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Did you notice if they were 9.00 or 10.00 width? They look like they would be a great on/off road tire. Thanks Marti

I need all of the information plates on the control platform for the boom/hoist on the M543A2. Mine have become faded to the point of being hard to read. Thanks Marti

Welcome! Lots of good guys here willing to share info and even "never again" mistakes. I can relate to how fast the knowledge seems to soak away after seemingly too short a time! Regards Marti

Jeremy: Nice truck, and interesting road trip. You are not that far from me here in Warsaw, IN. I used to come to LaPorte to pick up parts and machinery at the Allis Chalmers plant that used to be there. I also bring aircraft cylinders up to Harrison Engines there for repair. Enjoy your...

Mark: Welcome! Unless you see something obvious on the pictures, statistically about 98% of the vehicles will run. I have driven two home, and have tow-barred another, but not because it did not run. Some people get one or more running, and use them to tow-bar others. Expect the...

I had the same dilemma with an M135 I used for years as a farm truck. I added a civilian hoist under the body. I seem to be an incurable find a cheaper way guy, using machining experience, etc. to come up with a way around spending big bucks. I welded a #50 roller chain sprocket to the winch...

I agree with No2Diesel's comments. The biggest problem I have with the military 318's is the low compression ratio. We have a '85 318 in a pickup and it responds entirely differently. I will have to say though that I am going to take out my 318 and put in a 383, 400, 413, or 440 depending...

The u-joint is a good place to start. Check the pinion shaft to see if it can be moved side to side, indicating loose bearings. If this is happening, many times you will see oil leakage at the diff front seal. If all u-joints are tight and the pinion shaft seems OK, remove the axle fill plug...

I wonder if your front axle is torquing (twisting) in the springs under heavy braking since you put in the lift kit. Some of the early Jeeps did this also because the axle would torque under heavy braking, which changes the effective length of the drag link from the steering box arm to the axle...

I waited about two months for my last one. I got tired of waiting, and went to the license branch with my bill of sale and other paperwork. They issued a title no problem because it had been government owned and never titled before. Naturally, the SF97 arrived about a week later!! I will...

We bought a 5 ton tractor that would not start and idle right. We turned up the fuel and the problem went away. Regards Marti

Really nice truck! Looks like you could drive it home. Have fun with it. You may find this will become one among many in the future---!! Regards Marti

Mark: Hello! The air shift transfer is similar in operation to transfers in pickup trucks where you lock in the transfer then shift and drive normally, forward or reverse. No matter what direction, the transfer is locked in and driving. Most pickups, especially the older ones, have a transfer...

There is a pipe plug in the side of the transmission about half way up on the case, I think on the right side. Oil should just run out of the hole when the plug is removed. Your comment that second gear is not synchronized puzzles me. All of the M37's I have driven were synchronized second gear...

Like Mike said, I got a delayed SF97 in January. They are backlogged. I got tired of waiting and went to the Indiana license branch with my sale papers and police check of serial numbers form. They put it through with no problem because it was a government owned vehicle that had never been...

I ran 11.00x20 for years on my M211 with no problems. I used the original M211 dually rims. I liked them a lot better on the front because they did not wear out as fast as the 9.00's. Go for it and no worries! I used the truck as a farm grain hauler, stone hauler, and had an 11' angle plow on...

Before you go to the trouble of a tear down, crank the motor with the pump in place, running a piece of rubber fuel hose from the pump suction side to a container of fuel and a hose from the output fitting to another can. If it pumps fuel while cranking, the engine eccentric and likely the pump...

My apologies for the spelling in the last paragraph of my previous message. It should read "cooking oil", not "cooling oil". I missed it on a proof read, and the spell checker did not catch it because cooling is a word. Thanks Marti

We have run gasoline mixed with diesel in our trucks at times. A bit of gasoline mixed in with the diesel in the old D8 Cat was a good way to help it wake up on cold mornings. As was mentioned by others, it is very important to keep a reliable system lube additive in the tank, especially when...

Vintage Power Wagons in Iowa specialize in Dodges. You should find them in Google if you put in Vintage Power Wagons. Regards Marti