From: Jeffrey Cerniglia (jcerniglia@msn.com)
Date: Wed Oct 22 2003 - 20:12:28 PDT
Thanks everyone for all the information, learned a lot in the past month on
these trucks.
I am planning on recovering the truck this week with a M35A2. I have a
surplus tow bar
to flat tow it, (about 35 miles) and plan on taking my time. I looked up the
safety procedures
for using the tow bar and the Military manual says not to tow more than 20
MPH?? I plan on
doing it this Sunday and go straight down I-84 in the right lane. I have a
light kit to mount on
the tailgate and connects to the tow vehicles trailer recepticle so that
will give to towed vehicle
lights and flashers. I know I need to drop the drive shafts but does anyone
have any more advice
thay can give in flat towing a M211 with a M35A2??
Thanks, Jeff
>From: <bjpendleton@charter.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M211 help
>Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 23:11:30 -0400
>
>My M211 has a Memphis Equipment rebuilt Transmission. It also has their REB
>Manual shift kit in it. I have driven it both ways and I prefer the manual
>shift version. It makes it a little more drivable in hilly areas I always
>warm mine up before it is moved.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Shanks" <n1vbn@bit-net.com>
>To: <bjpendleton@charter.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [MV] M211 help
>
>
> >
> >
> > Bobby Joe is correct but I wish to point out one item. If the tranny
>uses
> > motor oil the early ones used the same 30 weight NON-Detergent motor oil
> > before the Army got smart and went to 10 weight NON-DETERGENT motor oil.
> > Diff is with 30 weight you need to religiously use low range going
>forward
> > and especially reverse to avoid burning out the clutch plates until the
> > tranny is up to operating temperature at which point you can go to high
> > range. The good news is while the Cadillac Designed 4 speed high and low
> > range tranny had it's little problems they are fixable and reliable. In
> > Memphis, Tennessee is a place called Memphis Equipment that has all the
> > parts for the 4 speed auto in the M-211 and they can completely rebuild
>it
> > for you (if you need it rebuilt that is) so here is their address
> >
> > http://www.memphisequipment.com/
> >
> >
> > Enjoy it they can be a ball.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > At 03:29 PM 10/2/2003 -0400, bjpendleton@charter.net wrote:
> > >The main thing I can think of is the transmission. Warm it up before
>you
> > >move it. It is water cooled, so bring it up to 160-180 degrees, then
>put
>it
> > >in low range. Make sure of what is in it. Either 30wt motor oil or ATF
>Use
> > >what is in it. DO NOT MIX the two. If it has motor oil ,use only motor
>oil.
> > >The only way it can be converted to ATF is to rebuild it and the
>clutches
> > >must be changed and use only the low reverse, DO NOT use HIGH reverse.
>The
> > >high side is the weak link in them
> > >
> > >Bobby Joe Pendleton II
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Jeffrey Cerniglia" <jcerniglia@msn.com>
> > >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:38 PM
> > >Subject: [MV] M211 help
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > > I have been a long time reader but
>haven't
> > > > participated on the list in
> > > > well over a year. I am in need of some advice, I recently found a
>1954
> > >M211
> > > > that I am planning
> > > > on adopting. It's a project for sure and I would like to know if
>anyone
> > >can
> > > > ppoint out things I should
> > > > look for or expect in a vehicle of this type. It has long been
>sitting
>in
> > >a
> > > > city yard and uncovered so
> > > > the cab and cab interior have seen better days but the truck does
>run,
> > > > unsure about if it will move
> > > > yet. Any advice anyone can provide would be great. I have already
>restored
> > >a
> > > > M37 and after selling
> > > > it this past June I am now ready for a new MV project.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Jeff Cerniglia
> > > > Bristol Ct
> > > >
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> > James Shanks
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> > 1998 IMZ 8.103
> > 1984 H-D FLHT-C
> >
> >
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