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Thought I would post a video of the M47 running before I get to the point of removing the engine during the tear-down process. I finally installed the replacement water pump, so this was the first time I could let her run for any period of time. None of the gauges worked so I hooked up...
Agreed...I am glad that I was able to buy one at all since they are probably becoming hard to find...Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.[thumbzup]
He said they have no plans to sell anymore REB kits, since they need to order a minimum of 100 gear sets from the supplier that makes the gears for the kit. He also mentioned that they submitted the REB kit to the U.S. Army as an upgrade for the sprag, but that the Army decided to go with the...
Thanks to hndrsonj's suggestion I have a carrier assembly on the way from Memphis Equipment. Tripp at Memphis Equipment was very helpful and a pleasure to deal with and he also gave me a little history on the REB kit that his company developed and sold.
Does anyone know where I can find a drawing or picture of the rear cab support bracket for a M47?
The bracket is missing on my truck and someone rerouted the parking brake cable and welded in a custom cable bracket on the back of the cab.
I would agree with Jeepsinker on the estimated cost to put a winch on a non-winch truck. However, I would look at the overall condition of the trucks - WO/W vs W/W and if the WO/W truck is in better overall condition I would buy it.2cents
The weather was nice today, so I started the tear down. The dump bed is ready to come off, all I have to do is drive out the rear pins.
The right front fender is almost ready to come off, except for (3) bolts that will need to be cut off, still not too bad for a 64 year old truck.
Spent most...
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