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I paid $600 for an M101A3 that had just been painted with new fiberglass racks, metal bows, and a 3-color cargo cover at Lejeune about a year or so ago. I was happy to get it for that price and I still am.

Bite the bullet and hire a wrecker to load the truck(s) on a step deck trailer. It costs about $300-700 depending upon your location and the amount of time the wrecker will be there.

None of the M939 series trucks came with ABS, not even the M939A2s. HALFTRACK has an M925A2 to prove it and I have had other A2s without ABS. There was an MWO for ABS that was to be applied to all M939 series trucks, but some trucks must have slipped by for whatever reason because I have gotten...

I have an M923 with a brand new NHC250 that got 10 MPG driving back from SC to MD. The motor, and the running gear for that matter, are new so I think that had something to do with it. I have seen 6-8 MPG in various periodicals over the years. I am not sure what is meant by "hard shifts."...

Whoops! Sorry 'bout that. It definitely is a 250. I just was typing too quickly and should have proofread my post.

To echo what VTDEUCEDRIVER said, I had an M543A2 with the direct drive transmission (no overdrive) and I was only able to go about 46 mph without really stressing the truck. The direct drive transmission leads to slower road speeds, but I like it better than the overdrive transmission as I...

The 8.3 6CTA motor in the M939A2 is actually considered the "small" motor. It is just larger (approximately 505CI) than a deuce motor (478CI). The motor in the older M939 series truck was the NHC 250 (855CI).

The switch is not on the dash like on an M35A2 or an M939 series truck. It is a lever on the floor near the shifter. It is the smaller lever under the dash to the right of the others.

Personally, I don't think a 12V starter is going to last long once you send 24V to it. I believe it will spin twice as fast as it was designed to.

The truck sold two or so years back. It was sold somewhere in the mid-west. I believe it was either Oklahoma or Kansas.

I should also say that I saved the pictures as an M920. I am not sure if that is the chassis that was used here, but that is what it said in the listing. I realize there is no pusher axle showing. Perhaps, they modified the truck by removing the pusher axle.

Here are the pictures that I promised.

I wanted it too, but did not even bid. Last I saw, it was around $1200.

Great responses so far. WRECKERMAN has some great thoughts on the trucks. Unless you add 1600s, the M818s will be hard pressed to get to 60 mph for extended periods. If you add 1600s, you will lose power (torque). The M916s and M920s are rated at like 58 mph and they will do it. The M915s...

How are you planning to make money? Are you pulling log trailers out of the woods? If so, the M818 or M931/M932 would suffice. Are you hoping to pull log trailers out of the woods and then 100 miles to a logging mill on a highway? Then, the M916/M920 would be a better fit. In the end, it...

BOBBED, I just saw in your signature that you bought a truck from John Winslow. He has a really nice former USN Seabees M925A2 at his place. Fresh CARC paint...winch...rust free...fuel burning heater (probably not a selling point for you in FL). Call him. He told me he was negotiable.

It depends upon the truck. Assuming you are talking about retail from the ebay reference, I'd say that $10-16K should do it. The prices have come down in the last several months. There was a long time where you could not touch a nice M923A2 for less than $20K.

Also, please remember, I (and others) am not telling someone the things that people can and can't do. The rules ARE. I (and others) are just pointing out the rules. If you disagree with the rules, PM the owner of this site to discuss them. They are not my rules. They are the site's rules...

I specifically quoted Richard's "good deeds" quote. That was not done to call him out. It was to respond to something he said. He figured I could take disagreement from him...which I could...and I disagreed with him. I respect Richard. I have personally phoned him to ask for advice and I'd...

I was under the impression that, while Chris is the ultimate authority, the moderators are here to police things. With that said, I also was under the impression that the membership of this site was to help police things ourselves. PM Chris. See what he'd prefer. As I said, I used to get...