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  1. NDT

    Stuck on the inner seal!

    Tap on the bearing with a wooden dowel?
  2. NDT

    FMTV Highway Speed

    Looks like we are about to see lots of these on the market. I have zero exposure to these trucks except for touring the S&S plant back in the 90's. My question is: New member "ragingbear" reports that his M1078 seems to max out at 50 mph, with comfortable cruising speed of 45. Do other...
  3. NDT

    Deuce VIN Question

    You're OK. What they are looking for is evidence you welded up the old numbers and stamped in new ones. Rust and old paint are clues you have not done this.
  4. NDT

    New to me M54A2, and a few ?'s

    How cool is that. So the 5159866 is the Army registration number that would have been painted on the hood. And the VIN is 674. Glad to learn something new.
  5. NDT

    Deuce VIN Question

    Leave it be, you want it to look unmolested.
  6. NDT

    Deuce VIN Question

    That's your VIN and yes it is stamped into the metal.
  7. NDT

    M871A3 availability?

    Very few have come out of GL and they brought BIG money.
  8. NDT

    M113 track question

    Interested, PM sent.
  9. NDT

    New to me M54A2, and a few ?'s

    Welcome to Steelsoldiers. Keep looking around the handle area for the vin, it may be stamped lightly. The missing bracket means you have the steering upgrade. There was a large casting bolted there before. The number on your main data plate looks to be the VIN, more or less. I believe the...
  10. NDT

    My new to me M38a1

    That M38A1 has so much CJ5 stuff on it that it must have forgotten it was in the army at one time. Looks solid though.
  11. NDT

    tow bar storage mount

    I bought one of CBR's mounts and I can tell you if the gov't had bought this they would have paid $2000. It is first rate.
  12. NDT

    Big air compressor id??

    Ingersoll Rand and Schramm come to mind.
  13. NDT

    M1078 gear change transmission program

    Welcome. I toured the Stewart and Stevenson plant years ago, and I remember as we careened around the test track, the driver telling us that the truck CAN be reprogrammed to go faster. Since that plant is now closed, those people that knew how to do this have been scattered to the wind. I...
  14. NDT

    need a pickup of two shoebox size items at gl okc

    That is a job for OKC Auction Service. Pickup appointments are a week out at GL OKC. Your only hope is to have OKC Auction see if they can sweet talk someone.
  15. NDT

    OK City pick ups on fridays?

    I was on hold for 45 minutes. They said they were really backed up. One week for and appointment for me too.
  16. NDT

    2.5 ton rockwell how much can it take?

    I'll chime in. My deuce tractor runs 185 hp LDS and I used to gross 50,000 GCWR and run 55 mph. The Rockwells would just about be glowing after hours on end. The axles can handle significant hp and torque in spurts, but the heat buildup is what kills them for OTR use with big power and weight.
  17. NDT

    Fording Part Identification

    That is for the G749!!!! (M135 M211 etc). RARE AS HENS TEETH!!! Attaches to the pipe in the cab dash board.
  18. NDT

    Db2 IP rebuild vs purchase new/refurb

    Yes, I dropped off my trashed DB2 and got back my rebuilt unit. Not sure how things would work out if you needed a housing. That might be why the Stanadyne quote was so high.
  19. NDT

    M916 5th wheel swap

    The 2" oscillating unit looks like it uses the same slider base as the 3.5" unit? Maybe you can just switch out the top part, i.e. the trunnions and the plate? Some study of the Holland Hitch online catalog might shed some light on this. Would be cheaper than buying the 2" plate new.
  20. NDT

    Db2 IP rebuild vs purchase new/refurb

    Diesel Pump & Injector in Houston did mine for $500 and change. dieselpumpinjector.com They do UPS'd in pumps all day long.
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