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Went down to Papabear's today to ride in the veterans day parade and pick up my M931. Last night I rushed to load up my jeep with all the tools and materials I might need. Ended up just checking over everything and airing up the tires for the drive home.
I had to laugh a bit at myself. I've grown so accustomed to picking up deuces and older 5 tons that I for some reason threw in a bottle of DOT 5 fluid as well.![fat lady sings fat lady sings fat lady sings](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/opera.gif)
Anyhow, today was pretty busy so taking pictures was on the bottom of my list. (Getting down there in time, getting the truck ready, exc.) So I've included a pic of it at home now at least.
Some other things I realized...
1. The t-case lever is OPPOSITE to a M35/M543/M51. Low range is up, not down!
2. It helps tremendously to use ALL 5 gears. (Why am I only doing 40mph @ 2100rpm? Oh wait...)
3. Bob tailing a tractor gets fun at times.
4. Exhaust manifolds are hot.
All in all, pretty uneventful of a recovery (I'm not complaining). Only issues to take care of so far are:
Full servicing.
Leaky hose at the fuel selector valve.
Bumper needs a little TLC.
Rear axles need oil changes.
Transmission is a little low.
As a bonus, the toolbox was stuffed with parts! From what I recall...
5t u-joint, Multifuel oil pan gasket, Protection control box, 5t wheel bearing set, lots of seals, belts, spare innertube, and a lot more!
Now to find a nice trailer....
I had to laugh a bit at myself. I've grown so accustomed to picking up deuces and older 5 tons that I for some reason threw in a bottle of DOT 5 fluid as well.
![fat lady sings fat lady sings fat lady sings](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/opera.gif)
Anyhow, today was pretty busy so taking pictures was on the bottom of my list. (Getting down there in time, getting the truck ready, exc.) So I've included a pic of it at home now at least.
Some other things I realized...
1. The t-case lever is OPPOSITE to a M35/M543/M51. Low range is up, not down!
2. It helps tremendously to use ALL 5 gears. (Why am I only doing 40mph @ 2100rpm? Oh wait...)
3. Bob tailing a tractor gets fun at times.
4. Exhaust manifolds are hot.
All in all, pretty uneventful of a recovery (I'm not complaining). Only issues to take care of so far are:
Full servicing.
Leaky hose at the fuel selector valve.
Bumper needs a little TLC.
Rear axles need oil changes.
Transmission is a little low.
As a bonus, the toolbox was stuffed with parts! From what I recall...
5t u-joint, Multifuel oil pan gasket, Protection control box, 5t wheel bearing set, lots of seals, belts, spare innertube, and a lot more!
Now to find a nice trailer....
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