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USMC that's really cool. Like the menising look of the second picture. We just got back from Morton and need a little recovery time, and then we will get to all the details.
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Big Bang at Bonney Lake
So we did the Bonney Lake Days event today. Ramona got scrubbed and dolled up for the parade, and was a big hit. After the parade she was a stand alone attraction on the field, and soldier A was like a new dad all day long. That's the good!
For the questionable or not so good, she is shifting very hard from 2nd into 3rd gear. Don't know if that is normal or not, so as always feed back will be met with bushels of gratitude.
On the way home the driver's front brake started to lock up when pushed hard so a complete brake overhaul is in order as soon as we can locate all the necessary parts to do it. Someone also suggested lockout hubs on the front end, but I have no idea where to get those for him to install???
So we did the Bonney Lake Days event today. Ramona got scrubbed and dolled up for the parade, and was a big hit. After the parade she was a stand alone attraction on the field, and soldier A was like a new dad all day long. That's the good!
For the questionable or not so good, she is shifting very hard from 2nd into 3rd gear. Don't know if that is normal or not, so as always feed back will be met with bushels of gratitude.
On the way home the driver's front brake started to lock up when pushed hard so a complete brake overhaul is in order as soon as we can locate all the necessary parts to do it. Someone also suggested lockout hubs on the front end, but I have no idea where to get those for him to install???
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That is the way the shift
That is the way the shift
Nice truck
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Thank you hendersond. We just wanted to make sure nothing needed immediate attention. With only 2800 original miles, didn't see ho there could be tranny issues, but ya never know. Don't know what she has in the transmission for fluid, and need to do more reading on what she should have in her.
We are just about dead center of our busy season so study time is really hard to come by, but we are trying. Soldier A has lots of grand ideas of a total restoration and enhancement of Ramona for the business. In reality it's probably that he is obsessed with her and his OCD is totally out of control
99nouns thanks for the compliment and positive vibes sir. She is so complete that she could easily be a museum piece with just a bit of work. For the most part she will spend the rest of her days as a pavement princess displaying our wares for our little business.
We are just about dead center of our busy season so study time is really hard to come by, but we are trying. Soldier A has lots of grand ideas of a total restoration and enhancement of Ramona for the business. In reality it's probably that he is obsessed with her and his OCD is totally out of control
99nouns thanks for the compliment and positive vibes sir. She is so complete that she could easily be a museum piece with just a bit of work. For the most part she will spend the rest of her days as a pavement princess displaying our wares for our little business.
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Hard Shift M211
One of our Steel Soldiers had an incident where hot oil flashed out of the dip-stick tube so use caution with "hot oil" and being "in gear" while checking levels. I check Goose the 135 frequently and honestly haven't waited the 5 minutes....but I can make it to 3 before I start to twitch.
So far, with the M135 and M207, 30wt sae non-detergent at the correct level has kept the transmissions leaking and shifting perfectly. If the PO ran that truck in the winter, could it have 10wt in it? It's best to dump everything and give her the PM's she loves.
Your 211 got me motivated and instead of tilling the garden this weekend, we rolled out our M211 CDN to look into what she needs. Thanks again for showing us your truck, very inspirational and distracting.
The op manual suggests getting them warm at idle/ neutral then letting them idle in gear.....F-1 High Range.... for 5 minutes before getting an accurate reading for transmission fluid level. If you're confident the level is good, you'll be pulling the floor pan and checking the adjustment on the front band......I don't see a lot of info in the manual for a hard shift between 2 and 3 but there's still, idle, timing, different oils and linkages to play with. Topping up the transmission has fixed that problem on both my runners.
One of our Steel Soldiers had an incident where hot oil flashed out of the dip-stick tube so use caution with "hot oil" and being "in gear" while checking levels. I check Goose the 135 frequently and honestly haven't waited the 5 minutes....but I can make it to 3 before I start to twitch.
So far, with the M135 and M207, 30wt sae non-detergent at the correct level has kept the transmissions leaking and shifting perfectly. If the PO ran that truck in the winter, could it have 10wt in it? It's best to dump everything and give her the PM's she loves.
Your 211 got me motivated and instead of tilling the garden this weekend, we rolled out our M211 CDN to look into what she needs. Thanks again for showing us your truck, very inspirational and distracting.
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Could we get some more pics of the camo job on your M211 plowboy? Is that pattern from the Canadian Army?
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The 211 CDN was pictured on #338 and #340 over here http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?52255-G749-preservation/page34
....and since the young lady was looking for camo pictures I'll get some better pics on the next trip.
It's got a story behind it with it being a CDN and having American numbers and labels but I got distracted and haven't followed it up.
I also haven't been around enough to recognize that camo pattern or if the paint scheme represents some time period or unit. I would like to know if the numbers mean something to someone.
For more camo ideas, we can remind the MRAP Dream kids to browse through the http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?58040-The-unofficial-g749-picture-thread
...and now that you're a photo guru, add Ramona to the fleet.
....and since the young lady was looking for camo pictures I'll get some better pics on the next trip.
It's got a story behind it with it being a CDN and having American numbers and labels but I got distracted and haven't followed it up.
I also haven't been around enough to recognize that camo pattern or if the paint scheme represents some time period or unit. I would like to know if the numbers mean something to someone.
For more camo ideas, we can remind the MRAP Dream kids to browse through the http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?58040-The-unofficial-g749-picture-thread
...and now that you're a photo guru, add Ramona to the fleet.
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Ahhh yes. Been a few years since I saw that truck. I forgot all about it. 
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That's just what my wife's mother told her years back when she started to think it was a bad thing. Now SHE owns her own vehicles too.
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We're not a business or supplier, but our "Group" has a running M-220 they decided to get rid of as no one has stepped forward to work on it, and we were given an M-211 that couldn't be titled so it became a supply of parts. All are available relatively inexpensively if anyone's interested. Let us know
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Thanks to all you guys! Does anyone know where to get modern manual lock out hubs for these axles?
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I too thought about buying locking hubs. I decided not to. The 6wd is not full time. It only engages when there is slippage in the front wheels. The binding feel when you turn comes from the rear axles not the front.
We removed the front hubs and front driveshaft one afternoon. We made a couple circles around the yard and noticed no difference.
I even acquired an extra set of hubs to mill the splines out of so they would look original. We put it back together the way it belongs.
When I had the bed off last summer we removed the rear driveshaft. That one between the rear axle and the carrier on the center axle. It drove in tight circles, turned easier and took less power to maneuver on blacktop. I may go as far to say it was a pleasure to drive. The problem is it tears up the grass when it shifts from 2-3, gets stuck on wet grass and the parking brake will not hold the truck on any incline, especially gravel. On the center axle one wheel turns forward, the other backward due to the open differentia land the rear weight is supported by both axles. I have it all back together again.
We removed the front hubs and front driveshaft one afternoon. We made a couple circles around the yard and noticed no difference.
I even acquired an extra set of hubs to mill the splines out of so they would look original. We put it back together the way it belongs.
When I had the bed off last summer we removed the rear driveshaft. That one between the rear axle and the carrier on the center axle. It drove in tight circles, turned easier and took less power to maneuver on blacktop. I may go as far to say it was a pleasure to drive. The problem is it tears up the grass when it shifts from 2-3, gets stuck on wet grass and the parking brake will not hold the truck on any incline, especially gravel. On the center axle one wheel turns forward, the other backward due to the open differentia land the rear weight is supported by both axles. I have it all back together again.
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iatractor, you are no help at all sir! However, he has been infected all his life, and it's not getting any better.
hendersond, I will let him read this ASAP because he thought the front end was binding. If lockouts won't change things then we don't need to waste the money. We're putting out loads as it is to expand our business, so anything we can avoid is good.
The lock outs we saw look like something warn would make. They were silver.
hendersond, I will let him read this ASAP because he thought the front end was binding. If lockouts won't change things then we don't need to waste the money. We're putting out loads as it is to expand our business, so anything we can avoid is good.
The lock outs we saw look like something warn would make. They were silver.
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Can the hard shifting be helped by changing what kind of fluid is in the transmission? I have talked to a couple of people that suggest things like 30 weight oil or the Dex change.
This tranny doesn't have a torque converter does it?
Hugs to everyone
This tranny doesn't have a torque converter does it?
Hugs to everyone
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Here is a thread from a while back that discussed these transmissions.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?17023-Hydramatic-Heaven
I have changed mine over to a Hytran equivalent and noticed smoother shifting after doing so. Mine only shifts very hard when going from 2nd to 3rd in low range.
Hope this helps you out.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?17023-Hydramatic-Heaven
I have changed mine over to a Hytran equivalent and noticed smoother shifting after doing so. Mine only shifts very hard when going from 2nd to 3rd in low range.
Hope this helps you out.
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USMC your are so getting on my hug list. Guess it comes down to trial and error.