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Just acquired 12 m211's......
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Danger Ranger
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The front of that thing looks wicked. I like it. The rear needs another axle or something...
Section8
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Are those farm implament wheels on the from of that one? They are to wide and the hub is to deep set to be original.
Unless that is one of those riveted hubbed rims flipped then widened.
Sad what happened to those people. I don't know if I could buy the one from the wreck even for parts. Guess I'm just superstitous or what have you.
Excellent score for you!! They are certianly are some nice looking trucks!
Unless that is one of those riveted hubbed rims flipped then widened.
Sad what happened to those people. I don't know if I could buy the one from the wreck even for parts. Guess I'm just superstitous or what have you.
Excellent score for you!! They are certianly are some nice looking trucks!
Danger Ranger
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They look widened to me.
They made the time for the tire. That ran this one for 2 years. As for the wrecked one it was took elsewhere. I don't get that one.
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Awesome score. What are your round-about plans for them?
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Congrats on the crazy huge score! Keep posting pics as you make progress with the ones you keep.
Most of em have tranny problems. Gonna yank trannys and rebuild right. They all start and run. Then I'm gonna get the breaks back on em! Probably disc.
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Resell price just went up....
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Before you pull the hydramatics, adjust the front bands. Super easy to do sitting under the truck. Might be all that is wrong.
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Converted to Propane, Wow just goes to show you the versatility of these vehicles. You have your work cut out for you know! Best of luck with them. I am glad you were there to save them and that they didn't get scrapped!
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12 G749s Rudolph, Dancer, Vixon.....
Can't imagine having 12 transmissions, still speechless...sort of.
I'm on Chapter 2 of TM 9-8025 301MG and 303M Hydra-Matic Transmission and it's a good read. There's a pile of trani stuff a guy can do to diagnose and repair with the trani in the truck. Parts like cone clutches, pumps and servos might be hard to find......maybe.......??? know anyone that has internal trani parts?
As for the axles, the pictures could make you happy if you like to travel and strip trucks in the bush. I'm sure you could find original parts if you decide to go that way with some of them.
Although an M135, round nose with a 502 cu. in., lockers, line locks and disk brakes would be hard to turn down.
Can't imagine having 12 transmissions, still speechless...sort of.
I'm on Chapter 2 of TM 9-8025 301MG and 303M Hydra-Matic Transmission and it's a good read. There's a pile of trani stuff a guy can do to diagnose and repair with the trani in the truck. Parts like cone clutches, pumps and servos might be hard to find......maybe.......??? know anyone that has internal trani parts?
As for the axles, the pictures could make you happy if you like to travel and strip trucks in the bush. I'm sure you could find original parts if you decide to go that way with some of them.
Although an M135, round nose with a 502 cu. in., lockers, line locks and disk brakes would be hard to turn down.
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What size tires are on that 4 wheeled one? They look great. How much did they add? Looks like about 4" added to a m135 wheel??? If I were doing to modify a truck, that is what i would lean toward. Thanks for the pic!
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Section8
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Now seeing all those trucks and donor cabs and parts is just cruel!!
Between you both there is quite the fleet of od iron out there. Awesome to see!
What would be even better is if they were all operational!!
Between you both there is quite the fleet of od iron out there. Awesome to see!
What would be even better is if they were all operational!!
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I have a 1 1/2 page list of internal tranny parts for the Hydramatics. All NOS,NIB.and some used tranny,transfer case parts.Good luck on your projects.
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PM sent Butch.
They all start. Some go forward and not reverse. Some don't do anything in forward or reverse!!! So we are gonna start going through em!!!
I have a guy for rebuild kits without cones or any hard parts!!!
To be honest they did get scrapped..... I own a scrap yard and they called me, so I threw a number out and they said ok..... and now I have 11 of em. Traded one for shipping. 300 mile round trip with 2 semi's hauling 2 at a time and one truck hauling one. So we got 5 out at once. I loet the guy hauling em have first pick!!
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Wait... What?