Thank you all for the excellent info. All ya'll are a great bunch. Good info and an awesome thread.

Thanks. So, what I'm basically asking is, is the pintle on my truck a fluke? Or, could it have originally been born with the swivel pintle, and somewhere down the road it was taken off and replaced by the earlier non-swivel version?

So after all the input in this thread (which by the way is awesome), does it mean that my Pintle is NOT original for my 1954 M37, because it not of the swivel type?

The first time I did it a few years ago, it took something like 15 cans. This last time, I did it with 12 cans.

Thank you!

Anyone in here carry one in your truck? Was wondering if it will fit in the "toolbox compartment"?

Thanks, fellas.

Remember this one???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAt63BdEV-k

Warren, please add me to the list of those who would love to buy one when it is available.

Milsurp, Yes, that sounds like it would be the early style pintle hook without the adapter being bolted straight to the crossmember. Sal, That is the one-piece/late style pintle that is on my truck also. As an update, I sent emails out to all the '54 owners in the registry. Every response except on...

The things I've done to my 1954 M37 since buying it in 2005. The day I bought it and towed it home. http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu353/anythingold/m371_zpsa863e498.png http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu353/anythingold/m37_zps5f63d0d8.png http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu353/anythingold/...

Well it's good to have you back, Milsurp, lots of new forum members, and sadly, we've lost some too, to the big motor pool in the sky. Gary Thank you. And, I'm sorry to hear that some members have gone off to the M37 motor pool. Hopefully, the guy who sold me the electronic ignition for my M37 hasn...

this is what mine looks like, only it is OD Green, and the wire clip thing is not on mine. Plus, mine has zerk grease fittings.

Milsurp, Yes, by swivel I meant rotating. The pintle should rotate 360 degrees, clockwise or counter. The ones that are bolted to the frame are the early style pintle hook without the adapter (rotating shaft that passes through the frame) bolted straight to the frame crossmember. The adapter may ha...