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The engine serial number begins with 270 and is located in two places on the engine if your truck has an original engine. Stamped number on the right side next to the distributor and on a small square data plate down low on the left side of the cylinder block. There is plenty of information on...

Here are the links to A3 Manuals that I found for another SS member who recently purchased an A3 The correct operators manual for the A3 series trucks is TM9-2320-386-10. It is NOT available on the Steel Soldiers web site. Several other sites will sell it to you for a fee. I found it...

This is a great family event. Lots of military vehicles. All era's. The M35 and trailer is hitched up, loaded and we'll be leaving tomorrow morning. The Vietnam Motor pool should be set out by early afternoon. IF you have not attended before, don't miss the twilight military cemetery tour. It...

Parade Pictures Wow, Those pictures of that little guy really took me back a few years. My mother recently sent me a black and white snap shot of me about age 4 in 1959 setting in an M38A1 jeep. Who knew what that would lead to! 50 years later and there is a yard full of MV's. Treasure...

Trailer Pictures Here is my M105A2 after refurb. This one is a 1968 Johnson. Came from a GL sale at Rock Island last summer. Was desert tan and had a return tag from Kuwait on it. Updated lights etc. When I when to stamp the new data plate I discovered that there were four different serial...

Trailer Immobilizer Here is a fabricated item that installs into the lunette eye. It has a plate on top with a shaft welded in. There is a matching plate that slides up from the underside and a large padock secures it. Cat Man

The Wisconsin Historic Military Vehicle Preservation law AB592 / WI Act 135 that we spent the last two years working thru the legislature includes specific language that allows ALL former US built military wheeled vehicles with no requirement to be a certain year. To prevent restriction like...

We will be making a trip from the Green Bay area in WI to the West Coast - South Western Oregon area in August or early September 2010. Have tandem axle trailer going empty on the way out. Travel out is likely via ND, Montana, Idaho Etc. Schedule and route is flexable. PM me if you have...

The WWII M36 Mount with the M49 ring will fit the WWII trucks and the M35's. I have had mine with welded legs on the M35A2 and now on the CCKW. Go over to the CCKW web site and check out the detail pictures at M-36 Ring Mount The layout is the same on the M35A2. The leg at the front is...

Also, Cat engineers and the Army did not want maintenance people prefilling the fuel filter canister when changing spin on filters. That is a No No. Contaminated fuel (dirt) can get into the filtered side of the filter. All the Cat books for many years tell you that. Never fill the filter...

3116 Cat Filter Mounting The 3116 Cat engine was available in many configurations and installed in many variable applications. Including truck, industrial and marine installations. The crankcase breather on the base 3116 engine models is part of an assembly mounted high on the left side at...

To answer questions about the new Wisconsin law, we are working on a complete article to be published in plane English in the next issues of the MVPA publication Supply Line and also in Military Vehicles Magazine. I'll also put it on our Blog Site. Speaking of the issues and the blog site...

10 Ton M125 Cargo Trk You have a good memory! I helped Tony in Milwaukee with that truck. I don't know were it is know. When those 14:00X24 tires tip over - get out of the way! The story goes that most of the M125 10 Tons went to the South Korean military. There is more to the story. There...

Yes I was in attendance at the Senate and Assembly sessions and working with the legislators all day yesterday. And Yes the DOT does point to the "Sticker Thingy". But if you read the law, it says that vehicle must comply with safety regulations. The cerificate of safety compliance (the...

Does anyone read this stuff ??? I said in the first post "There will be more to do in the future. We remain commited to continue to expand the statute provisions in the future as Wisconsin MV owners can demonstrate the safe operation of our MV's. WE consider todays vote "A good start"...

Earlier today, the Wisconsin legislature's assembly chamber in full session acted on bill proposal AB592 to change the state statutes to allow Historic Military Vehicles to be regestered and operated in Wisconsin. The assembly passed the bill on a unanimous voice vote. The bill was immediatly...

Vehicle Registration Requirements The MVPA has a committee that is taking up the very same issue. This came about as a result of trying to provide hard data in the legislative battle in Wisconsin. I've spent the better part of two and half years getting an education on the subject. You are...

Wisconsin HMV Bill Proposal OK, I gotta push back here. After spending the last two and half years working on this issue, day and night. I'd like to wish that each and everyone of you big talkers someday have the same oppertunity. Posting on the internet is easy. Pounding the halls of the...

Why Cat Yellow Engine in M35A3 Oh the stories I could tell you from the Cat military engine business...... The 3116 mechanical engines supplied for the A3 program were built on the same single production line as the civilian truck engines and the industrial and marine models. The Cat factory...

Wis DOT MV Ban Hearing Update Thanks to all of you in Wisconsin who have contacted your legislators. And to those who have followed our fight. Both Paul Underwood and myself with many others have been working on the Wisconsin MV issue since 2007, Paul and his team for the Pinz owners and my...