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Wow big thanks 73m819 for that IP fuel tip, and light bulb source. Yeah I guess a hydraulic filter will be added in the future, no rush. When shifting into First-Reverse I do hear a very audible "pufftssst" of air. Now a question for Sir Doyle and company: What would be an appropriate ratio...

43.7" OD instead of the G186s 44.4" diameter

m139h20truck: The tires are Goodyear G186 12.00x20.00 Tube Type Radials. Max PSI is 120 and maximum load on single is 8,210lbs. They are 16ply. The spare is also a 12x20 but is a Powertrak and tread is different as well as being pretty cracked and dry rotted. Goodyear does make new ones but...

More Questions: 7.) What is the amber sealed beam light for on the driver's side fender? 8.) Two out of the three boom spotlights work. Are new sealed beam lamps easily obtained?

BTW when we got it home and played with the crane we found out why the boom was described as "slow" by the police impound guys. THEY DIDN'T LUBE OR SERVICE ANYTHING ON IT!!! When the boom was extended or retracted it skipped and was jittery. Mmmm...Grease..lots of it.

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Wow what an adventure, Its a 1971 AMGeneral M819W/W Arrived at the place around 8AM Saturday and started charging the batts while my brother took care of the paper work (Its his truck.) Batteries showed 16V after charging for a while and tried to crank. The engine rotated about 1°. We...

RE: questions Thanks for all the well wishes, I am assembling my "master recovery kit" with kitchen sink for tommorrow. Thanks papercu for the insight. Both tanks will get some bug juice. The truck's story is: Only owner after mil service was county police impound yard. I can't imagine...

RE: Re: M819/M246 Ops Questions Wow thanks BFR for those pics. They illustrate exactly what I was asking. Very cool. Bjorn, I too was leaning towards a quality hydraulic oil with cold weather abilities. Thanks for the confirmation.

Hello, I wanted to run a few wrecker/NHC250 specific questions by you guys. I have searched this site extensively, downloaded and absorbed the TMs and Ops manuals but still have a few questions: 1.) To prime the fuel system, the Ops says to use the hand priming pump on the dash. Can the...