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I saw that in the listing, there was another one not long ago with a similar injury. Hard to understand, it is not like they are short on the proper equipment. Glen
I have an inside contact that has assured me there are a lot of nice trucks in the system still. They are rebuilding one now.... Seems odd that they are rebuilding a M818 when they have been dumping them and their replacements. It is like those six 105s I scored, they were all done in 2007 and...
A winch would help a little, knowing that there was nothing wrong with it would help a little. The only thing I saw was a dented cowl because the door stopper was gone and the mirror bracket dented the cowl. It had juice, but I did not fire it up. I hope it is as appears and does not need an...
They kicked me out of the saddle before I ever found something tall enough to get my foot in the stirrup. I looked at it pretty closely, obviously a depot rebuild. Everything looks new, even the decals on the engine accessories. The driver's seat had a new cover and the passenger's seat was...
2320 - Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled at Government Liquidation
9,000 dollars plus the 10 percent buyer's fee....9,900 dollars plus sales tax... 10,530 dollars....That was way out of my range.
It is a very nice truck though. Glen
Looks like a simple 1/4" plate drilled to match the upper plate and welded to the lift block would take a lot of the walking stress off of the U-Bolts. I think my NAPCO Converted late 1950's trucks had upside down U-Bolts and they never had any problems. I know they had a six or eight inch...
My M1008 had been transferred to the Pine Ridge State Park Job Service Center...
Pine Ridge Job Corps, U.S. 385, Chadron, Nebraska - Google Maps
I am sure they used it like a horse. It was rust free and low mileage. Glen
I have no experience with the gear reduction starter in the 6.2, lots of experience running them on Big Blocks. I would imagine all the reaped benefits are the same. Some of these guys have much more experience than I do. I might have taken off the starter on a dozen 6.2 engines, none of the...
When the little town of New Cambria flooded and the Smoky Hill River was about two miles wide in the river basin, the water got higher than expected. Two deuces drove into the flood and loaded up the citizens and hauled them out. Staying out of the ditches was the big problem, the water was...
I read this thread last night on my phone last night while waiting for the house to settle down. My mother in law is here with her rat terrier mix and the boys have been romping and stomping like a bunch of little puppies. You have done a great job and while some purist may complain, I am all...
You absolutely have to have the starter end bracket on and tight or it is going to dance around on the bolts and eventually break them and/or the starter mounting ear off of the block. You may have a starter drive issue, but normally it is because the starter is moving on the bolts. It really...
Your contact is Mike Snell, he is a super guy. You will go east south east on US 50 from Jefferson City to Militia Road, north on Militia, then east on Range road, just before you enter the security gates. If you look it up on Google Maps, it will be Fence Line Road. The GL lot is just south of...
I swapped the ignition lock out in my M1008. I was going to do the M1009s as well, but could not find matching ignition locks. It is kind of nice to only need two keys for three trucks. Glen
I feel your pains, I have been a deuce owner for two months, I would like to try to hear it run before summer. 8-) Maybe this extended wait is a blessing, warmer weather is coming.....