What do you guys think of the price for the military tug on ebay? $4k. What 80 axle was built in 1990? It looks odd also.( th e axle)

 

i wonder what they used that for i would like to see some other ones, ive never seen a dodge arm truck. most of the retired arms rigs around here a old chevys with the 6.2s

 

It was a tug for moving aircraft, I ve seen a few for sale over the years always low miles but probably a lot of idle time.Great parts rig...nose, engine trans rear axle, doors cab etc. I think you could get 4g out of it.Where else can ya find a 15 k cummins?

 

Low miles at very high rpm. Super low gearing. We had those on the flightline when I was active duty. Most of them were used and abused. They usually only pulled light equipment but at the high rpm they had a lot of miles actually. They were well maintained and would make a good source for engines I guess.

 

is the truck?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-...QQcmdZViewItem

i posted the link about a week ago in a couple other forums

here is a site i found tonight
http://web.govliquidation.com/auction/search/nocache

do a keyword search for diesel and different states you want

I found a couple here in tx for a starting bid of 50 bucks. They have guages for the time it was running. I'm guessing for PM to let them know how long it has been.

I realy would like a surplus 1st gen, not sure bout a plane tower, but I like the price and bruteness in the small package that they are in. I just cant find a good 89-93 cummins for my price range. Which made me start looking at these. The one thing that I dont like is the final gear ratio, 7.17. Red line hauling at 50 mph.

 

I followed the gov surplus link and "shopped" online. The low mileage models have 3-4 k eng hrs, the higher the miles the lower the hrs it seemed. Does anyone know what dana 80 axle that is? I know its low geared, looks like a dually.with all those hrs and high revs i guess i wouldn't use one for an engine donor.

 

that little truck is cool add some mods to it and it will haul lol

 

I'm not the most knowledgeable of the bunch, but if its actually a Dana 80, couldn't you swap out the rear end gears to get it back to a normal gear range, put a mini flat bed or something on the back and have the ultimate daily driver!?! (But I'm strange like that.)

If I could find one for almost nothing I would be all about a truck like that. Parking in tight parking lots would be a breeze!

Mike

 

4 wheel and off road bought one of these for parts. They said it had a Dana 70 with 7.17 gears, and it was dually width.