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When I bought my truck it had this anttena on it, can anyone identify it as it seems a bit strange that it has a light bulb in the end of it So is it a real anttena or is it something that has been put together, thanks in advance. Mark

I fitted a new 3 color v​inyl cargo cover today, as my old one was a 5 ton cover adapted to fit. ( my exhaust cover stands out a bit though )

When we assemble pistons at work we position the ring gaps at 120 degrees from each other for pistons with three rings, ( 12 o clock, 4 o clock, 8 o clock position ) if you have four rings I would position them 90 degrees apart (12,3,6,9 o clock) to keep the gaps as far apart from each other as...

Thanks for the info guys, looks like I will have to buy a torque wrench to be on the safe side.

Oh no someone with the same sense of humour as me

Does this take into account of the gear ratio of the wrench ?

Just a quick question, I have recently bought a geared lug wrench, if I stand on the bar which came with it will I be able to achieve the required torque to tighten the lug nuts? I weigh about 200 lbs. There must be some mathematical equations to work this out but unfortunately I don't know it...

Hi sorry but I am away from the truck and will have to measure it when I get back from my vacation in three weeks, as I am visiting florida at the moment.

Hi unfortunately I don't know when these were fitted but I don't think they are an off the shelf item. Mark

Hi I just had a look on Google and most look like mine, maybe yours is just a different model, Regards Mark

Hi here are some photos of the fuel can holders that you requested hope they help ( these are not my design as they were on the truck when i aquired it )

Hi Valence When I purchased the truck the previous owner said that the cover was a modified 5 ton cover. For some reason the cover will not fold over the out side as you show in your picture as I think it has been cut and re stitched incorrectly. So this is just one more of those little jobs...

I will try and get some photos for you later in the week regards Mark

Hi I paid just under £7k for her which I thought was a bargin for over here as she had got all the extras I wanted, e.g winch, convoy lights, new insulated cab cover, I'm sure I will have to do some work on her and spend some more money on her, but that is all part of owning these vehicles...

Thanks for your comments on my truck, I am going to try and find out some of her history when I return from a family vacation. Noticing your location we won't be far away from you as we are flying into Sanford for our vacation to Florida next weekend Regards, Mark

Hi guys I have been on Steel Soldiers for quite a while now, reading as many threads as possible and learning as much as I can about M35 trucks. And after about ten years of wanting to own one I managed to get one about a month ago and here she is in all her glory :-D:-D:-D:-D

Here is mine behind bumper. Done by previous owner, only for show as it would cost me an arm and leg to fill them all up with the high cost of diesel in the U.K

Thank you for the information cattlerepairman, your post is very helpfull:D

Thank you for your reply NDT, So the turbo was fitted by the military as part of the clean air kit ? Just one more question, is the LDT just a LD engine with a turbo fitted or is there any other...

Thank you for your reply, the data plate on the truck I am looking at is different than yours