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And you're going to want to talk to a gent on here known as "cranetruck" - he owns one and has restored it completely. The truck, not the missile.

I think he's referring to the M757-based 8x8 trucks. Some were used as Pershing missile transporters and erectors. The tires are not 6 feet tall, maybe 4 feet, but time messes with people's recollections. Here's a pic of one doing it's duty in Germany...

Some have made the earlier M38 and CJ-2A/CJ-3A jeeps into WWII-wannabes. But even that is a bit ambitious and expensive. My opinion, wait for a real one, it will be less headache in the long run.

I noticed on the older M116 trailers (the 3/4-ton trailers used with gensets), there are stave pockets on the sides to install the staves and bows to allow a vinyl cover to be placed over the cargo area. I am looking at a M116 trailer, one of the newer types, doesn't seem to have any pockets on...

Wait a minute....THERE'S INTERNET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD?!?!?

Your wife, does she happen to have a younger, unmarried sister? All joking aside, you know how RARE that is in a wife? You are a lucky man.

BTT for the new guys who have done some neat builds....

Wish I had seen this earlier, I just went up to Colemans on 12/3.

Anyone know what the regs are for Virginia? I'd like to snag a M923/925 at the prices they are going for, don't intend to haul a semi trailer or anything except pintle-hitched trailers behind it, don't know what things are like here , especially if I plan on using Vintage/Historic tags like I...

Oh yeah - good catch. Shows what I get for typing "M162 trailer" into Google and trusting what OTHER people have labelled the vehicles as being.

Only other pic I can find of the M162 is attached. I found nothing on the M793.

It's a fairly rare bird now, after 45 years of age. The missing parts are out there - if the engine no longer is there I'd recommend an upgrade to a Cummins 4BT or 6BT, either will fit up front, that will solve the underpowered problem with this rig. Make sure it finds a home, the -715 series...

FYI - Shawn Coleman is in a hurry to clean out his remaining deuces - as trucks OR AS SCRAP. So trust me, he's flexible, and if you need parts I'm sure one of the other ones in back can provide a replacement if you need one.

The new shoes look great! Time to put them on and see how they fit...

Or that. :funny:

I don't think it did, looks like it was a commercial trailer purpose built for moving the M105 trailer in bulk. See the "pads" on the second level, where the tires are sitting? Those look like they were only put there because of the unique placement of a bunch of M105 trailers in "tilted"...

...and don't know how to get them all home, looks like someone back in history has figured out how to, at least in this case, bring home 9 M105 trailers at a time without breaking a sweat!

BTW - the main difference between the old single-wheel landing device, and the newer dual-wheel, is that the newer one is adjustable for height. The old one is one-height-fits-all, and if you're unhooking the trailer on unlevel ground, you may have to have a friend or two help lift the lunette...

There should be a handle on the back end of the wheel caster assembly. looks like a bent "U". Grab it and yank outward on it, should unlock the wheel assembly, it will swing down, and if completely folded down, the "handle" will clink back into place to securely hold the landing wheel in the...

Say no to crack - pull up your pants.