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Gents, Mice have been bad this winter! Started the 925 up, turned on the heater….smelled awful (mixture of mice piss and burnt plastic). Opened the hood up, found this (post cleaning the engine off): Plastic from the liner had melted onto to the exhaust header…..took a bit to scrape that...

Just happened to notice this on our site! Very cool. I’m a hobbyist. I have a Fadal VMC 15, use Fusion 360 for code, make parts for friends and neighbors (farmers). Helped pay my way through school on a Bridgeport and Leblond lathe (learned programming in late 80’s, early 90’s).

Gentlemen, An auction site I regularly visit had a “surprise” listing that I rarely see.....military equipment. I called the seller, stated the equipment was acquired through a government program (likely through Ft McCoy in WI), maintained by the municipality since acquisition, used mostly in...

I got one! I’ve been eyeballing these for years....finally pulled the trigger.....and I might be ready to take a bite of the #2 sandwich (Unit DOA). But first, the filters you’ll need on the MEP 362 - primary & secondary fuel.....and a gearbox filter. The primary fuel filter is the...

Gents, Was doing a little work on the 925 (pulled leaking heater core to fix, hit all the grease zerks, topped off fluids)....and noticed this: Broke this particular clamp on both sides (bolt is still in there, just pinched.....looks like it sheared at the head). Thoughts on cause? I use...

Added a 62 Gallon Transfer tank/storage box to the genset over the past weekend. I had been looking for a pick up bung to use on the tank and remembered the genset came with one! (along with a screw in copper tube). Modified the tube to about 1/2” from bottom of tank, ran the hose (also came...

Gentlemen, I've recently finished a 3 + year refurbish on an old Galion 150A crane. I'm in the final stages of "break in" on all the repairs....and need to do a heavy lift (15 tons). Our trucks weigh just under that, but looking at the lifting points in the rear.........not sure of a good way...

A few pictures I took of a neighbor's tractor engine. He needed help "diagnosing" why his tractor wouldn't start, so helped him figure it out: ran it our out of coolant, and kept running until this happened: Yes, that's molten aluminum on the sleeve walls. Check your coolant.

I couldn't figure out why my snow plow switch (to a Haldex hydraulic pump) wasn't working......until I looked in the battery box (M925) and found this....(see if you can see it in the 1st picture). They built a nest after coming in through the battery box vent hole (which now post mice is...

I made the mother of all mistakes, and assumed my M817 was filled with Dot 5...it wasn't. So I opened the TM for switching from Dot 3 to Dot 5 (TB 43-0002-87) and followed the steps. As there is nothing more critical in our trucks with a single circuit brake system, I'm asking for any...

I've been refurbishing a non-green diesel toy (2 stroke diesel).......and needed a reason to test out the hydraulic repairs. We picked up this M105 at Ft. McCoy last week. Having fun!

I'm sure this has been done, though how do you change a 500-600Lb tire on the side of the road (16R20)? I spent a good hour going through our site and couldn't seem to find a thread on this. I'm prepared with an engine hoist, 20 ton bottle jack, 4x4 cribbing, air hose with glad hand, 3/4"...

I went to start the M817 this weekend and saw a shower of fireworks through the floor. I removed the access panel, checked the connections......and noticed the battery connection at the solenoid had melted around the eye connector. The 2nd wire (same terminal) had burned/corroded 1/2 of the...

Started the M925 up yesterday, jumped out of the cab to move some snow while it warmed up.......and came back to what could only be the emergency relief valve opening on the system (very distinct sound....like letting the air out of a balloon). I jumped in the cab, looked at the gauges, and...

We just recovered a Mep 002 from Jefferson City Mo last weekend and had some time to go through it today. The oil was fresh as can be, the diesel tank looked brand new (along with the fuel......nothing on the bottom of the tank)........though the batteries were shot (would not take a charge)...

Gentlemen, With my winch off the truck, I figured this would be a great time to re-seal the hydraulic motor and adapter (as the current seals disintegrated when removing them from the winch). Does anyone know where I could source these? Possible rebuild/refurbish kit? Thank you

Removed the winch last night and wanted to see if I missed a step I didn't pick up in the technical manual. The manual stated to remove the winch lifting from the front, though I couldn't seem to clear the front rollers....so I removed them. I also found the hydraulic motor hard to get at...

After e-mailing S.S. member "autoshopteacher", who provided invaluable advice on a snow plow for the 5 ton, it became "necessary" to start this project for the 925 (aren't they all "necessary"...?). Picked this plow up at an auction I won this week (11 foot, 2000Lb's, lots of rust....waiting...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I've had a lot of great experiences with S.S. member vendors ( Recovery4x4, 3dAngus, vintageiron, lancerobson, chief919) and the quality of product purchased. I recently was looking for a spare tire and rim for the M817 (Michelin 16R20...