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Nothing more than the positioning of the existing OEM parts. Referencing the M39-series 5-Ton gassers (M139, M51, M52, M54, M62 etc) , there are early-mid 1950's online gov't pictures featuring new gassers with upper-quadrant headlights.. This was quite surprising to me since I had previously...

Does your M62 have the "rear winch operation" tag riveted to the rear vertical plate of the bed, to the left of the winch? .. Usually 3rd gear is adequate to run the rear winch and the winch tag indicates the requirement of having an operational governor system if used above 3rd gear... I...

you are likely thinking of George Moore's in Keeseville, south of Platts ... Always had a ton of 6x6 (and 4x4) M-series there.. I was born/raised on the VT side, and aside of an active engineer stint in Missouri, I split most my time between VT and NY .. Had bought stereo equip at PAFB PX a...

way northeast of you , champlain valley

your engine is definitely red.. way more red than the 1964-74 "hemi orange" I spoke of, which is a striking dark orange shade .. Yours is very red on the cylinder head ... Somebody wanted that color or it was a rebuilder's discretion.. For a time in the 1950's-60s, fire-engine-red engines...

i believe your engine has been changed out ... as others have said here, the block number will tell all.. Orange engine paint is common under hoods of original mopar "muscle" between 1964 and 1974 .. Whoever rebuilt or installed your engine apparently liked the color

yes you are correct it is a M52(a1 or a2) .. short wheelbase, 55g tank(s), and the trailer air hose/elec rack can be seen alongside the tell-tale vertical pioneer rack ... never seen one myself, would be interesting to know whether this was a specific TAACOM build, or a shop mod .. I wonder...

please keep in mind that was my conclusion when the trucks were doing construction work and OTR heavy hauls .. Results may be different for those who only bomb around town or run empty/light loads on occasional road trips ... As the saying goes, "your results may vary" ;)

although I don't own any M939-series trucks, you shouldn't have any issue doing what you want on-road other than the obvious "tractive" issues which others have mentioned.. I have for several years operated a couple of my M809-series trucks without the rear/rear driveshaft as well as without...

all those things you and other's mention will help .. have you also considered rotating the axle 180* and bolting it to the top of the springs? .. Being you aren't going to road the trailer, it won't care about the change in camber and would very slightly increase the wheeltrack width...

correct! the carter pumps i used are 3/8 flow-thru's so-that the fuel will draw even if fuel pump fails

somewhere in another thread on here is the actual psi and flow data on the OEM in-tank pump .. IIRC, it is miniscule psi, something like 2 or 3 but is not more than 5 or 6.. On a couple of mine I use a 24v carter inline pump with 10-12psi with no issue for several years, and wired with the...

you forgot to include rolling backwards in neutral ;) .. the poppets are activated only by the reverse position and neutral position on the tranny .. By default, neutral affects the forward gears .. (cannot get to any forward gear without going through neutral first)

1: The sprag that is in that M51 is very tough.. Its transfer case, when maintained and operated properly, can handle more than it can be given... The spline on the driveshaft feeding it will break before you overload / over-torque the sprag.. Out of a half-dozen M39-series owned during the...

You lucky duck, there's a Mack in your truck! :love: (had a M52A1 back in the day)

Are you in Low range ? .My A1 maxes out at 29mph in 3rd Low

certainly some weird stuff with all 3 packs.. Are the gladhands still at the front of the truck and still plumbed? Shot in the dark but the one on the passenger side of bumper is supposed to be a vented cap and sometimes the vent gets clogged .. This can cause brake lock

I realize this thread is about the tranny PTO's, but if using a deuce T-case PTO (rear-facing) unit instead, be careful with the loading and operation of it.. They are found on fuel tankers and pole-setting trucks, perhaps one or two others.... They are supposedly tender inside. 40 years ago...

I didn't read through so many years of posts, but in case you didn't get an answer, your truck is an early A2.. Many early A2's had the LD465 with a downspout exhaust.. When I was at FLW in the 70's there were many A2 downspout M35A2's with the LD engine, especially assigned to the Motor...

my understanding is all M44-series deuce axles are the same regardless of year, 1951-up .. I do not know if the ones in the cat-powered A3's have anything different