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Found a forklift wheel shop in Virginia. They will custom manufacture a wheel for $65. Wheels and Hubs of Emory at least knew the dimensions of the wheel and what I was talking about. Others kept saying their parts books did not go back that far. ~~~ Photo of the welded wheel attached.

I used to have a list of my stuff with my avatar, but it got long and seemed sort of boasting so I streamlined it. Makes sense to start a thread about each unit as I start to get it up and running though. I did start threads about our XM-791's, but that project has gotten put on very slow while...

Picture of our M220. Managed to get it out of the weeds, install new batteries and service the fluids. Hung a flag on it and parked it at the entrance of the farm to mark Memorial Day.

Forgot to mention that the poor welding job is such that the two rim halves do not pull together all the way. Over welding and rim distortion make for about an 1/8 inch gap. This makes a couple of the lock nuts not really lock nuts.

I made a run at forklift sales and repair facilities. Tires are not a problem. One of the steer wheels (split rim) is all cobbled up. It has had parts of the center of both halves welded together rather poorly. It appears the rim got partially torn from the hub. The hub is missing a stud, but...

Navy Seabee Forklift I have managed to buy from Government Auction a 1978 Navy Seabee Forklift. It is an Allis Chalmers ACP 60 B. So far I know I need a new steer wheel sized for a 7.50 X 10 tire and cylinder seals for the lift mast. Quick calls around the Denver area only gets me hummmm... for...

Thanks for the response. Good to know. Besides the Seabees forklift I just scored, I have a couple of White diesel powered trailer mounted pumps, an Air Force skid mounted generator along with a generator/welder powered by a Wis. 4V engine. I need to get them all running.

Where do I go to start a thread about Seabee Forklifts?

Not many of those around

I am wondering what you mean by "lock up". We have someone in our club with an upgraded Deuce where the brakes were converted to a dual master cylinder. After a couple of stops, his brakes lock up and he can't get them to release unless he bleeds off a brake line. If by lock up you mean the...

We got ours off eBay. Can't remember the exact price we paid, but it was not much. Sticks in my mind it as around $10.

Built on a M56 Chassis for the Navy as a crash truck, one of 130 made. Not quite as old as me, but almost. My son has a 1941 AutoCar Radar truck that is closer to my age and one of three know to exist and his is the only on without a chopped frame. My son is in his 40's and has given up on SS...

So, this poll started in 2009 at which time I would have entered that I was 72. That makes me 77 now. I acquired my first military vehicle in 1963, before most of the poll respondents were born. It was a 1953 Dodge M37 released by the U.S. Forest Service from a pine beetle spray control program...

Since I first posted to this thread, I have added to my fleet as well as my age. So many surplus vehicles and so little money. Must chose wisely what I add.

Many thanks, I was able to download the PDF. Very interesting layout. Similar to a wagon style trailer that was used for the previous missile system. I found one of those trailers in very good condition at NCAR, but someone fought harder to buy it than I felt I could go.

Phil, The pdf of the TM would indeed be welcome as well as contact info for the FB group. Do I just search FB for Pershing Missile Alumni? Given the inside the door markings and such about the Autobaun, I suspect our two trucks were returned from Germany, but have no way of being sure.

Nice photo! I wish my trucks looked as nice. We haven't done much with or XM791's other than look for parts. I have been haggling over an M4 expandable body I found, but we just can't seem to get together (yet). That and we located a Pershing Missile that a museum has, but does not know what to...

My guess is that the front mounted pintel was used to spot trailers. Easier to push one into a row or tight spot than to back a trailer in. I have a front receiver to launch my boat from its trailer. Tow it to the lake from the rear and re attach to the front so as to put it right where I want...

Check out this site (Yellow Drab #316) and then ask them specifically about your application. http://www.tm9ordnance.com/research.htm

I ran across several K-18's in a salvage yard and one of them was a longer wheel base unit. You can see how the body was stretched, but the frame is a factory longer unit. Given the quality of the body modification, I am of the opinion it was not a field conversion, but purpose built. Originally...