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M149A2 Plumbing ??

aboonski

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Just bought a brand new rear valve for my M149A2 from an Ebay seller. Looked at it for well over a month and decided to buy it today before someone else did. The one in my tank looks bad! Now I need to get busy and sanitize the tank.

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m16ty

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Just bought a brand new rear valve for my M149A2 from an Ebay seller. Looked at it for well over a month and decided to buy it today before someone else did. The one in my tank looks bad! Now I need to get busy and sanitize the tank.
I need one of them also. Mine will drip in cold weather but holds when it's warm. I guess the rubber is getting old and and when it's cold it gets stiffer and won't seal. Can these be rebuilt?
 

glcaines

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I need one of them also. Mine will drip in cold weather but holds when it's warm. I guess the rubber is getting old and and when it's cold it gets stiffer and won't seal. Can these be rebuilt?
I haven't rebuilt mine as it is in good condition, but I would be very surprised if the valve couldn't be rebuilt.
 

AlwaysReady

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I'm currently selling one. I just posted a thread and it's listed on Ebay. It's in great shape. PM me if interested of if you need additional pics.
 

jasonjc

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Well after 3 1/2 years of looking I finally found a lid/manhole cover for my M149A2. Now to find or make the hold down parts and get the broken bolts out of the tank.

I also got a new to me jack for the front. One of these days I may get this thing back together:).
If any one has the hold down parts for the lid tat aren't made of gold let me know:wink:.

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jasonjc

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Well I thought I had most all the parts for my M149A2. But then I found a small water chiller for it. Now I have to track down all the stuff that goes with that. It's a never ending battle.
 

Cord

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Ditto! My F-150 pulled mine fine empty, but be careful. Never try to pull one with a pickup with water in it!
Why??? Empty weight of the trailer is 3,000 lbs and 400 gallons of water is another 3,300 lbs. 6,500 lbs is well within the towing capacity of a 1/2 ton pickup. Now, I wouldn't want to pull one that's 1/2 full because of the slosh, but dynamic loading doesn't factor into towing capacity.
 

jasonjc

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Why??? Empty weight of the trailer is 3,000 lbs and 400 gallons of water is another 3,300 lbs. 6,500 lbs is well within the towing capacity of a 1/2 ton pickup. Now, I wouldn't want to pull one that's 1/2 full because of the slosh, but dynamic loading doesn't factor into towing capacity.

Even a small amount less than full will get a lot of slosh. Add no brakes. I use to use a F-350 super duty flat bed with a 300 gal tank. That thing would rock you when you stopped.
 
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