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  1. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    Matching trailer For emmado22, yes we did realize that the tractor and trailer may have been a matched set and even better we know where both the tractor and trailer have been based and traveled. My neighbor here in Colorado and fellow club member drove my tractor pulling this trailer and...
  2. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    Dave if look very closely you can us jettisoning excess per diem checks :}
  3. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    Lugnut markings Here is a close up of the markings many Colorado units used. We saw lots of trucks marked like this. Easy to see if a lugnut has loosened. The Dec 03 on the hub was the bearing service date. My tractor had relatively recent maintenance done. I repainted the wheels and put...
  4. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    Dave, in the late 80's we taught defensive air combat maneuvering with P-3's against F-16's and F-15's because of intercepts by fighters of the unfriendly countries in the Med. Mostly Libya and Algeria. Those flights were a blast to say the least. The avitar picture was nothing. The...
  5. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    RE: One more set of pics For Kenny, dumping the air would have brought the trailer down to ABOUT where the crossbeam was. We are going to remount the crossbeam 12" higher to ensure it clears next time. The only way I know to dump the air (after truck disconnect) is to open the air tank drain...
  6. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    One more set of pics Here's some more
  7. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    More pics Here are some more pictures. One note, we found the original delivery receipt from the factory to the Colorado National Guard in Golden, CO under a file cabinet. Will try to get a shot of that for a later post. Phil
  8. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    RE: Goofed up the trailer Designation Jay we were at lunch at Burger King on base with the truck and trailer when you stopped by. Phil
  9. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    Goofed up the trailer Designation The trailer is a M971 not what I put in the original post. Its officially called a SEMITRAILER, VAN: SATELLITE TERMINAL OPERATOR, 10-TON, 4 WHEEL, XM971E2 (2330-01-163-5025) SEMITRAILER, VAN: SATELLITE TERMINAL MAINTENANCE & SUPPLY, 10-TON, 4 WHEEL, XM971E3 Phil
  10. 70deuce

    Cool trailer and M35 parts truck recovery

    Got a serious rig now. We drove 70 miles south to Ft. Carson with my M818 and a friends M35A2 to pick up a 38 foot M9171 ex data center trailer minus the computers but full of some serious electrical distribution equipment and picked up another M35A2 parts truck. The trailer has air bag...
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