Maintenance Contact Truck

[rammer64]

New Guy here,
I'm going to buy a M1031 Contact truck. I've been searching the web for info. Does anyone know why some of the bodies have the front compartment taller than others? Most of them I see have the front compartment short enough that you can see the fuel tank. I have seen a couple that cover the fuel tank. I'm thinking that the taller front compartment could be for the welding body and perhaps for oxygen acetylene bottle?

 

[jdknech]

are you sure its taller, or is it just a "filler panel"? i have a M1030 (for sale BTW) and you can see the fuel tank on it

 

[rammer64]

No it can't be just a filler panel because the door extends down also.

 

[jdknech]

interesting... i wonder what they did with the fuel tank.. because it is right under that compartment

 

[rammer64]

By reading the rules, I don't think i'm violating them by saying, the truck i'm questioning is on the big Government Auction website, if you want to see what i'm talking about.

 

[319]

The "taller" boxes are transplants from the older M887 Dodge trucks.

 

[rammer64]

Now that makes sense. I vaguely remember taking one off of a M880 series truck and putting it on a (I'm guessing) a M1028. Thanks!

 

[319]

I've seen many of the M887 boxes put on M1028A1s.

 

[foxtrk2]

contact truck

ive a 63 contact trk on th em56a chassis and the front compartment on the right side is deff for the welding tanks the accel tank stands in the door opening and the oxy tank lays across the top front ot the compt to the drivers side