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the 400's were the monster of their day .. drove a 1990 western star for a couple days with a NTC400 turned up to 425 horse, ya couldn't load it enough to kill it on hills.. But then again, the gearing had it maxed out at 55mph .. Rode so rough i was glad when I got my regular truck back

you didn't say what your oil pressure readings are in relation to rpm and engine temp .. perhaps you could document them over a period of operational days and see if there's a consistent pattern or not .. i don't have any military trucks newer than 1970's but i have heavy-hauled commercial 800+...

that's about right for a multifuel .. when "my" NG armor BN with the 86th BDE did its regulated convoy moves to Ft Drum it was an uphill climb all the way from the Champlain valley.. There was always a mandatory fuel laager at Mount VanHoevenburg just short of Lake Placid, which was roughly a...

At least the fella has a doorway to open his door ! I have had to do similar things like that a few times with jeeps etc, and had to crawl out the rear hatch :LOL:

haha , the M880 bed already had holes drilled where the town hwy dept secured the steam genny , so what's a few more? :D The big trucks got very worried about being replaced after they saw where the M880 had to dump the loads , they would've had their boxes and mirrors snagged by pesky tree...

okay , one last long-lost pic from 1999 or so , M880 "dump" truck ! This was a 1950's-60s Converto dump insert typically used with Willys pickup trucks .. It was powered by a dual-action hand pump of the large snowplow variety .. Sold the Willys long ago and about 5 years ago the Converto...

post-storm nap after drift cleanup time to hit it again at midnite heading out for a remote rainy day welding job. (mep003a w/lincoln 230A stick welder, 5hp 30gal compressor, MIG & torches in trailer) rescuing a nearby 461 cubic inch gas/diesel stationary from scrapping , also found...

you will easily get your $ back and more , one way or the other with that truck

Just a note that the pics Valley Rock might be posting for you of his stainless tanks are inapplicable to the gasser 1951-1963 three-compartment steel tanked M49C you wish to model , as the early steel tanks are very different from the later stainless or aluminum tanks .. At quick glance they...

yes i was .. thank you for the correction !!! and post has been edited.. Been 3 years since i looked at backside of the "stripped" truck and i was 122 miles away from it when doing the post.. my pictures make it look more offset and today i was home and yep, just a whisker offset as you say...

1: "My" armor battalion's 1960 M49C as well as the 1971 M49A2C had their pintles removed but the sockets were still there .. Being the only two tankers for the entire battalion, not just anybody got to operate them and BN maintenance apparently did not encourage "my" Transportation Section...

here you go .. I went thru a ton of flash bulbs but you can pay me later :ROFLMAO: Starting at transmission : 1: rear PTO in relation to parking brake drum .. The PTO gearbox yoke is a half-inch right of truck center 2: looking towards cab .. air tanks left, main driveshaft bright...

why is it we usually find important immediate things we're looking for only AFTER we give up and look for something else ??? :mad: i have found the "missing" M880 pic . . won't be until tuesday nite before i can post it and others:cautious:

busy hauling a jeep trailer full of small parts to jobsites at quarries the day the M38A5 was not feeling well. .. I can't find the older pics of it hauling the M116A2/MEP003A portable welding/compressor trailer which is its usual summer job other than hauling steel pipe, supplies, and a 7T...

the damn fool didn't know/care they're worth $$$ on the outside ? i still have some from early 70s to late 80s .. Interesting to re-read and see what i missed or had forgotten from long ago , especially the flying fan blade ! (M809-series) .. yikes !

Nice !! I was gonna make a couple on the metal lathe from wood (and steel) but I like your idea much better !!! Looks like PVC thus does the barrel wobble when moving the vehicle? People are gonna think the barrel was overheated and lost it's temper :D

you're welcome .. you have two good kits to work with for sure ! .. i got an AFV A2C kit 30 years ago , it's still unopened in its wrapper :( When i was a teen i built seven of the old monogram M34 kits (the only thing available at the time except for an old obscure M62 kit from the late-50's...

these pics i had on-hand .. i can get you better underside pics of the tank etc by next week but here's a start to get you thinking.. In the 1960's to mid-70' Monogram (later Revell?) offered a M34 "eager beaver" 1/35 scale truck .. They were fairly accurate and would make a very good base...

the driveline and frame rails of all three versions are the same and have the same PTO-shaft routing , except ,, the 3-compartment tank body of course has 3 control valves and 3 pipes underneath, one for each liquid compartment .. Two body details not to miss is that the early trucks have...

1: Potable Water is just that .. It can be put in a pot for cooking, and is drinkable... Some fuelers were used to haul water after getting cleaned out to some extent .. Not the most healthy thing but it happened.. They probably left the flammable lettering in case it went back to hauling fuel...