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What is really crazy is that maint equipment, M1031s, M185 shop vans, etc do not even require a EUC.

You will have two problems: Bad gas and iffy brakes. The GMCs never got silicone brake fluid, so all 12 wheel cylinders are likely a rusted, stuck, leaky mess. The gas tank has a in-tank pump with filter membranes around it, which tend to get gummed up and hinder flow. If the tank has bad...

Sounds like the control handle.

That is not correct, they are made of aluminum. They cannot be sold to the public because they do not conform to DOT standards of side impact protection, etc.

I like it. Is the tailgate cut in or is it factory? Could be a M38A1C recoilless rifle carrier if the tailgate opening is really nice. You also have the fording kit valves. The serial is also on a data plate on the RH sponson right behind the passenger seat.

That is as nice as they come! MD Juan makes the floors and end panels, not very expensive. I would have bought that in a heartbeat!

When I bought my M915 at Wright Patterson, before I even bid on it I had a several plans to recover it. I contacted a heavy duty wrecker company near there and had firm quotes to tow the truck off the base and store it at a lot. I also had plane ticket/hotel costs if I decided to fly in/drive...

OK, PorscheTech, your chance to join the 915 club is coming up, maybe Santa will bring you one the day after Christmas. Or, do like the rest of us and give that ole credit card a workout.

M931, A1 or A2? I can't tell. I agree, wow . . .

That's the second time those truck have been offered for sale. They are the sisters to the trucks sold at Wright Patterson earlier this year, only these gave their vital organs to become M915A4's. They are from the Illinois National Guard.

In a nutshell: The injector squirts a stream of fuel into a cup in the top of the piston. As it evaporates from the cup, it burns and expands, pushing the piston down. Conventional diesels inject a mist into the cylinder that burns immediately. The evaporation lag is what allows the engine...

Whoa!! I think it would be beyond cool if the active army started using Steel Soldiers as a reference info/idea exchange site!!! Don't discourage it!

Glad hands are the same for service/emergency, attached to the truck or hose. There will be a bucket of them at any truck parts supply house. Cost about $4. 1/2" female NPT threads.

Couple things guys: Can you share the contact info for the "commercial outfit" that loaded you guys out? Others may need that in the future. Looks like there is lots more to come out of there. Did the pictures come from the reserve base where the 105A3's are? Also, for those of us that paid...

Read the "deuce vs excavator" thread. The exacavator slid off the ramps while getting loaded on a trailer. I would not want to be on a dozer 40" off the ground trying to load into a 5 ton bed. At some point the machine will "break over" and at that point you have little control. It is even...

That's one of the A2s that received the ROPS kit it would appear. Those were installed in the mid-1980's. Right after that, the fleet was surplused, by 100% demil, and by that I mean the body had to be squashed flat. Hmm, this one escaped that fate, wonder how that happened? :twisted:

Pressing in and out deuce torque rod ends is easy with a small hydraulic press and a section of 3" OD 1/4" wall steel tubing. If you don't have any of this around, you can order a 1 ft piece from Mc Master Carr for $33.00. P/N is 7767T731.

Excellent MV sleuthing there, Salafrae! I'm highly impressed. You are getting up to speed fast!

Exceptional paint work. The real CARC looks SO much better than the Gillespie substitute.