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That is a beautiful truck! I am thoroughly impressed with your work. I would be curious to hear about what all you have done to it. It sounds like it is ready to get a fairly fresh motor. Did you rebuild the diffs, for example? Transmission, etc...? Really, A-1 job!

I will add that I have not operated the truck in reverse while in low range since that first time. I don't need to press my luck...and I have rarely had a need to put the truck in low range anyway.

I concur with D-MAN. I have used reverse in low range...once...the first time I drove an M939 series truck and before I noticed the warning on the data plate. I let the truck move backwards at an idle.

I've taken my a few M939 series trucks and my M977 directly to Allison and they recommended Dextron III.

Someone will be getting a beautiful truck. I doubt there is a nice tractor out there.

You can find the ABS kits...I am not sure where any are right now, but I've seen them. They were part of an MWO.

If you mean a low mileage, good running, rust free truck with good rubber...I'd say $10K. Add a bit more for a winch and hard top.

There are two square holes on each side of an M105 bed (above and slightly outside the wheel wells), as well as two in the front headboard. What are these holes for? Thanks in advance...

I'll second what Mark said. The covers are not that expensive and they are out there. Mark just sold a brand new cover for, I believe, $200. A friend of mine sold a brand new vinyl cover at Aberdeen last year for the same amount. Now...if I get the FMTVs that I'm looking at...maybe, I'd buy...

I also don't think they were used in the M939 series trucks...or, perhaps, you were referring to the M915s and the like that David references.

Hey Dave, nice truck and welcome aboard!

I just spoke to John Winslow who picked up two trucks yesterday. He told me that they do have a ramp at Letterkenny, which confirmed what I remember. Regardless, I suggest you call to confirm and also to make sure you can use it.

Lane, have you thought about calling a wrecker company to help load the trailers? Also, I know they have a large forklift at Chambersburg. Maybe you can ask them to lift the trailers onto the semi-trailer. However, I always worry about damaging the trailers with such lifts. Maybe someone on...

Nope...but you'll know old fuel when you smell it. It smells like varnish. A recently running truck won't have old fuel in it.

It could have been converted to an A1 from a straight M939, but, if the data plate says it is an A1, I would bet it is. You still might not have the correct elbow gear.

Craig,your speedometer is off because the elbow gear attached the transfer case where the speedo cable attaches was designed to work with the 1100 X 20 tires. I would bet your truck was a straight M939 series and not an A1 and originally used these tires. You need to find the elbow gear that...

I've been caught in the trap of looking for trucks with low miles/hours, but the overall condition (both mechanically and cosmetically) is much more important since this can tell how hard it was used. I once got an M817 that came through a complete rebuild 4700 miles before I got it (or so said...

Jeff, I must have missed the part about you representing a truck in Vietnam.

Get a vinyl cab top. They have a flap that (partially) seals the back, top of the cab tub. It partially eliminates that draft that comes up the back of the cab top when driving in cold weather.

David, I'll take some pictures of me driving the truck around. Until I get some more...here are a few that you will recognize from the trip home. CLINTO: No, we did not paint the interior. It does not look like it in the BEFORE pics, but the cab inside was mint. The seats are still being...