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For your truck, you need to bring it to a DOT inspection station, not one for cars and pickups. You will also need to apply for a TXDMV number and a USDOT number for the truck. If you convert the tractor to a flatbed, you will need Texas Truck plates for the GVW of a 5 ton, which is empty wt...
Welcome and congrats on entering the HMMWV prototype club. I have AM General's #16. There was an article in Popular Mechanics 1984 I think it is that has info on all three.
Last couple of GSA ex-VFD trucks I have bought, I have managed to track down what VFD they came from and made contact with the dept. Lots of war stories. "That truck single-handedly extinguished a 100 acre wildfire . . ." Part of the truck's provenance I guess.
The driveshaft problem was solved 100% fleet-wide back in the 90's. Stewart and Stevenson had to go to the field and replace bellhousings and driveshafts on 100% of delivered vehicles. A "D" was stamped on the VIN plate to denote that. (There is a thread here on that subject). The A1 came...
My guess it had a slide in brush truck tank unit with a small gas engine. The bed power was to crank the engine. The front sprayers would be to suppress on the fly. Looks like yours was a base 880? Didn't get bo lights or 24 volt kits.
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