Bought an M123A1C today

[wreckerman893]

I have posted this before.......there are two M123's and one M125 within 5 miles of my LZ.

They are up for adoption but the fee is high.......they are owned by a scrapper so they will not go below scrap price.

 

[armytruck63]

I have posted this before.......there are two M123's and one M125 within 5 miles of my LZ.

They are up for adoption but the fee is high.......they are owned by a scrapper so they will not go below scrap price.

Man, it sure would be sweet to snap up that M125!

 

[wreckerman893]

Man, it sure would be sweet to snap up that M125!

Unfortunantly the M125 is the worse of the lot.......IMHO is it a parts truck....the bed is missing, it has been modified, and the front bumper is FUBAR.

With scrap prices as high as they are right now you can do the math on what they are worth to the Chinese.

 

[Kalashnikov]

Everything that I read says 45k winch, the C model has the lower 5th wheel and single winch. maybe your reading 22.5 tons

as a side note, on page 381 upper right, Fred Crismons U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles, has a pic of a singled out 123

Nope, it says "25,000" on the plate.

Care to post the picture? What's it got for singles?

Unfortunantly the M125 is the worse of the lot.......IMHO is it a parts truck....the bed is missing, it has been modified, and the front bumper is FUBAR.

With scrap prices as high as they are right now you can do the math on what they are worth to the Chinese.

Hmm, how are the M123s? Any idea which models they are? Does the 125 still have the front winch? I'd only be interested in a diesel truck except I'd really like the front winch off that 125, although I don't know about the PTO differences of diesel vs gas plus that'd still be a single output. You think he'd sell individual parts? It'd be a long haul up here though.

 

[73m819]

I have no way to scan the pic,

 

[73m819]

I lied, well not really, I can't, but my GREAT wife scaned on her sanner thingmajig then to a jump drive, then loaded to MY laptop, then croped to get just the pic, then resized, then saved it for me, all of this so I can show a pic on SS that I said that I couldn't do

Also besides the 123/125 there was PLANED a
121 short wb cc
122 dump
124 long wb cc

123 singled

 

[DUG]

I lied, well not really, I can't, but my GREAT wife scaned on her sanner thingmajig then to a jump drive, then loaded to MY laptop, then croped to get just the pic, then resized, then saved it for me, all of this so I can show a pic on SS that I said that I couldn't do

Also besides the 123/125 there was PLANED a
121 short wb cc
122 dump
124 long wb cc

That's good MV porn right there.

 

[Bolkbich]

gotta m172a1 for ya ted 201 638 2941

 

[R Racing]

so is it a gas or diesel truck ?

 

[m16ty]

The winch is identical to the one on the rear of 5-ton wreckers. Garwood was the major producer of the winch, as well as the mount. There was never a stock M123 series with a crane.

The winch on the truck in question isn't like any winch I've ever seen on a wrecker. All the 45k wrecker winches I've seen were 45K Tulsa winches. I'm not saying they didn't put Garwood winches on the rear of some 5-ton wreckers but I've never seen one.

 

[Kalashnikov]

so is it a gas or diesel truck ?

It's got the V8 diesel Cummins. I'll get some engine pics soon.

 

[Kalashnikov]

I just realized my heater is gone! The blower inside the cab is there with all the controls but everything inside the engine bay is gone. I power washed it today to get rid of the probably 30 years old mold growing on it.

Can anyone link me to 10 ton technical manuals? I haven't found any yet but it more due to a lack of time than effort. Too much

 

[docfarmall]

Nice find and looks great . Dont worry bout the width everyone crys about . Drive on driver its antique and its green why worry

 

[123mack]

Parramore Surplus in Florida did have the -20 and -34 manuals. Call 850-856-5207. The correct numbers are: TM 9-2320-206-20 and -34.

 

[03silverado]

Im with docfarmall people worry to much about getting permits just drive the mean green beaast and if some cop says something just play stupid that's what I would do.

 

[deuceman51]

I am also looking for the ETM manuals for this truck. Does anybody have a CD with them or somewhere to download them?

 

[Kalashnikov]

Nice find and looks great . Dont worry bout the width everyone crys about . Drive on driver its antique and its green why worry

Im with docfarmall people worry to much about getting permits just drive the mean green beaast and if some cop says something just play stupid that's what I would do.

In MA you don't need a permit or anything til over 12' I believe anyways. Plus I'm not commecial anyways, like you said, it's an antique.

 

[Kalashnikov]

Found some TMs. In the -10 it says the truck has a 45,000lb winch?

http://http://books.google.com/books?id=IDYYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT4&dq=M123A1c+technical+manual&lr=&ei=CBtwSrO-Oqq6ywSl-pjuDg&hl=fr#v=onepage&q=M123A1c%20technical%20manual&f=false

TM-9-2815-213-34 Engine Diesel With Accessories Cummins Model V8-300 (2815-910-8217) Manual

Apparently the max is stated at 25k due to cable stretch...

 

[KsM715]

Ever see the bumper sticker "I hate stupid people" Yeah thats me. I mean come on, Im all for having these trucks just for fun. I have 3 and absolutley no need for any of them. But at least play by the rules.

 

[Gunfreak25]

Whats the average MPG for these? I am guessing around 3 or 4?