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Reminds me of a Military Vehicles Magazine article I read awhile ago where there's a fellow who also lives on a little island who has a DUKW for moving supplies back and forth from the main land.

This is the first time I've read about this. I'd totally expect to get hamburgered if I roll my truck. I'm glad he made it out fine! Good luck with the repairs!

I recommend getting at least a 1:64 gear ratio multiplier. If you use a torque wrench with it - a 1/4" drive will do! - add 20% to the torque setting to account for slop in the gear train. For reference, Snap-On torque multipliers have 15% slop.

With a standard/shallow socket the reaction arm should be able to rest against another lug nut on the adjacent wheel stud.

I don't think it actually has a brand. It has a generic description for a name - I'll have to check in my shop tomorrow. It's very similar to the one that @banditt1979 showed there. The Chinese ones on Amazon seem to be the same basic tool but may come with different sockets. The torque...

I used a Chinese-made cast-iron torque multiplier a friend of mine got on Amazon to loosen and torque all the clamp ring nuts on my truck's wheels as well as the lug nuts - 450 ft-lbs max. It works great!

The last time someone had a problem like this, it was a fuel-related issue: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m923a2-starts-only-with-ether-and-stalls-when-put-into-gear.178548/ The solution for this member's problem is in post #58. Your problem might have a different cause, but reading...

Ya know what... The axle shaft should've come out with the hub cap, right? It doesn't look like anything sheared off, so I'm guessing it was modified.

I think the older trucks like yours didn't come from the factory with windshield washers, so they would've been added on as a kit of sorts. I haven't seen kits like that with self-tapping screws or stuff like that. Everything gets bolted together with a separate nut.

The hubs on the rear axle are flipped to run singles that can track on the same line as the front wheels. My truck was actually set up like that from the factory being an M35A3, and the M34 trucks were also built like that. The hub and drum should pull off just like the non-flipped setup the...

The closest free PDF I could find was a service manual for transmissions up to the MT653. I have no idea what the difference is between the MT653 and MT654 besides the version number (the last digit in the model number). The MT654 might have some different component design or features that the...

I was wondering about that too! But I didn't see a fill cap on it. Then again I haven't looked at the one on my truck lately to remember if it had a separate fill cap.

Where is that box mounted? Somewhere in the cab?

I agree with this mostly because I've read about how some VFDs were looking to buy a deuce with plans to totally overload it with water. 5-tons definitely make better water tankers since they are more - trucky? - than the deuce (I tell people the M35 is pretty much the baby of US military cargo...

I got a couple fixed steps with my truck, but never installed them. I just use a folding step ladder or stool to get up on the front bumper, and go from there.

I think I found the section you need to look at for the hose part. I hope this helps!

Find the NSN for that hose in the parts TM and Google the number. A few parts websites will have specs on that hose so you can identify a suitable replacement.

I put 395s on my M35A3 last year and haven't noticed any weird vibration or other balance-related issues. I figured that they might not manifest if I only top out at 50 MPH. Are all sizes of XZL like that?

That truck looks sharp! What's it going to be hauling?

That makes me want to explore the French countryside. Last time I was there I only visited Paris via Eurostar, but there's so much more to the country than that! I stayed in the English countryside and never went to London or any of those big cities. Time to plan another trip across the pond...