Jeff Lakaszcyck
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I really just worked opposite sides of it and let it cool down between welds. The plate I used was 1/8”, same as the fenders so I didn’t have any warpage issues.That's nice looking work:
- what did you do to keep those patches from warping and twisting during the welding (some kind of heat sink or something)?
This one will have singles on the rear, and the off set of the wheels we are using perfectly match the front track. I'm not sure if these wheels were custom made or came off something else, but we won't have any width issues.The issue which usually makes a M123 over width is the mud guards mounted between the fuel tanks and the intermediate axle. Truck illustrated does not have these mud guards or quarter fenders so with the outside tires removed it may be under 102" wide. I know forward of the fuel tanks it is.
No sir there is not a left or right side....they are the sameDavid I actually have two extra tanks, I’m just going to mount one as a dummy. Are there left hand and right hand tanks ? If so all mine are the same, left hand.
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WOW!! Mr. Fasttruck... the only thing you are correct on is that the 2 tank's have a cross over line to equalize the fuel level. The fuel cross over line goes from the left side (driver's side) to the right side (passenger side) and the fuel line goes from that right side tank to the filter's to feed the engine located just in front of the steering box directly under the driver's side door. The fuel return line come's off of the rear of the left side cylinder head down under the cab and crosses over between the cab and winch and dump's into the right side tank. I've owned many of these truck's over the year's and even the LeRoi Gasser 10 ton fuel tank's were built the same from left to right, but they did not have a return line and no cross over line between the 2 of them. they had a fuel pump in each tank and a switch in the cab to select which tank you wanted to use. I'm not trying to sound like a know it all, but I do know these 10 ton's pretty well!!Reference post 67: tanks are not the same as the fuel fill is in the front on both sides. Also, as built, a M 123 feeds on the left tank which is where the fuel filters are, and returns into the right tank. Unlike its' 5 ton brethren, the 10 ton has a crossover line to allow the contents of both tanks to equalize.
Thank David. That puts the drain plug towards the frame on the passenger side. My truck was plumbed to run off of one tank years ago. the passenger side tank was removed.No sir there is not a left or right side....they are the same
Howard, the 10 ton is deceivingly huge !Damn Jeff!! ... and I thought a Ward was big!!
Hope you and John have a great time.
I realized last week that the 24087 is the actual paint code that is referenced on the 1968 Mack order sheet. So this is definitely the correct paint for this truck.I got my paint from Midwest Military. It is the correct paint for a Vietnam era truck.
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