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M818 is a good first truck. They are simple mechanically but, 5 ton parts are heavy. I like the power steering and the larger brakes of the M809 series trucks are better than the M35A2 in my opinion even though they are both air over hydraulic. The later M939 series trucks have power steering...

Is there a driver in the towed vehicle? If that is the case it should be no problem to keep the towed vehicle in line with the tow vehicle. As long as the tow bar is strong enough to not collapse and the tow vehicle can stop the towed vehicle, there should be no problem. A U.S. military A frame...

I think the red line is 2300 RPM for the BCIII. I run about 60 MPH at 2150. Anything between 56 and 60 MPH feels good as a cruise speed.

Seems like he did this before. I think the TAJ was the first MV of the month.

This is what you see when you look up past the throne of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo didn't have time to paint in here so they had Ray do it.

I'm in the process of converting my M373A2 into a RV/Rally camper. I have a lot of pictures and will start a build thread when I get a little more done. In the mean time here are a few pictures to start out. The trailer was your basic storage type. There were no windows or electrics added and...

If it's like the M818, it's on the outside of the frame behind the driver's side front tire. .

I'll enter my M915A1 tractor and M373A2 trailer.

I'll be there with something, probably the M915. I'm looking forward to it, thanks for taking the event coordination over.

+2, make sure you know what the brake fluid is. One of my trucks that I got back in the GL days had DOT 3 in it and I poured DOT 5 in. Fortunately I noticed it (it's easy to tell because they don't mix) and suctioned out the mixture and put DOT 3 in and was good to go. Looks like a nice truck.

At this point I would see if I could get someone to tow or trailer me home before I run out of money. The alternative is park it some place until you can get enough money and parts together to go get it.

Test alternator #2 on the truck with the engine running by running a jumper wire from the alternator's B+ terminal to regulator terminal #1. This will turn on the regulator and the alternator will charge if it works.

The "sound of comfort" also drowns out snoring!

I like the screw terminals. It makes for a cleaner installation.

The picture of the alternator plug shows the crimp splice is on the #1 regulator terminal. That is the exciter terminal and turns on the regulator. I don't think you can tie alternator #1 and #2 together this way on the original isolated ground system. Does the other end of the jumper go to...

A shovel works pretty good too.

Yes, that is what I did. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?77513-Rear-End-Seal-for-M818&p=979551&viewfull=1#post979551

Rub it in.....

CUCVs are slow under the best conditions. 8000 feet elevation is not the best condition. Having driven a 1984 GMC 3/4 ton pickup with the 6.2 all over the pacific north west in 1989, I can tell you for a fact at high elevation you are going to see a lot of smoke and not much go. The truck is...

I only have a tiny M929... Nice looking truck.