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  1. msgjd

    M113 variant. .. flamethrower or what?

    pictured in 1977 .. I seem to remember it was a flamethrower mod but am unsure . .Anyone know for sure? It sure ain't a sherman turret :p
  2. msgjd

    G749 variants seen

    Below: M211 converted with a M50A1/A2 or M49A1/A2 tank modified to sit in bed .. . Truck was otherwise immaculate .. Pictured in local fire service 2008 Below: XM211 working for local highway dept , pictured early-70's. (the cckw was set up with an air compressor or genny, I don't...
  3. msgjd

    Construction Mods to CCKW 2-1/2T 6x6 trucks

    Below: GMC CCKW outfitted with Bantam shovel .. pictured in 1977 at a VT highway dept .. Had been used to load trucks at gravel pits as well as ditch and embankment work Below: CCKW half-cab that had been a seabees crane truck .. pictured in 1986 at a stone quarry Below...
  4. msgjd

    Diamond-T 4T 6x6 tidbits found at stone quarries in the 1980's

    Below: 4T Model 972 (edited : thanks Jeff) ... It was a rock hauler up into the 1980's, replaced by bigger-newer, and he wanted to preserve it anyway.. Had been sitting about 5 years when I saw it.. Owner said a little fresh gas and grease and it could go right back to work Below: A...
  5. msgjd

    The Mysterious International Harvester-built Dodge/Plymo 318 engine , to blow your mind

    I have yet to see one in the M880/890's, but I bet this obscure fact blows a lot of minds out there .. Call me crazy but there are some things you cannot un-see once you see it .. Since 1983 I have owned a 1977 plymouth trailduster some friends called "The Beast"... I plowed...
  6. msgjd

    MA Sealed Electrical Switches .. M35A2 M54A2 M48 M60 M88 M114 M113 M577 M578 M109 M992 etc

    Not 100% sure which armor models these are for , bought them as a package deal , intended to use whatever fit the M114 I was to purchase but didn't // Numbers can be seen in pics .. Quan 5 : single-pole / momentary contact , appear used. .. Tested, operational (M35/M54 preheat, plus...
  7. msgjd

    does a 24V alternative intake heater exist? (versus 12V CH48 champion heater plug for NHC250 cummins)

    Has anyone out there ever discovered whether there's a 24V version of the intake heater plug? .. Been round and round a bit on the web and on the champion site, wasting a lot of time and finding conflicting/incorrect info going against what most of us on here already know about the 12V plugs...
  8. msgjd

    MEP002 and 003 standardized fuel filters common with multifuel deuces and 5-tons

    years ago I went round and round between 4 different auto parts stores whose books or computers said this or that were exact fit replacements, and most of us on here know just how that story goes .. just wanted to share something I did, having parts from scrapped trucks laying around and a...
  9. msgjd

    Kingpin or 5th wheel Jaw fails

    Pic shot in 1986 // Here I have already "hit the pin" but still get out and get under to check things out visually before taking off .. At the time, I was working as a trainer and head of BN licensing, but occasionally still got away to do my old jobs with the fellas.. In the military...
  10. msgjd

    a few rarities on M39-series trucks

    Mack-powered (M52A1) with downswept exhaust .. Note the blackened rear fender .. I drew this truck for ammo hauls for a time in 1980... It was extremely smokey, fogged out everything at ground-level :LOL: M52A2 multifuel with downswept exhaust .. note blackened fender on this one too. ...
  11. msgjd

    differences between LDS465-1A and the Dash-2 ?

    have done a search on here for "LDS465-2 " and all i get is a ton of Dash-A1 hits and not notice any peep about the Dash-2 ... Every one of the 5T multifuels here in the yard have 1A on the tag if I recall correctly.. And I don't recall seeing a Dash-2 in the army either, but at this age I...
  12. msgjd

    CCKW's and other army trucks, people, places in Germany , early '45 to late '47

    After the war my father stayed in Germany almost 3 years .. He was former Cav.. As was his older brother who eventually made his way home after being wounded during the push into Austria following "the Bulge.". After the surrender, members of certain Cav units were among those tasked to stay...
  13. msgjd

    Please welcome "wreckclues" to Steel Soldiers .. His very first 6x6 is enroute today and he has a lot of work to do

    Welcome Wreckclues by clicking this name link , or right in this post, either way i suppose
  14. msgjd

    Never underestimate the power of physics on your 20k winch

    It all comes down to physics, which was a high school subject I only spent two weeks in .. It was not that I couldn't grasp it, but it became obvious it was going to suck up all of my allowable homework time. There is little time for school work when you are raised on a farm having little...
  15. msgjd

    anyone who has no use for 5-Ton parts on "normal" trucks has no imagination

    ;) one of the best things I ever did to this truck
  16. msgjd

    early-80's armor field ops

    just a few of my personally-taken pics from back when. .. the last pic illustrates what happened to a minty-fresh butterbar Scout in his M114 who fed the Tankers misinformation :ROFLMAO:
  17. msgjd

    early-80's armor field ops

    just a couple pics from back when. .. the last pic illustrates what happens to minty-fresh butterbar Scouts in their M114 who feed Tankers misinformation :ROFLMAO:
  18. msgjd

    Fitting / Thread size M809-series fuel filter canister

    Hello all, keyword searches did not yield anything specific .. Am looking to add a spin-on ahead of the OEM canister without altering the original lines, need to keep this particular M817 original and uncut for a quick return back to OEM when we are done with a project's numerous upcoming...
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