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Welcome from Colorado. Livermore 80536, North and West of Ft Collins in the hills.

Hello to you from 80536, Livermore Colorado. Do you have a lot of experience with military vehicles? Seems like you know your way around the 5 ton truck.

Cranetruck--got my vote. I was in germany 71 and happened to see one. Awsome then and awsome now. How did it get back from Germany? or did this one never make it over seas?

The red looks great!

Well thought out. It looks like you flipped the deuce frame over as well. Just for better clearance placing the trailer bogie frame on top?

Yep, My thoughts as well. However the trailer is supposed to have a ground rod installed when its powered up. So the only questionable part would be the shore cable. As most Rv receptacles are grounded at the plug-in it should still work OK. carrying a ground from the trailer to the RV site...

That 5 ton tractor does create a bit of a slant in the trailer. I can see why you want to raise it up. My hat is off to you for tackling the bogie conversion.

By the way, as the plugs and shore cable are basically the Cadillac of wiring and should last several lifetimes, I decided to buy a male / female end of the same make and mfg. I then plug my shore cable into that and wire the "new" receptacle to a gen set with an end plug that works for most RV...

I found same thing on my plug. If you have a little slack in the wire or disconnect them from the terminals in the breaker box inside the trailer you should be able to remove the entire assembly from out side the trailer. Putting something back together with a different receptacle might be...

I have not made much restoration progress yet on the M275. Have been moving to a new house. It has slowed things down to snails pace. Trying to erect a barn so I can work out of the elements first. Been collecting a number of replacement parts. exhaust, windshield ,doors, van windows...

The manual indicates a threaded tool was stored in the spare bulb box under the trailer. Its a small box next to the box where the shore cable is stored. Mine was missing. my lifting rings did have the threaded hole for it. They were so corroded it was very difficult to extract them without...

I would have the time of my life working on this. Most Excellente' Premium fun. Great pictures!! I wish I was somewhere closer to this to make it practical. Best of luck with getting assistance. Certainly a worthy project!!!

Thanks Razer and Old Lincoln County Iron. been slow progress while I sort thru some long overdue service on the M275 and the M146. I would like to have both road worthy. Would anyone know what the thread pitch is for the Lifting Eye pulling tool is on the trailer. Mine was missing. Or...

good plan. I will be watching for more pics as you progress! Fabing is great for the mind, heart and soul!

looks good. I like your proportions on the layout. I noticed you ran the wheel wells all the way back to the frame. Ease of fabrication? Or in case you went back to duals later?

Nice work truck. Way to repurpose!

g 287 tire pattern Does anyone have experience with a G 287 tire pattern in an 1100 R20. I believe it is considered a mud and snow pattern with over the road as well. it has a ribbed outer tread and large block inner tread. I was considering them for a ten wheel stock 20 inch rim mount on a...

just found your thread. excellent. I have been having strange problems on my breaks. if I open the air tank valves(both) and let air vent directly to atmosphere I have some hydraulic brakes. enough to stop the truck at low speed. if i close the tank valves the pedal is hard as a brick and...

Great thread. I like your attitude. Gotta try it at least once!! definitely a lotta work though. Sure wish I had a nice flat piece of concrete to work on. Keep up the progress. Can't really say much about the seal being right side out or not. Sometimes those TM's don't have good pictures...

Looks very professional and a lot of work. Great job. Have you noticed any change in turning the wheel stop to stop? looks like you may have a bit of trimming yet to do on the inner fender parts.