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M35A2 1500 mile move

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With the seat like that you should be smiling from the time you climb in it till the time you climb out .

My old M50A2 water truck has a piece of foam that sits on top of plywood, no suspension and I spend close to 12 hours a day in that on fires, I know that's my own fault, I definitely need to upgrade, make sure the brakes work good and enjoy the trip !

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With the seat like that you should be smiling from the time you climb in it till the time you climb out .

My old M50A2 water truck has a piece of foam that sits on top of plywood, no suspension and I spend close to 12 hours a day in that on fires, I know that's my own fault, I definitely need to upgrade, make sure the brakes work good and enjoy the trip !

🇺🇸 👍
I just completed bearings and adjusting brakes at the same time.
 

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Day one report.

120 miles in and I got pulled over with a warning for impeding traffic, and the state trooper telling me these trucks are not legal in Colorado, I was lucky mine is registered in Texas so he let me off with a warning. 260 miles in, a fuel return line split. Took an hour for my better half to drive to Napa and get a few new ones.

Made it to Pampa Texas around 9:45. Average speed of 53mph.
 

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After a weekend at my relatives house I headed out today a bit after 2pm. About 100 miles into Oklahoma I pulled off I-40 because of a hot metal smell and my brakes were so hot they were smoking, I had previously adjusted my brakes too tightly. I had noticed some black oil dripping from my wheel , after a while on the side of the road I took the hub off and the outer bearing was almost completely washed of grease. I ended up greasing three of the hubs that were smoking and adjusting the brakes correctly so they didn't make contact. Tomorrow I will start early.

picture is steam coming off the drum I sprayed with water.

During the repair a foreigner felt bad for the events that occurred. He pulled off the highway and gave me the sand and said "I hope this gift helps your bad day become better, I brought it with me from the beach."
 

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