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I've search the forum and net but cannot find the axle length (hub face to hub face) for the front and rear axles on a M923. Really what I need is just the offset between the two as I'm trying to understand wheel offsets when singling out the truck. I don't mind mixing steel and aluminum wheels...

How does a shade tree mechanic install run flats like those into a tire? Collapsing it with a strap and stuffing it in? Take it to local Firestone Automotive Shop? Waive a magic wand? I can't imagine it's straightforward.

The stuff here in Central Texas Hill Country is technically Ashe Juniper and it's a wicked weed that just happens to be made of wood. The problem with it is that it will sprout from seeds (the wildlife spreads them everywhere after eating the berries) quickly and grow to 1/2" to 2" thick at the...

The two factors I'm considering about possibility of having a blowout: 1)Most, if not all of the tires, i'll use are military surplus which means they are past a shelf life or have been used by the military...and usually that's means a hard life. And I probably won't be changing them out unless...

Toby- My statement about safety is preventing loss of control if I have a blowout on a front steer tire. The runflat should keep the tire from completely collapsing and causing the truck to immediately swerve. I just need it lasting long enough to get it under control and off the road. I'm...

Gimpy- I'm assuming the kind you have are not the rubber donut without any adjustments. I have no idea how to install those at the house. I also found this thread https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?134960-5-ton-run-flat-wheel with some useful pics. I now see how the one-piece rubber...

I don't have a lead on anything. I'm just really curious how to tell so I can be ready one day when I do buy some wheel/tires. After seeing the pain to pull out a run flat from a tire, I can't imagine installing one would be easy for a home wrench turner like me. Thanks Wes- that helps...

After reading through the forum to learn more about super-singling out my truck, I realized I should ensure I have run flats in the front for safety reasons. The rears are another story and don't really need the run flats. So before I pull the trigger on buying a bunch of individual wheels and...

Simp- Thanks. I'm still learning about these beasts. When the transfer case is in neutral, it disconnects the drivetrain from the tranny/engine, correct? And thus no need to pull a driveshaft when towing long distance?

A question I forgot to ask in my first post: I assume these transmission have no locks. In other words, whether it was shut down in N or any gear, the truck can still be winched onto a trailer without busting a pinion lock or such? I know I have to cage the brakes...just asking about the...

I put a listing on uship to get bids for trailering the M925 the ~155 miles to San Antonio. Highest bid was $1900 (more than I paid for the truck) and low bids are hovering around $1100. I'm surprised the low bids really aren't that low as they figure out to just under $7/mile. I hoped there...

Mik- Truck is located outside of Kingsville, TX and I need to drag it back to San Antonio.

To use a trailer, I thought the vehicle must be under it's own power to drive itself up the ramp. A trailer/hotshot service would be much easier...just not sure of the how to get it up on the trailer.

I bought a parts M925 truck at an auction and planned to tow it home with my good M923. Of course, my job just blew up the day after I paid for the truck and I'm now not able to spend the time to tow the parts truck out of the auction yard within the next week or so- and that means I'll be...

That’s the second time you unstuck 11Echo- pulled his post free too!

Curtisje- Nice looking truck!

I went after the M939 mainly for aesthetic and nostalgic reasons. It just looks and sounds like a military truck and it's what I remember as a brand new recruit. Current series trucks have more creature comforts but a big old boxy overgrown pickup truck was what I wanted. And my M939 is...

I appreciate the post-run check, especially on older equipment as seals eventually wear out, lubrication oils seep out, grease breakdown, etc. It takes no more than a few seconds to walk around and feel (IR gun) each hub, look for leaks, smell for burning/odd smells, listen for heat...

It's just sitting at my dad's shop in SA, which is about 10 miles from where I bought it. I plan to do some work on it and it's much easier to do it at the shop where we a forklift, overhead crane, various lathes, mills, etc. My house in Oak Hill is a a regular residential house so working on...

Two weeks...and it's still in San Antonio!!! rofl I'm still learning about these trucks, but I know my way around a wrench and machine shop. Happy to help as possible. By the way, we have some land in northern hays county (off Hamilton Pool) which is why i bought my truck. The wife doesn't...