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I'm glad to hear that rayzer! and thanks a bunch for that piece of advice M543A2. I was working on the truck all day today and got quite a bit done on the interior, finding leaks, powerwashing the truck, greasing lots of zerks, changing the air filter and air compressor intake filter etc. I also...

Oh jeeze, I hope I don't have to pull all of that apart. I feel like soaking the whole thing in penetrating oil just in case though. Are all of the soft hoses NPT? I know the hard lines are that ermeto or whatever it is, but pipe thread is easy. The Napa in town that I worked at builds hoses, I...

There is definitely some hydraulic leaks because when I used it I ended up with a puddle under the truck, not a big one but none the less.

vtdeucedriver, that would be amazing, I brought the truck home today and inspected the lines and a few are looking iffy. That adapter sounds like a great idea too Recovery4x4, that would make life simple. The truck drove the short 30 mile trip quite well for how long it has been sitting. It...

Where does one find the ermeto threaded fittings should I need to? I don't like the look of this hood either but it sure is nice to work on. Maybe if I could find the hood, fenders, side panels, and grille of a regular 5 ton I could make a tilt forward version with them that looks original...

I believe that they are the long boom jacks for heavy stationary lifting. That boom extension with the man bucket also comes with the truck but I am a little skeptical of it so I will definitely test it out with weight before I ever get in the bucket if I ever need to. Also, has anybody seen...

Sweet, thanks for the reply on the cable. I was looking today and found a sweet deal on a 100' roll of 1/2" 27,000lb break strength cable so that's great to hear.

Yes, about the front bumper anyways, it may end up red, black, and a bit of yellow because it is going to be a company truck for my new business I am starting and those are my company colors. I will probably build a new sweet bumper for it because my buiness is metal working so it will be great...

I have just purchased a 1953 M-62 with the Mack engine, within the first half hour of touching it, I had the brakes bled, the fluids topped, and was cruising it around the guy's place where I bought it. Everything seems to be in really great shape especially considering I got it for well under...