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Thanks, great pics. What is clear here also is that the side rail actually is not very high and the bolts or rivets connecting side rail to the frame are close to the top of the vertical body of the frame -see your second picture. That would be needed in my case as well: too many other...

I presume the original soft covers and also the troop carrier covers are/were made of heavy-duty canvas? I am asking because the town where the truck is now has a few companies who can make covers in any design you give them. I will ask them next week, but like to know what amounts we are...

I am making a tractor out of our dump truck. I have all the stuff ready. Unexpected question and maybe problem now. The standard 5-ton M39 army tractors have the 5th wheel plate connected directly to the top flange (right word?) of the frame. They also have a spacer plate between the assembly...

Avatar is pic of mine, but some extra as well how it looks now (awaiting repair):

We are trying to get our truck back to original and want to use and display it also as troop carrier. Does anybody has pictures of a dump truck used as troop carrier we could use for our exhibition? The dump truck has a shorter base and dump bed than the standard cargo truck - troop...

Hibernation is over and I am gearing up to get back to work on the truck (1973 M51A2). Just trying to compare some prices. Most important: how much would a reliable used steering house (Ross Hydrapower type) would set me back, anybody has one laying around? How much for a good used original...

strange kolos or so Saw this on a very local rural funfair (kermis) last week. They said it was a special version of the Tatra, with two steering axles but only one rear axle. Thought I share it with you.

Bolt I don't know, but nut without any doubt the owner :driver: :jumpin: :grin: :cookoo: :mrgreen: [thumbzup] :lol:

I am looking into a 600 mile transport crossing three countries here in Europe. In Europe, railroads use a lot of container cars. Somebody suggested me to buy or rent an old container. An M35 or M39 fits into it and you can strapp the truck into it. They will pick up the container, get it onto...

I was watching for the first time some of the auction action on the GL website. Noticed that two hours after the close, the prices from the weblist do not tally with the actual final bids given in the vehicle lot details? For example, I was looking at the three 920s up for auction tonight...

I had a similar problem with my 5-ton. First, wrong gasket, then not tight enough. I will replace all the oil again next spring, to get rid of sludge, probably will use some sealing agent as well. Having lost all oil in a short time makes me very nervouse, scared it will happen again while...

This is what I had in mind with my 5-ton. Wil not happen this year :sad: did not get her ready in time. Hope there will be other winters??? Next year I'll be prepared.

Checked the other threads and found a very usefull document on the person carrying capacity of our trucks - thanks BigBee. The full pdf version is under the resources-technical manuals here It is the last item on that page, under number TB 9-639. If nothing else, show this paper to your...

The military made those seats facing sidewards, which is the best way for quickly getting out. For more regual transport, I would install my own seats and make them facing forward. You can adapt or make some nice-looking imitation troop seats like that or even install some old ones from a...

:ditto::ditto: Ready to post there as well. Then again, a lot of Deuce people modding (not hot-rodding) are trying to incorporate 5-ton stuff and ideas to their Deuce, while we already have all the great stuff, right?

It seems the off-road is at different times than the highway work, not part of it. So get both. Get am M- 915 or a civi OTR tractor (what does OTR stands for?) for the highway work. Use the 915 for the hauling and the 813 for fun, off-road and hunting. If you want to go further away with the...

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I posted on it in a separate thread, maybe more people have this problem or will get it later. Suggestions how to correct please post there. One I figure out how to correct it, I will check all my pictures and correct the problem.

From another thread a remark on how my pictures appeared. To my knowledge, I always did the same procedure. However, in the same thread, earlier pictures were attached as thumbnails and later pictures as full images you can't enlarge. No idea how I managed that. Checked with mangus' post on...

Great, we can start a local chapter and organize some events (or at least share experiences). Would be interesting to get a quote on how much shipping would cost. The winter and summer diesel is doen automatically by the companies throughout Europe, mostly as of late October or early November...

I sometimes wonder where to post as well. I think the 5-ton forum gets less repsonses but they are mostly on topic, less admiring remarks. On the other hand, purely my gut imagination, mayby completely wrong, but I sometimes have the feeling that a lot of Deuce people skip the 5-ton forum, or...