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Actually, the cross member is OK, that bent piece is the mounting extension for the taillight. I would guess that got torqued when they tore the lift shackle bracket off (probably trying to tow something with it.) We have the ability to fabricate quite a bit in our farm shop. My son got tired...

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Don't know. I was just to the farm to photo my daughters M43 missing lift shackle bracket. I will head back later this afternoon and take a hard look. I think the hanging down flap of material blew off on the trip home.

I was struck with the battery wiring on 0001. My years of electric car experiences tells me the frame ground could be a problem. Too many places for a loose connection to develop. Just better to run a heavy cable all the way to the engine block or starter itself for a ground. When I put the two...

My daughter is starting the resurrection of her M43. It was issued to the Marines and as such it had the Marine lifting shackle set up. She has not noticed the missing left rear side shackle bracket yet and I want to get her one as a present. Not only have I been unable to find a bracket, I...

Bjorn, Thanks for the switch info. I figured it should have a wider application than just this series of trucks. Yes, both of these trucks have the wiper primary filter. 0001 is missing the second heater fuel pump and 0011 is missing the lines and wiring to the pump. 0011 has a crimped...

They are a matched set of batteries. 850 Cold Cranking Amps which is as good as the U6TL's top rating. Some of the U6TL's were as low as 600 CCA. As an Electric Car dealer from the late 70's I got awfully good with battery differential problems. One bad cell in a series would just mess up...

Threw a tread and wiped out $4000 worth of fender, bumper and running board. Got a check in short order with no fuss (less my $500 deductable of course.)

Been using Farm Bureau for years. We have a package policy that covers the livestock, equipment and everything. I became convinced they were the company for us when I found out they would insure a flatbed farm truck for $50. When both my kids were teenage it was only $300 a year to add them to...

Ghostdriver and I swapped in some higher CCA batteries so Ghostdriver could install the ones we borrowed from the M43. We got more CCA and supposedly the same AH capacity as the original U6TL's, but I wonder. It's hard for me to believe less plates and acid (less chemistry available) can have...

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The tires on these things are unique. The one photographed had an FSN as well as a part number (why I took the picture). I could not track either of those at all. I will try harder when I get more time. It looks to me like the Goodrich's are noticably different from the Goodyears. I agree that...

Sad to say, both of THESE XM791's are set up with electric horns. 0001 horn has been removed and the power wire is hanging loose. 0011 has the horn installed. The horn and the horn set up looks a great deal like an M37 electric horn. The horns are mounted externally up along the right side the...

Another wonderful afternoon in Colorado today. The good weather combined with a second free afternoon allowed Jollyroger and me to make more progress with our XM791's. We borrowed Ghostdriver's new batteries for her M43 and wired them into 0011 to test things. Again, no dead shorts. Fuel pump...

The Hooter's Girls were all over getting their pictures taken on a Phil's Military Truck and the Tilted Kilt Girls just blew on by me. Maybe I should check my deodorant????? Or is it I am too darned old and don't fit my flight suit anymore? I know my truck is sexy enough.

When the Mrs. and I made it that way ("Mrs.") she told me she did not mind me stepping out for a beer - - -as long as she went along.

Where are the photos of all the cuties in Kilts that came by before we rolled. Hubba, Hubba! Someone said they were from an Irish Pub in Denver. I need to go there.

So there you go, turn the SS classifieds in to an auction with eBay style hidden reserves and low starting prices to attract buyers looking for bargains. You hook the tightwads into participating and sellers can get top dollar. You could even set up a buy it now feature for those buyers who just...

It sounds like the drive nipple in the speedo head is slipping on the cable or the cable is dry and catching on the cable housing. You can lube the cable with graphite, leave lubricants out of the speedo head with the possible exception of odometer gears. A kinked or pinched speedo cable housing...

At this point, we are missing the expansible van bodies, but I have a couple of offers to sell should we get to that point with restoration. Yesterday we found 4 feet for the jacks so our stuff is looking more and more complete. I am sure we will need instructions when we get that far. Right now...