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Guyfang JUST added the TMs (Technical Manuals) for your machine to the site:
Forklift, DED, Pneumatic Tire, Rough Terrain, 10,000 LB, Mod MHE-236, NSN: 3930-01-054-3833 | SteelSoldiers
Welcome. Those are great RT forklifts, the Army seems to have bought a huge number of them and they got very little use. Post up parts sources as you find them, not exactly sure what all happened with Hough/International/Dresser over the years.
How to tell the arctic enclosure made for the MB/GPW vs the one made for the M38:
How to tell if an arctic top is WWII? - G503 Military Vehicle Message Forums
Yours is the MB/GPW type.
Looks like a great find. Still has the blackout drive lamp bracket. Yes most WWII Jeeps that have lived outside have bad bodies, 80 years in the weather is a long time for thin sheet metal. Hope you can bring it back like you have with the 151s.
Well I have two, they are the same as the older ones, with the exception of having the coveted dual circuit brakes. And being newer. And having drop sides.
The seal should have a number on it, a bearing house can usually source any seal. If it turns out to be some kind of proprietary part, they can come up with a seal if you provide the retainer ID and shaft OD and width of the seal.
By far the easiest solution for a truck to be used around a yard is to go to a truck wrecking yard and get a set of 11r24.5's off something they are wrecking out.
Welcome! If you have pictures from back in the day of your M123/172 combo with D7 loaded up be sure to post ‘em!
If you still have fuel issues on your dump, check the fuel tank pickup tubes for rust holes. Common headache.
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