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If you think the motor is seized, barr the engine over to make sure it's not seized before you try to start it. The starter solenoid can stick under the high current load it will see if the engine is locked and then you have an electrical melt down and potential fire/battery explosion to deal...

Some have had good luck using the Behr Ultra paints. I think RAYZER has had his TAJ M146 trailer painted and sitting out for at least a couple of years with no appreciable fading. I have also painted a truck with the Behr Ultra but it is stored inside so I can't speak to the durability. It is...

Get under the truck and check the drive shafts for play in the u-joints and slip-joints if equipped. Push and pull on each end of the drive shafts to check for play in the pinion and transfer case. Anything that has slop in it will make some kind of noise in operation. Also check the exhaust...

The bearings looked new and may have been replaced in the past. The hubs have never been hot since I've own the truck.

I had to service the brakes on my M929 because of a dragging brake. I borrowed a wheel lift from RAYZER and pulled the wheels,hub,drum as one piece, much easier. Here's what you will see when you pull the drum/hub assembly. One side has an adjusting plunger (on left), the other is a anchor...

Ray did you order any parts from them and did they have them? I didn't order anything. When I got mine apart, I didn't need anything, just clean and lube. It was a current catalog (only a year or two old) so I would think parts are available.

You can pull the dust covers off and check to see which brake shoe(s) are not releasing. I would check the wheel that was too hot to touch. You will probably end up pulling that one apart. The are a couple of wedge brake videos on YouTube. Also Google meritor brakes or axles. You should be able...

Is it maintained and roadworthy? If it's not and something grenades, you're looking at a potential tow/repair bill that will make the shipping cost look like a blue light special! Think about it carefully.

So a m923 with ABS shouldn't have that issue? ABS is there to prevent the rear wheels from locking in a panic stop and stalling the engine. So yes, in theory, ABS should solve that problem.

I too have seen someone with steel toe shoes get his toes almost amputated from stupidity. BTW, steel toe shoes are hard to get off when they are flattened. Protective gear is great, but it won't necessarily save you. You have to be smart when you use it.

Take a IR thermometer with you. Stop a couple of miles down the road and check everything; transmission, transfer case, hubs, brake drums and axle center sections. Then stop 15 or 20 miles later and do it again. If nothing is getting hot, you can just check things every time you stop from there...

Hydraulic system to run a trailer or aux. hydraulics.

I think papabear put a wet kit on his M818. I don't remember if there is a thread about it but you can look.

Is this like a ink blot test? I see a Chevy pickup rusting in a junk yard.

I think you need a fuel decal if you live in the state.

Unless you have a good reason to add spring brakes or in your case, to replace the hand brake handle with a spring can, I would think twice about it. It's nice to be able to move the truck after you start it without having to wait for the air to build enough to release spring brakes.

They can transfer a permanent antique tag at the local office and it cost $12.35 for my M929 and I think the same for my M915A1 (don't have the registration here). It sounds like the they charged you the full amount for the permanent antique tag probably because the tag on your 1969 car was not...

I picked up a M915A1 at Ft. Polk last year. If you don't have a military ID, you have to enter Ft. Polk through the Main gate on US 171 about 2 miles north of LA 10. Can probably go through any gate with your army ID. The guard will direct you if there's a specific gate you need to go through...

My wife says there won't be a second childhood for me because I'll never get out of my first one!

You might get more help if this was in the Deuce forum.