...

Of course it was ... I'm a little slower these days with the TBI etc .. but that would be a stretch even for me :-( Pics taken after all the stuff was put back into the shop and before I shut the doors ..

Well after a church run, was able to get into the HOOCH (Thanks PAPA BEAR) and finish up the priming shoot ... Starting to look pretty good and now the bare metal is protected until I can get the minor body work done. This week’s goal is to get the engine started. Troy and I filled the radiator...

PW: Sweet ride .. the assault craft is a nice bonus!!! .. it helps when they are in that kind of shape!! SSSC .. we are a little more mature :-P .. Pics of today's efforts .. plan on finishing up the priming on Sunday .. ran out of Xzylene and steam this afternoon ( getting old is H**l...

SSSC My wife is from Wooster OH. Grad of OH State :-P PapaBear ... thank you for all of your support ..but more to heart, thank you for your friendship and fellowship. Best thing that could have happened to me is being placed into the Wounded Warrior program at Ft Benning vs Bragg .. and the...

3DANGUS .. your welcome anytime .. we get together every Saturday for breakfast at the VFW (0900) in Columbus, and then a day spent working on projects at the HOOCH .. we have 3 M37's on site and the CSM would be our honored guest

CLINTO .. Good to hear from you! Yes PB has been a true friend when it come to the use of his rig .. just picked up 7 new 1600 x 20's on HEMTT wheels for my M818 .. have a turbo on tap for my beast and am set for lots of projects at the home front when I finally get released from Benning School...

Invested $1200 into the truck, trailer, and the spare engine ... and another $200 into the body parts (spare tire mounts, tailgate, glove box door etc .. found a source for those parts one step ahead of a scrap guy along with three more m37's in GA :? ... 2 are missing their axle's and they have...

More Pics Some pics before and after a little clean-up ... My 1st Wheeled MV Restoration Project :beer: .

Picked up a nice 53 M37 and the complete 3/4 trailer 3 weeks ago... no pics of the trailer yet .. will remedy that ASAP .. Alabama vehicle .. been sitting a while but runs and was driven into its spot under the tree .. Have a spare engine with a new clutch and trany, radiator, generator, carb...

Picked up my tires and wheels yesterday .. Goodyear 1600 x 20's on HEMTT rims for my M818 and 9.00 x 16 Michelin XL's for my M37 and its trailer.

Can someone explain what budcaps are and what role they play in mounting 14 or 16 x 20 tires and HEMTT wheels on the 5 ton? Thank You

My bad aua.. The gear box is the same... but understood that the differential was geared up differently on the M818... as stated I am a little out of my element here but eager to become edumacated .. am fascinated with the work that has been done installing a turbo setup in the 818's ... am...

Thanks M1075 ... Any other M818 owners with singles notice a significant loss of power when pulling a load on the larger tires? The vehicle in that post was a M 813 .. understood that the M818 was geared differently .. I could be wrong.. Appreciate all the feedback .. has been very educational ;)

Drgreg .. that looks very cool [thumbzup].. how is the ride compared to the previous setup? Any difference in driving regards power and handling? Will be pulling a 35 foot lowboy loaded with 11 tons of Half-track and ammo trailer and am looking for that curb appeal "factor" with my 818. Not...

Thank You All for your posts .. appreciate the pics from Pctrans and Goldneagle with the 14 x 20's .. does anyone have pics of a vehicle with the 16 x 20's on their vehicle? Is the clearance between the rear tires adequate with the 16's? .. would appreciate a side shot of both tire sizes on a...

Exactly the look I'm going for .. have access to several tire sizes and rim types .. 14-20's look perfect .. any difference regards performance between the Michelin and GoodYear tires .. I know they have different tread patterns ... the GoodYears seem to have a better pattern for highway driving...

Can someone walk me thru the process for singling out a M818? Was looking thru the threads and see pics but no real step by step details regards modifications I might have to make (Prefer not to have to modify suspension or drums if possible) ... Recommended type(s) of rim to use .. Tire size...

Outstanding .. That's what I thought!! Looks like Troy and Marvin owe this old war-dog a few six-packs of Guiness :jumpin: .. On a personal note, in all my years serving the machine, I have never seen a M814 .. Are they a rare vehicle?