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Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
Please welcome "wreckclues" to Steel Soldiers .. His very first 6x6 is enroute today and he has a lot of work to do
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Welcome Wreckclues! Nice looking M813!
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Welcome to the Outfit @Wreckclues !
Need to give you the standard speech about using the TM's (Technical Manuals) and that they are freely posted here. Since your New-To-You truck is a M813, the books you want are called the M809 Series books. Link for them is below:
TM's for M809 Series 5-Tons
I have uploaded the instructions for installation of cab reinforcement kit 5705616. The cab plate mounted on the rear wall designed for M44 series vehicles (M35A2, M35A3), abd M809 series vehicles.
www.steelsoldiers.com
As for the rest of the welcome letter
I gotta say we are a bunch of picture hounds around here... You need to be snapping pictures and I'd bet that @msgjd will be more than happy to help you setup a thread for your truck. It will surprise you what a difference you will see in just a month or so as you turn wrenches and scrape rust and paint parts.Again, Welcome to the group!
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Welcome to the green sickness!
As @Mullaney said, check out your TMs, get familiar with your girl and enjoy!
Oh, and as far as the picture hound goes:
As @Mullaney said, check out your TMs, get familiar with your girl and enjoy!
Oh, and as far as the picture hound goes:
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Safely at her new home, thanks JD for a great sale, your help diagnosing that fuel issue and I will be asking more questions.
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Welcome to the addiction! I second Mullaney, we'll need some more pictures!
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Now you're in for it!
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Welcome from N.E. Ohio! Nice looking truck. Like the others said, we need pics!
@Wreckclues Woot! Welcome. Always glad to see another M809 series truck.
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Welcome, and congratulations on the new (to you) truck! I love the look of those M813s, with the can on the fender. Hope she runs well for you.
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Welcome, welcome.
You will save a ton of money, time and frustration by being here.
You will save a ton of money, time and frustration by being here.
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Hi - welcome to the club!
I'm extremely biased but I think the M813 is the cat's minge! They're well built and there's good reason the military extended their service life from 20 years to 40 years.
3 things to be aware of:
1. Be careful rolling backwards by pushing in the clutch. If you want to roll backwards by pushing in the clutch the transmission must be in reverse beforehand and if you want to roll forward the tranny should be in neutral or a forward gear. (This is to keep the t-case sprag from binding)
2. To shut truck off first shut off the engine run switch and then when the engine stops shut off the battery switch. Killing the battery switch first with the engine running can fry the alternator.
3. If you pull the emergency fuel cutoff cable you have to manually reset that valve under the hood.
I'm extremely biased but I think the M813 is the cat's minge! They're well built and there's good reason the military extended their service life from 20 years to 40 years.
3 things to be aware of:
1. Be careful rolling backwards by pushing in the clutch. If you want to roll backwards by pushing in the clutch the transmission must be in reverse beforehand and if you want to roll forward the tranny should be in neutral or a forward gear. (This is to keep the t-case sprag from binding)
2. To shut truck off first shut off the engine run switch and then when the engine stops shut off the battery switch. Killing the battery switch first with the engine running can fry the alternator.
3. If you pull the emergency fuel cutoff cable you have to manually reset that valve under the hood.