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Hi guys, haven't been on the site for a while, but I will try to answer you question about the colors used as best I can. The pattern (for the winter MERDC pattern) is supposed to use these FS595A colors: forest green (34079), field drab (30118 ), black (37038) and sand (30277), however I...

Why do you want to get rid of the surge brake setup? I was actually thinking of going the other way on my M101A1. (I know, it would be a bit of work to do.)

I unintentionally hauled a little over 3000 pound of concrete in my M880 to the dump recently. I had only intended to go up to the 2500 pound limit listed on the nomenclature placcard on the dash; but when I got to the dump, the scales tipped at just over 3000 pounds. I won't make a habit out...

Latch on an `81 tailgate will probably be different than the latch on a `77. Also, the sheet metal will be different so it won't look the same.

Personally, I'd use a pump, steering gear, and pitman arm combo out of a `78 or earlier W100 or W200, then it will be correct for that year truck (the M880 series, `76-`78?). In about `79 or so, the direction of rotation of the output shaft changed and the mounting bracket and orientation of...

Make sure you've pulled the pin out far enough for the leg to drop then push the leg down if it doesn't drop on its own.

I was aware of the idea of tipping the bed of the trailer in this manner, so I went out to my M101A1 and checked it out, and saw something that I thought might be a problem if I tried doing this: The pivot points on the frame did NOT look like they were coaxial to each other. I figured this...

If you find a source for this, I'd like to know too. I've had the same problem, all the electronic copies are for the A2.

Don't worry too much. My M880 never had B/O lights installed before I got it. The B/O lights were a kit that had to be installed on the unit level(?) after delivery to the Army. The quality of the installation depended on who did the installation. (Naturally then since I installed my B/O...

`77 was the worst affected year for the 318 as a resulty of the EPA regulations of the `70's. The lower compression ratio ( required due to the elimination of leaded gas) dropped the horsepower of these motors down to 150 hp by 1977 (contrast this with what they were putting out in the early...

Looks like they replaced the grill and didn't put the blackout lights back on?

When I first brought my M880 home (almost ten years ago...) the horn didn't work. After some troubleshooting, I discovereved that there is a grounding strap in across the rag joint on the steering shaft that had fatigued and broken. This strap is needed to complete the circuit since the horn...

Why is this posted in the M880 forum? :? :?:

I thought the forest green used on with the MERDC four color cammo pattern was 34079? Wouldn't this be the same forest green color it would have come from the factory with before the cammo pattern was applied?

I have an M880. Yeah I think those are the tires that it originally had on it, however they were NOT taller than a 9.00X 6" tire. They only ran about 29" tall overall. Definately shorter than the 9.00X16" tires on my M101A1 trailer...

So did the bearing inner race come out with it, or did you tear the bearing apart in the process? Glad to hear you're making some progress.

Gotcha. Yeah I forgot about the snap ring. I see what you mean, that is a problem. You know, maybe you could remove the drum (two slotted screws retain the drum on the hub), then pry the hub off (with much persuasion.) You'll probably ruin the bearing in the process, tearing the cage apart...

So are you saying that the inner race of the bearing is seized onto the spindle? Here's a little trick I've tried before when I had a situation like this. Take a die grinder and cut the bearing race until it's almost cut through to the spindle underneath. Then take a chisel and wack it in the...

Hi Bob, I just looked up the skid plate and cross member in the TM manual for the M880. They look almost exactly like the ones I got out of the wrecking yard. I'm almost certain they are the same part. Hope that helps...

I just got mine off of a `75 or `76 W100 from the wrecking yard. Bolts right on, no problem. Be sure the cross member is the one that bolts flush against the frame with the angled cuts on the ends and not the one that has stand offs from the frame that bolts under the plate that was used on...