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4 digit VIN sounds correct, you have an early (XM) truck. That electric pump is a pricy item, you might consider replacing it with a newer 24 volt in line pump. Part numbers are rarely stamped into the parts, you will need the TM (Technical Manuals) for the truck, the parts book is called...

You have a M211 or XM211. The main data plates are around, I've got a few. The serial number (VIN) is on the frame near the LH knee action shock. Sand the paint off in that area and report the serial number back to us. The bed you are missing is the same as the M35A2 bed that everyone on...

The gasket is correct. You will have to get several NBPD officers to sit on the leading edge of the top and it should pop down onto the windshield frame. Most hard top applications have thru bolts not pins that hold down the top to the windshield.

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer: "Hi, I see you do not have your vehicle identified with DOT markings?" You: "My vehicle GVW is 21,198 so I do not fall under DOT rules". Officer "Really, let's take a look at your rating plate, hmm, empty weight 21198, carrying capacity 5 tons, so GVW...

A batch of jet pumps supposedly for the Viet Nam era PBR "Patrol Boat River" sold today on GL for around $3000 ea. Was the GL description accurate or were these really for the bridge erection boat?

Find another motor. The 895 is not hard to come by. Red River Equipment used to have dozens in the can.

Should be a different rate for case (4 gallons). Try Rapco, they are the biggest supplier of Gillespie.

Has anyone found some really high quality bushings for the wiper linkage? The crap ones from the "help" section at the auto parts are constantly crumbling on me at the worst time. Better yet, has anyone designed a better way to attach the linkages?

5 ton means over 26,000 GVW, that falls under TXDOT rules regardless of use, min liablity is 500,000. I use Progessive Commercial, but it took some sweet talking by my agent to get them to write a policy for an army truck.

Search "686 tan". Lots of info here.

Looks good. I put Firestone Transforce on my M1031, a close match to the original Firestone Steeltex. Around $100 ea.

Do you have a 900 series 5 ton? I think plenty of bidders may have thought these would fit a deuce based on the "Landmark Manufacturing" data plate incorrect information. If so they will be plenty annoyed.

???? There are at least 3 vendors that make soft tops all day long (Beachwood Canvas, New Life Canvas and Weebee Webbing), they run about $300. Also, the hard top is MUCH louder than the soft top in my opinion. If you keep your truck under cover the soft tops will last for many years.

That is a regular M886 Ambulance. All the branches used them. A little pricy, not sure if the wheels and tires are anything outstanding. These things are heavy and get extra poor fuel economy, but make great camping rigs.

Can you upload this to Steel Soldiers so we can all read it?

The big boys (Southeastern Equipment, Memphis Equipment, etc) know it's just a matter of time before Uncle Sam will issue a rfq to buy them back. Still 27 grand is a lot of cash to have sitting in the warehouse on speculation.

Agreed. In the amount of time you will spend fighting with everyone, you can just replace the bent part. Stuff getting f...ed up on DRMO yards is a fact of life. Y'all know that.

From the looks of things GL had another meltdown on the 3rd floor. It has happened before, employees get so overwhelmed that they just give up. Two words: Temp agency.

The vent lines are there for a reason: the distributor will fail without the ventilation!

Looks great. Only nit pick is the hood star is pointing the wrong direction.