January thaw sparta/Ft. McCoy recovery

[camp9]

Seeing there is a cold and warm recover thread going here thought I'd add a January thaw one to the list. We picked up our M931A2 yesterday in a balmy 39f rainy/icy day at Ft. McCoy. Seth got us signed in and helped with getting the truck and trailer ready to go. Had some fixing to do to the soft top and rear window with some gorilla tape. Fuel tanks were full to the top, added power service and headed back for the 300 mile trip to the UP. When we left yesterday morning it was snowing hard, ran into ice and by the time we got to the Wisconsin border had turned to all rain. By the time we got to McCoy there were a few patches of blue sky showing through, we left and followed the tail of the storm all the way home. When we got home my wife told me we were under a ice advisory for after midnight, so it really worked out good getting warm temps, no snow or ice and dry roads to drive home. Here's a few pictures

 

[camp9]

Here are some more pics I got this morning. Found PM work recorded on the inside door? The truck use to be desert camo, and there is a lot of this very very fine dust in the engine compartment and other areas of the truck. Makes me wonder if it spent time in Kuwait or Iraq.

 

[MarcM35A2]

Big truck for this kind of trailer. Looks sweet!

 

[chadande]

Sweet! At least that MEP and AC unit put some weight right over the rears.
I wonder if a guy could fit bigger tires on any of those trailers that use the old 5 ton split ring rims? Maybe 395s or even 1400s?

 

[camp9]

Yep, that was the shortest trailer I've ever pulled with a tractor. I'm use to looking out the mirrors at a 53' van I was thinking about other tires too. Yes, there the old split, what I call dayton or spoke, rims. I was thinking 395's as a possibility too. What surprised me was how tall that trailer was over the 5th wheel. I measured it and I was right at 13' 3".

 

[maccus]

Nice truck. I was wondering if you could let me know what MWOs those 6 are on the door jam. My truck only has three and I should do the missing ones I guess. Thanks

 

[MarcM35A2]

Looks like a standard 6 foot container. I can see containerlocks.................

 

[Derrickl112]

Good luck backing up with that trailer attached!

 

[HMMWV Nut]

WOW !!! now that's a short trailer

 

[chadande]

Do you plan to use that trailer for its intended purpose? A guy could keep a lot of beers cold in there!

 

[camp9]

Do you plan to use that trailer for its intended purpose? A guy could keep a lot of beers cold in there!

We farm for a living and I think I can use to to store some of the fruit short term. Not sure yet if I'm going to keep it on the trailer or not. Lots of ideas running through my head. Once I get the genset running and then see if the refer works, I'll know more what and how I'm going to use it. Maybe I can be requested at some of the rallies to store beer and supplies as needed through the summer.

 

[camp9]

Nice truck. I was wondering if you could let me know what MWOs those 6 are on the door jam. My truck only has three and I should do the missing ones I guess. Thanks

I'd be glad too. We got a snow storm going now so tomorrow I'll get the #'s and post them after I plow everything out.

 

[bill2444]

That is a darn nice looking truck. How much oil are you going to charge me for a ride in that!
Unfortunatley my wife has baned me from emailing you now, since I keep telling her that I have to have one now too.............

 

[camp9]

That is a darn nice looking truck. How much oil are you going to charge me for a ride in that!
Unfortunatley my wife has baned me from emailing you now, since I keep telling her that I have to have one now too.............

Ya right, you can take it for a ride anytime you want. Maybe you should take your wife for a ride in it, she might change her mind.

 

[camp9]

Nice truck. I was wondering if you could let me know what MWOs those 6 are on the door jam. My truck only has three and I should do the missing ones I guess. Thanks

Here's the tag #'s 27223-1 august 10, 272-205, 272-55-1 august 00, 272-20-8, 272-20-7, 272-24-1. The one's with out dates all had "UKN" and all look like they were done at the same time. I have no idea what the updates were or how to fine out. I'll have to do a search here and fine out. Hope that helps.

 

[juanprado]

272-20-5 front shackles
272-20-7 brake proportioning
272-24-1 spring brake control valve improvement
272-20-8 accelerator linkage
272-55-1 ABS



http://czarnik.net/joe/My_Stuff/Military 6X6 Trucks For Sale M939 M923 M925/Manuals/M939/

 

[Trailboss]

My older, short, 6-ton and 12-ton trailers have deuce rim tires on them (I guess because they were made for the deuce tractors), which accentuates the trailer slant when my 5-ton tractors pull them. I haven't hooked them up to the super singled tractor yet, but I suspect they will look similar to yours. You did good if the fridge unit works.

 

[chadande]

272-20-5 front shackles
272-20-7 brake proportioning
272-24-1 spring brake control valve improvement
272-20-8 accelerator linkage
272-55-1 ABS



http://czarnik.net/joe/My_Stuff/Military%206X6%20Trucks%20For%20Sale%20M939%20M923%20M925/Manuals/M939/

That is good info, thanks!

 

[grunex125]

Haha....brings back fond memories of my trip out of fort McCoy........ only difference..... I couldn't see the highway around my truck when I was driving the chase vehicle home.....all black smoke!!! lol