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  1. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    The truck has quite the history, it transported tanks across the desert during Operation Desert Storm. Was in the 471st transportation company , driven by Sgt Robbin Titus. Here is the thread about the truck https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mack-rd822sx.145915/ It is a 1985 Mack...
  2. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Wireless remote is actually not all that costly these days. The problem is how to make it all work. In a ideal world, you'd just swap out the hyd valve stack with solenoid valves, but it's not that easy on the M1000. Everything is hard piped to the valve stack, and it is pretty tight quarters...
  3. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    He's actually adjusting the level. When moving something that heavy and that tall, you really have to watch your trailer level, when traveling over uneven terrain. There is actually a framing level laying on the deck, and he is watching it and adjusting accordingly. For the military uses, they...
  4. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Here is a good pic from Huntsville Utilities, where we moved the transformer at Redstone Arsenal.
  5. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    I don't know why the one pic is upside down. I tried to fix it but didn't have any luck.
  6. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Moved another transformer this week at Redstone Arsenal. 190,000 lbs.
  7. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    No plans for a M1070, that old Mack didn’t even know there was a load back there.
  8. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Hauled our first load today on the M1000. 175,000 lb load, 250,000 lb gross.
  9. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    When I was out there taking those pictures, Dad was trying to get me to video it in a turn, but it was fixing to rain and I didn't get around to it. It takes some training to pull the thing. You figure out real quick that if you take a turn like a normal tractor/trailer you'll wind out running...
  10. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    I've still got them, and all you have to do is install to pins to put them back on, but the vast majority of stuff we haul will be loaded/unloaded with a crane. I'm not going to put them back on unless we need them. As it sets right now, I can load it on our lowboy and haul it to the job if...
  11. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    I’d seen where some new suspension cylinders sold for cheap, but I guess I missed the lots above. What I’ve found that there are a lot of parts to the trailer made by commercial suppliers, but they are just a little different than their commercial counterpart and the OEM just don’t want to deal...
  12. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    We’ve got a 150.000 lb transformer to move coming up, that will probably be it’s first load.
  13. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Finally got everything ready to go. After I painted it, I noticed one of the neck cylinders developed a leak. That was a job to remove and get apart, and had a little trouble finding the parts. I liked to have never got the end cap off. The TM makes it sound easy, but it took the better part of...
  14. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Took 5 gallons. I'll probably order another gallon for touch-up, as I've already spotted some places I've missed underneath. Right now, I've got the rear taped off and working on painting "oversize load" permanently on the back. It will be oversize anytime it moves, so I figured I'd just paint...
  15. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    All the manuals are available on-line. Just do a Google search for "m1000 trailer TM" and you pull up several free sources.
  16. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Did I commit a cardinal sin? I’m normally against this, but this one will be used for commercial work.
  17. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    I needed new pressure gauges, as half of the original ones had broken needles. I did a parts inquiry to one of the places you speak of. They wanted $60 per gauge. I ended up finding aftermarket gauges for $15 each. Only difference is the original gauges go to 6,000 psi, and the ones I got go to...
  18. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Got the 5th wheel mounted today and was able to finally hook the truck up to it for a function check.
  19. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    I guess I need to take some pics to make this thread more interesting. I have removed all 20 hubs, cleaned everything, packed the bearings, and put back together. Everything seems to be brand new, just frozen from lack of use. I had 10 bad tires and several bent wheels. Picked up 12 new...
  20. m16ty

    M1000 Trailer

    Well today I got all the brake lines and valves repaired, and energized the air system for the first time. Found out that at least on the axles I checked, brakes and linkages are frozen. It appears that this trailer has sat for a long time, and any grease on it has turned as hard as a rock...
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