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Hello fellow SS members, I've purchased a Bantam Track Hoe from a gentleman in Folsom, Louisiana and I need it transported to Lafayette, Louisiana - about 150 miles one way. The machine is fully tracked with a telescoping boom. The gentleman told me it will start up and he will drive it under...

I scored my M816 for $7950 out of Camp Beauregard in mid 2008. I had it towed to my place. It needed replacement fuel hoses for the selector valve and, of course, batteries. It was complete otherwise, and everything else seems to work (so far). Granted, I've only driven it around my...

1980 AM General M816 in Lafayette, LA - succeeded in obtaining insurance and historic tags - thank you to kendelrio and jim1009!

Hello and welcome, if its ok for me to ask, what city in Louisiana are you from? And what categories of vehicles are you interested in acquiring? I'm aware of an M715 (I think) in the Oberlin area. There have been quite a few M35A2s and a few 5-ton trucks on GL coming out of Camp Beauregard...

How much have the m816 wreckers been selling for? I haven't been watching lately. I paid $7950 for mine several months ago, and was satisfied with the price. Would have loved to get it cheaper though.

Hi Carnac, I'm preparing to apply for sf97. Need year of manufacture and any other interesting information! Thanks! Joe Stewart M816 w/w 5-ton Wrecker AM General Corporation NSN 2320-00-051-0489 Ord Service #8736857 Cont. #DAAE07-79-D-5015 VIN# NL07QH C340-10188 purchased From GL in about...

I checked the vice today. It is indeed a Wilton. Not sure what size, but it is big. It appears to have the capacity to swivel, but there are two huge nuts holding it in place and it looks like it has not swiveled in a long time (paint is solid between the top and bottom parts of the vice). I...

Hey thanks for all the replies! I checked out the manual section on this website. What a great resourceF! I went out there again today and rigged up a temporary fuel tank up on the driver's side fender and I put an electric fuel pump on it. I also reset that switch on top of the injection...

OK, I went out there today and hooked up some civilian batteries to it. The motor spins freely with the starter, BUT NO START! I disconnected the fuel line distal to that huge fuel filter under the driver's side front fender - thats the engine side of the filter. The fuel line was BONE DRY...

As for the horse prints, those were made by a couple of lifting shackles that the military had left there - the kind that are on the front bumper of the truck. I had just picked them up and those were the rust prints that were left. Hi Tim, PM sent. Next time you come to Lafayette you can...

I live near Acadiana Mall. Truck is on the northside. The patrolman that handled the vandalism incident has a pretty good idea who the kids are. They are in the twelve to fifteen year old age range. They didn't stop with the army truck unfortunately. They also broke out two of the roll-down...

I've had it at my place for one week and the neighborhood kids have already thrown rocks at the windshield and cracked it. Out of the GL yard at Camp Beauregard which is only about an hour from here. I'm excited about getting it started up and running. It appears to be complete. I was hoping...

Hey thanks for the replies! I posted my question over on Carnac's thread. This site is a great source of info! joestewart

Hi Carnac, Can I give it a try? I bought this deuce out of Camp Beauregard, Alexandria, LA in 7/2008. I'm trying to get info for the SF97 and I have no idea what year this vehicle is. The guy at GL couldn't help me and actually suggested that I look at the taillight lenses on the truck (last...

Try not to flame me for posting this mundane question. The link to the decoding article got disabled right at the wrong time! I'm trying to get info for the SF97 and I have no idea what year this vehicle is. The guy at GL couldn't help me and actually suggested that I look at the taillight...