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Picked up a set of the solid wheels and G186 tires for the M149A2 water trailer. No more lock rings. Will install this week.

They were definitely needing grease. Wouldn’t have carried a heavy load very far. At least you now know their condition and they have plenty of grease. Numerous examples in the old threads of guys getting trailers that looked great, but had junk dry bearings, including me. Glad you checked...

Changed engine oil and filter. Mobil1 Delvac 15w-40 Wix 51061 Only Drove the CUCV about 2600 miles last year. Greased all the fittings. Checked rest of fluids. All good. Air and fuel filters were changed last oil change. Their still good. Fuel filter checked for water. None found. Wiper...

She is a great dog. Loves riding in the back of the CUCV, or front seat of anything else. Installed a LED set on my third M101A2. Had another supervisor for this job.

I use the same NOCO charger on my CUCV and Duramax diesel. Use several other NOCOs for other vehicles/equipment. All the NOCO chargers have been flawless for years. For my MEP-002A, I use a 12w solar charger/maintainer. Same for my NF-2D light tower/generator. Been working great so far.

Those are factory LED blackout bulbs, but you can usually buy them separately on eBay or a parts wanted request in the classifieds here on Steel Soldiers. The Stop/Turn LEDs complete the light. I had installed all LEDs on my old 5 ton using all Truck-Lite brand lights. The prices for new LED...

Installed another LED bulb set in my second M101A2. Super easy and will last for years. The bulbs I got from another Steel Soldiers member. The dialectic grease and the silicone grease are from Amazon. Zero modifications are needed. Took 5 minutes per side.

Installed LED bulbs on my main workhorse M101A2. Much less expensive than a new set of lights. Applied electrical grease to the connections and silicone grease to the housing seal. Should never have to worry about them again unless I smash one. Trailer needs painted and is showing it’s age but...

Any standard or high temp bearing grease will work. Recommend you repack the grease at a minimum. Then you can use the Bearing Buddies to keep them maintained

If you turn your pump up, that means more fuel. More fuel means more heat. The 6.2L does NOT like to get hot. Be prepared for new head gaskets or worse. As stated above, it was designed for convoy speed of 45 mph and to haul and tow its rated load and get good fuel mileage. That’s it. A good...

With a Warranty!!

Not the most attractive trailers ever built. The ones that GovPlanet sold brought a pretty penny.

Welcome to Steel Soldiers. You’ll want to remove the wheels and physically inspect/repack the bearings. These trailers are notorious for lack of maintenance as already mentioned. Snap-on makes a special plier that removes the grease cap without damaging it. I've used mine to remove some...

Does the Sun shine enough in Oregon to even use Solar? Always cloudy in almost every picture I see from there.

Museum info? Location, etc?

I do not. I can get them to a shipper but it would be much easier to just call Uship or UPS Freight etc. They will go to wherever the tires are located and pick them up. Where I’m located, it would take me most of the day to get them to a shipper. Weatheford is almost a two hour drive from my...

On my newly acquired USAF Mobile Command vehicle (1979 GMC Vandura) the H6054 headlights are sylvania brand and supposed to be sealed but water condensation is inside both lights and no cracks are visible. Both still work. Ordered a new set of Wagner lights,……….Made in China. I thought Wagners...

I would call AutoMeter or VDO tech support. They should have something that will work for a good price point.

His truck is a M1008 not a M1009. Search for 1984 K30 pickup, not a K5 Blazer. Same headlight for both. I have had the Truck-lite LED headlights installed for over 5 years now. Zero issues and plenty of light. Made in USA. Low power draw. The regular halogens can cause heat issues with the...

If you’re lucky, any paperwork left behind will give you some info. Bumper numbers will hopefully show last unit assignments. (Some sanding will usually reveal older numbers and different unit(s)). Other than that, you’ll need a Time Machine. The DOD purged the CUCV vehicle records long ago...