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No, we tied the rear axle to make the long haul home easier (see my avatar)...along with removing the drive shafts. To my knowledge, the LaFrance trucks were not used in the Pershing program, only the Fords (xm757 etc), the MAN and lastly the Oshkosh HEMTT road tractor w/crane.

Had to check may old mail to remind myself of the question regarding the fuel line markings. Not important, but was wondering about the left and right side fuel line labeling, #14 or 14L and 14R, since the tractor version didn't have two tanks from the beginning based on some photographs from...

That is what I thought too, but at closer examination it turns out that the bed was homemade. Here are a few images of the recovery back in '06. The cab top and bed were removed at the site to lighten it for the flat tow home ( the deuce and 8x8 still weighed in at over 36,000 lb for the 1,000...

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A couple of images going back to the sixties. Edit: Added spec info. Note: tire size 16-20 actually is 16/70-20 or 405/70-20

Bryan, don't know what gave you the impression that commercial components were used, far from it, the m656/xm757 series trucks were built from scratch to military specifications. The all aluminum cab is designed to have the boyancy to keep the front of the vehicle above water and it's not a...