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If anyone is interested, I have a real nice A frame bed (on an oil field truck now) that is very similar to Kenny's that I might be willing to part with. It's non military, but I think it's actually quite a bit nicer. It has a Ramsey PTO drive winch, an all steel diamond plate deck, 1/8" wall tool boxes, roller tail etc., REALLY heavy duty, it would work well on a 2.5 or 5 ton. Maybe a trade toward a deuce or 5 ton? Tell me if your interested.
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Kenny, did you ever get 'round to check out the diffs on your M756?
Limited slip or not?
Limited slip or not?
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I checked them in a primitive sort of way and at this point they don't appear to have Detriots in them. My test wasn't totally conclusive!
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What are the polls on the sides for. from what i can see they swing out and make an A-frame but that's just a guess. Did those headache racks only come from the pipeline trucks or did they come with the lwb tractors too?
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1ton, you have surmised correctly! The poles are to rig an a-frame. It can be rigged at the rear or adapters placed in the bed pockets and be rigged from either side. The headache rack is unique to the pipeline truck. You've probably seen miltruck's home built M48 tractor which has a pipeline truck headache rack and rear winch. The M48 (long wheelbase tractor) was an older truck and never produced with the multifuel engine. The M48 had a toolbox and sparre tire on the back porch whereas the M275 did not. Interestingly, in all my travels I don't know anybody who has an M48 or anyody who even has pics of an M48 except pics from TMs and the such.
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The best reference for the operation of the M756 pipeline truck that I have found is the December 1988 TM 9-2320-361-10. It has a full 12 pages on this interesting variant.
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I'll have to see if I've got the Dec 88 version. Bjorn, did your battery box arrive yet? Also, since your changing the bed on your truck, will it now be an M756A2C? C of course is for crane. Another cool thing I figured out this morning. I have the pics of the back of 3 pipeline trucks. Mine, Chris' dads and one John Hutterer's buddy has at the museum. All 3 have a hole in the center of the bumperettes. I understand that the material is a spring type steel which would be darned hard to drill. I was thinking maybe it's a Navy thing but the pipeline at John Hutterer's place is Army all the way. Hmm, wonder what thats for?
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The battery box arrived while I was out of town. It's beautiful! Always wanted one of those, thanks Kenny!
My deuce came from the USMC and the bumperettes originally had a small hole in the center. One was bent ot of shape and when the replacement came (from Memphis) it did not have a hole in it, so, now there is one of each.
The bumperettes are used for lashing a chain in one A-frame set-ups, but the hole does not come into play.
Those neat looking rings along the sides are also used for lashing the A-frame, not for holding the gin poles, which was my first thought.
Actually, the model name will be M756A2C*2 (squared).
My deuce came from the USMC and the bumperettes originally had a small hole in the center. One was bent ot of shape and when the replacement came (from Memphis) it did not have a hole in it, so, now there is one of each.
The bumperettes are used for lashing a chain in one A-frame set-ups, but the hole does not come into play.
Those neat looking rings along the sides are also used for lashing the A-frame, not for holding the gin poles, which was my first thought.
Actually, the model name will be M756A2C*2 (squared).