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I have been told that they used different types of wood. I have seen red oak. I cut apart a set of troop seats that were worn out and brought the wood to the lumber yard and the guy there told me it was red oak. It was definitely red in color. I actually thought it was redwood, but I was...

I have spoken to guys that have dealt with Schott's and I've been told that the owner, with whom you must deal, is not a real personable guy. Basically, he has more money than he knows what to do with...and he'd rather sit on the trucks than negotiate a price. There are no negotiations on his...

Kenny, thanks for the kind words. Another thing for people to consider is their skill as a mechanic. If you are mechanically inclined...as is Kenny (and many others on this list)...you can have the confidence to drive long distances knowing that you can probably fix whatever might go wrong. A...

I've driven many and had many shipped. It all depends upon the location of the truck. I've gone as far as South Carolina (from MD) to retrieve a truck. A lot of it depends upon the faith that you have in the truck. I've purchased several trucks from Joe Young, for example. I'd trust his...

If I can help in anyway, I'm located in Olney, MD...between the Capital Beltway (495), I270, and I70. My phone # is 301-774-3105.

Peter, They mount directly to the cab. The mounting hardware should come with the kit.

Red Devils Dude, That yellowish-brown color is field drab and Gillespie makes a good approximation of the color. Good luck!

The M978 is coming along. We've got the reelbox on the back. We've mounted the fuel tank. My friend is finishing up the wiring. All the brakes and lines have been redone. We still need to find a donor motor. We've either located motors that were in the right price range that were rough, or...

Beautiful truck, Rick. Good luck with it!

IF you go the M813 route as Kenny suggests, I have a knuckle boom off of an M977 HEMTT. It is complete. It is rated to lift 4500 pounds within 9 feet...2500 pounds out to 19 feet. I paid $5K for the M977 that I WAS going to build. Since I bought a complete M977, I no longer need it. If you...

Painkiller, Really nice truck. Priest Rules!!!

Is it too late to register? I live in Maryland...fairly close to Dave Olchak. Where would I meet up with you guys? The reason I hesitated to register was because, if I remember correctly, the convoy brings you guys to the show late in the day on Thursday. It might be fun, though, if I can...

Very, VERY cool pictures. Post more if you have them. Do you think the extra weight of the body is a help or a hindrance off-road? I would have thought the latter...but I don't have much experience off-roading with a deuce.

Dieselsmoke, You could get an M172A1 25 ton lowboy. The only problem with them is that they are overwidth (114" wide). I've had one and they towed nicely behind my M52A1 and M932. The cool thing is they have a removeable kingpin that can either be used with the 10 ton tractor (or M911) or...

Nice truck. It sounds as though you did well. What's up with the exhaust stack? It looks a little taller than normal, but maybe it is just the picture. Is that a muffler on there. Good luck with your new purchase.

In my honest opinion, $4K for that truck was WAY too much. That definitely was an older truck...as evidenced by the headlights (lower) and the fact that it has the sprag t-case. The only reason the truck went that high was because it looked pretty and had a vinyl cargo cover. GL vs...

Sniper, You have a very cool website. I really like that Bombardier!

I had an M813A1 with the same problem. I replaced the gauge and the sending unit and never fixed the problem. For some reason, it appeared that it was warming up on the gauge twice as fast (and warm) as it really was. I did the same thing...checked the motor with a laser temperature gauge and...

So...did you get the truck?

Hmmm...come to think of it...that might be the hi/lo heater control switch. If it is, I've never seen one mounted there. Pretty cool.