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I can't swear to it, but these wreckers seem to be the exception in the military fleet. I feel sure there is some sort of inspection that gets done - but most of these trucks seem to have been lightly customized to the (by the?) crew that operated it. I haven't seen any with a 5 Disk CD...

Thanks @Csm Davis ! I had tossed the spades overboard yesterday upon recommendation of @simp5782 . They were a LOT lighter than I expected. I walked out back and gave your idea the evil eye... Seems like a heck of a plan! The only thing that I see as a possible "aww crap" are the wires to...

Alright nitrox2595 ... This post was back in 2016. Are you tired of it yet? Looks like a heck of a toy!

Yeah well... I am still overly cautious. It is bad enough to repair something that is broken. It is REALLY BAD when you (meaning me) broke it for no good reason.

I was pretty excited when I discovered it. It was an old thread, but I got plenty of good from it! There definitely are an awful lot of helpful people here...

I was amazed at how heavy that access cover was! I recruited help to lift it down to the ground. Seeing how beefy it is, chances are I could have just shoved it off onto the ground - but sure as heck - something would have warped or bent. I have enough troubles without ME creating more! I...

I am "bent" that this thing isn't going to dribble hydraulic oil all the time. I believe I have a leak in the packing on the Jib cylinder. That was what I was planning to investigate when the hose popped. I think most of my pain is from it sitting. The socks are actually shop rags. Company...

I have never been to the Dakota's. I would imagine it would be pretty miserable in the winter with the wind whipping across the open ground. The old cowboy movies show it that way. I started working at a place that used MV's to construct steel high lines in 1983. I knew a lot about gas...

I noticed the AK in your handle and the Fairbanks, Alaska for a location. I would imagine the heated spit valves would be a requirement up there. We have a few days of freezing weather every winter - but nothing like what you get. It just really seemed odd to me that air tank drains were...

I have had it for about 6 weeks now. The outriggers were (are) rusted into the body. The back two came out eventually. The front two are still stubbornly in place. I have resorted to a hacksaw blade on a saws-all. I have worn out several blades... Lots of penetrating fluid. I am using a...

That "under the bumper" mounting is a really SLICK idea! Funny how it works... I had no idea about weight. They looked big and heavy, so I just kept walking around and stepping over them. Over-thinking it I guess. I presumed ground anchors were made out of the same heavy pipe as the boom...

Would you mind snapping a picture of the top of your M936 boom? How specifically the Land Anchors are affixed to it is my interest. I have seen a LOT of the spades up on top - but no decent pictures of the brackets. I am getting PD tired of climbing over mine - and all I am doing is replacing...

Yes grasshopper!

tie6044, you have enough "kids" to start a ball team! Eighteen (+2) is a bunch of iron. You could glue all 18 of them together and have a 45 ton... That looks like one more happy dog in the picture too ;-) Can't say for sure, but I think I would have had a good time just getting to drive...

Thanks Wes! I have them on the way. ebay was 25% less than napa online.

My M936 seems to be configured just like all the other 939 Series so far as the air system is concerned. On the passenger side, I have 4 (looks like radiator petcocks). I guess they haven't been opened in a while... Sprayed them down with WD-40 and let them sit. Still no go. So a pair of...

It really is a gorgeous truck. Until I saw yours I hadn't been able to understand the WHY anybody would want to go from 6 or 10 wheels on the ground to 4. The idea of bobbed truck just didn't do it for me. This really is the exception. It looks like a pickup truck on steroids. You...

Definitely a FIRST CLASS rework! So, do you have a set of rock lights planned for it? Not so much for crawling over rocks - but for the "wow factor"...

Thanks JonM934 That is pretty good looking! Nice field of view. Definitely understand the brightness thing. I could imagine doing the same thing. I crank the brightness way down on my phone GPS for that exact reason... I just feel the need to glance into that big space behind the truck...

Thanks simp5782 . I looked. I tried search. Not quite sure why I didn't find it - but I appreciate the help! I had no trouble finding the TM for the other 989...