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There are other differences. What about the driveshafts and rear wiring harness, for a couple of examples. The real point is the trucks are the same except the bed for the most part and I think that is what the guy was getting at. If he really wants more subtle differences, I can go...

Does it have the overdrive or direct drive tranny? The latter is MUCH more desirable to me in a truck as heavy as the wrecker. While the top speed is lower, you can actually run through all of the gears. A truck with a direct drive tranny runs about 46 MPH flat out. A truck with an OD tranny...

I thought, incorrectly apparently, that some were newer motors while others were older runs. I know that the color of the original motor in an M939A2 series, for example, denotes the rough year of the truck. In that case, at some time in 1991, they started using Cummins tan. Before that, they...

Nothing but the obvious assuming we are talking about the same obvious feature. ;)

Contact RANCHHOPPER. I bet Kevin has a CUCV or will find one for you. He is located near Chicago.

Congratulations, Cabell. Will we see the truck at Aberdeen this year?

That sure is a shame to cut that baby up. :-(

I will mention this to Jason as I will be talking with him tonight. He has gone to NYC. I think he wants his one wrecker to have a soft top, but I'll let him know.

Justin, I was referring to auction prices. Sure, you are definitely saving over retail, but, as you know as well as anyone, there are risks associated with buying from an auction and that is why you are saving money. I can't remember the last one I saw stateside to be truthful. I know there...

Jason, contact me. I may have a guy who wants one of the wreckers when they are done.

I would love to hear what the final tally for truck and shipping is. I contend the truck could have been purchased stateside for the same amount, but with less hassle. If you want help getting it out of there, a friend I know can assist...but he charges a fee...even to me.

Travis, that is what I was referring to. I had read somewhere that the tractors were either equipped with a midships recovery winch or the material handling crane, but not both. I further heard that the Patriot tractors were equipped with the midships winch. I heard that the other M983s with...

JIMBO, I am not sure I want to sell the 5th wheel since I'd like to keep it in case I switch back for some reason, or end up selling the truck (the future buyer may want to put it back to original). However, I do have a 5th wheel that I believe came off of a Freightliner (or so the description...

CLINTO, you could be right. I heard it from multiple people who probably all heard the same tale!

Travis, sorry about the A on the 8V92TA. I was a little too quick on the keys!

Yup...8V92TA. I know some don't like them, but it is the motor that came out so I tried to find the right one to go back in. It set me back some coin, but I think it was worth it. It was a zero mile motor (govt rebuild) with dyno specs.

Travis, it is not going to be a frame off restoration because the truck does not need it. A friend in FL is installing the motor and cleaning it up a bit for me. I would have liked to do the latter myself, but I don't have the equipment to install a motor. Rather than spend thousands moving...

You can find them if you want to pay the price. Or, you could pay someone to build one for you. I was doing that with an M978 fueler until I found my now-gone M977. I recently acquired an M983 Patriot tractor that only needed a motor and some TLC. I hope to have that truck ready by summer...

You just teased alot of guys who would love to own one! Thanks for the update! I love to hear about current equipment. With regard to your comments on the M151s, the problem with the M151 was not their propensity to roll over on certain turns. The problem was that someone sued the govt. and...

I agree with Lane and ABARKUS...the 3/4 ton trailer will work just fine. I have actually towed an M105 with a Blazer on level highways, but the truck does not really like this weight and the trailer really slants forward. The M416 is really the only trailer that the military deemed safe for...