Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.
Hey guys I have recently mounted 1600 R20 tires on HEMTT rims on my M-920, the first time I drove the truck on the road I got a very rough jumpy ride and I just figured the tires were as round as a horses head because the truck had been in my shop for a few months, and it was cold outside...
Hello Folks I now have title and license plates in hand for my M-920 and am looking forward to getting it on the road! I have read the user manual cover to cover and have primarily just a couple questions that are not in the User manual. First if I am a stop light with the truck, and I...
Hello guys here is what I have today and I have looked through a whole lot of TMs looking for the answer with no good results! I have an M920 and when I got it the tachograph was working but when the truck was sitting not running the mph indicator would cycle up to about 20 mph on the indicator...
Good Morning Folks and yes it been a while since I have posted any new pics, so now its catch up time! This is the latest. I picked up this M-920 out of CA a few months ago, I got it from a very nice fellow who was looking to use it in his construction business till he tried to title and...
Hello guys/gals I find myself in need of an all electronic Tachograph for my M920, I found one a while ago and upon further examination found that the one in my truck has 3 groups of wires that connect to the backside and the one I purchased had two wire groups that connect but the speedometer...
Hey guys it seems I am not doing on my post concerning the cargo cover, hope I get better ideas on this one? I have a 87 Unimog U1300L that I am looking for headlight brush guards for, I checked out the MB ones and all I can say is I thought I was immune to sticker shock (NOT)! I can build...
Hello Guys I have a question for you all concerning your opinion on what to put on a cargo cover for my Unimog? I removed the cover from the truck this morning and it is stiff and I REALLY do mean stiff, when folding it up i felt I had to be really careful because it was like folding heavy...
Hello Folks I have a question for you concerning my M-920! The truck is your normal 1980 M-920 tractor all original and has 609 miles since complete rebuilt, the question I have is I have been running into some road blocks it seems to get it started, I did have it running when I got it then it...
Hello folks my neighbor has a 47 Oshkosh with a Snogo blower assembly on the rear the truck is in pretty decent shape and he uses it probably a dozen times a year when the snow get to the level to warrant it. The truck has a 6 Cyl. Cummins non-turbocharged engine to drive the truck and a...
Hello Guys I recently purchased 9 brand new HEMTT wheels and when I upacked them all tonight I found all brand new O-Rings and wheel nuts for putting the two halves together, what I am missing is I need 9 valve stem assemblies and all the bolts to fasten the two halves together, or if you could...
Hello Folks I recently purchased a 1980 M920 tractor and if going through the truck getting familiar with it and its complications I find I have a big question the TMs have not been able to answer. The BIG question is the circuit breaker setup? The TM states that you open the panel on the...
Hey guys I am in need of the rubber gaskets that fit between the cab roof and the clearance lights on my 920, does anybody know a good source where I can purchase these gaskets?
Thanks for any good ideas concerning this!
Please PM me with ideas
Karl
Hello Guys and yes I have gone through enough TMs to just about make my eyes bleed on this issue, I now ask for your ideas please! I have a 1980 M920 and when I had it delivered last Wed. it was very cold and the batteries were weak, so of course it would not start, in fact it could just bump...
Hey guys I am sure this is a stupid question but the only answer I could find in the TMs was to cage the brakes, I am looking for an easier way. I am taking delivery of an M920 and since its so cold here there is a possibility of the engine not starting, and if that is the case that means NO...
Hey folks much more knowledgeable than I, I have a question about putting singles on a 920 tractor, I would like to remove all the duals on all 4 axles and put singles on the truck, is the bolt pattern on the 920 the same as it is on my 925A1? I picked up combat rims and a set of Goodyear tires...
Hello folks I am looking at very possibly buying a truck and the one I am looking for is an Oshkosh WT 2206 everything I have read about the trucks has been in the positive, very heavy duty good reliability, they look mighty impressive also. I know some folks on this site are current owners of...
Good Afternoon folks, I am looking at and considering buying an Ex German Military Man Kat1 4x4 truck. The truck has 21K original miles and has the air cooled V-8 Diesel engine, all in all the truck is in very nice shape and I would like to purchase it all except for one thing, WHERE CAN I GET...
Hello Folks and I am requesting some opinions/knowledge. I have searched for this info and could not find much of anything concerning the MAN KAT series of vehicles. I have a potential purchase of a 1989 MAN KAT1 4x4 5 ton truck, the truck is an EX-German Army with currently 21K miles on it...
Hey guys after a whole lot of looking on the net and coming up with nothing good its time that I ask for some assistance, I am looking for stencils for a German Military truck, I have found tons of sticker examples etc. but what I am looking for is a Rick Larsen Stencils but from someplace that...
Hey guys just wanted to let you know that my quest for the new U1300L was a success! The truck is a 87 Unimog 1300L with a OM 366A turbocharged diesel, I picked it up from the Unimog Center c/o George Bull. The truck was beautiful in the pictures he sent me and even better in person, it has...