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I should be receiving my M37 sometime this weekend is there anything that I should inform the shipper to do before it is transported on a Rollback truck...

Also to roll this vehicle around in neutral safely in the shop and not damage any of the power transmission components is there anything extra I need to do in addition to having it in neutral gear...

Thanks for any helpful info...
Oddjob...

Airing the tires right up (if safe to do so) will make moving it around easier (less rolling resistance). A quick lube of the ujoints might not be a bad idea if its been sitting for a very long time. You could check the gear oil in the diffs and gear boxes as well, although if you're planning to just push the truck around to get it in the garge, it should be ok.

M37s are heavy, I would try to have the roll back truck operator deposit the truck as close to the garage door as possible. Less strain on your back!

I seriously doubt any damage will be done to the truck, just simply moving the truck around a shop in preparation to get it on a rollback tow truck. As long as its in neutral and not drug on board while in gear, you should be fine. I doubt the tow operator will move a vehicle around while in gear.....

He can't do any worse than what my truck went through. Mine was stuck in 6 inches of mud at the old Aberdeen show when it was held in Churchville Md. A guy in a skid loader wrapped a heavy chain around the bumper and drug the truck about 75 yards to the pavement. I don't think it was out of gear until it hit the pavement. Truck was none the worse for wear save a small bend in the bumper bracket where the chain had yanked the truck around.

I DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN DAMAGE AN M BY PUSHING IT AROUND, UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING TO IT THAT ALREADY HAS FALLEN APPART, IN WHICH CASE IT IS ALREADY BROKEN. HOWEVER, AS THE REST OF THE FRIENDS HERE POSTED, IT IS A PAIN IN THE BACK TO PUSH. DITTO THE INFLATED TIRES. EASIER PUSH AND MOST IMPORTANT STEER. ALSO WHENEVER I HAD TO PUSH MY TRUCK, I FOUND IT USEFUL TO SET THE TRANSFER CASE IN NEUTRAL ALSO (HI-LOW LEVER SET IN ITS MIDDLE POSITION. BEFORE YOU PUSH IT THE GARAGE, MAKE SURE YOUR HEIGHT CLEARANCE. THESE ARE TALL TRUCKS. AND FINALLY, TRY TO ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AT ALL TIMES READY TO HIT THE BREAKES, AS AN ADDED SAFETY MEASURE. I HOPE YOUR TRUCK IS ALL YOU EXPECTED AND MORE. HAVE FUN WITH IT

SOTVEN wrote:AND FINALLY, TRY TO ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AT ALL TIMES READY TO HIT THE BREAKES, AS AN ADDED SAFETY MEASURE. I HOPE YOUR TRUCK IS ALL YOU EXPECTED AND MORE. HAVE FUN WITH IT

Oh yeah, and or have a good set of wheel chocks at the ready and in position!

Check...
Just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything special to look for... I have no need to make extra work on a project vehicle for myself...

I'll have to have more than a few helpers to help me get into the side yard it sounds like... Heavy I do know...

Originally I set out to get an M38 but I realized its a bit tiny for a guy my size... Seemed like it would have been asses and elbows... When I found the M37 it fit all my criteria for what I wanted...
• Convertible
• 4 wheel drive
• 3/4 ton truck
• Safari Windows & Fold down windshield...
• Classic Good Looks...
• Plus It'll look really nice with my M1917A1 mounted on top...



So I think I'll be really satisfied with it... only thing its missing is a winch and those can be had... It currently has the hard top on it right now but I'll want to be able to put the soft top on it too... So I suppose I'll have to start scrounging for that frame work for that...

Thanks so much for the responses guys when I get it settled in I'll shoot some pictures and after I find out the state of the vehicle I will enter it into the registry...

Oddjob

Oddjob wrote:Check...
Just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything special to look for... I have no need to make extra work on a project vehicle for myself...

I'll have to have more than a few helpers to help me get into the side yard it sounds like... Heavy I do know...

Originally I set out to get an M38 but I realized its a bit tiny for a guy my size... Seemed like it would have been asses and elbows... When I found the M37 it fit all my criteria for what I wanted...
• Convertible
• 4 wheel drive
• 3/4 ton truck
• Safari Windows & Fold down windshield...
• Classic Good Looks...
• Plus It'll look really nice with my M1917A1 mounted on top...



So I think I'll be really satisfied with it... only thing its missing is a winch and those can be had... It currently has the hard top on it right now but I'll want to be able to put the soft top on it too... So I suppose I'll have to start scrounging for that frame work for that...

Thanks so much for the responses guys when I get it settled in I'll shoot some pictures and after I find out the state of the vehicle I will enter it into the registry...

Oddjob

Just get a buddy with another truck or a small tractor and tow or push it into the side yard.....

When I got my truck delivered, the tow truck guy(a real friendly sort, I'm being sarcastic, the guy was a total jerkoff) dropped the truck in front of my garage door, where it proceeded to sit for a week. I tried getting it running but had no luck, so one day when my parents came over for a visit I got my dad to get behind the wheel of my then Dodge Dakota and we manuevered the truck to where it would roll into the garage. I then got myself, my wife, even my mom and dad, and we pushed it into the garage. It took the four of us only because of the small lip in the garage floor where we had to get the back wheels up and over. After that I could almost roll it in myself.

Welcome aboard Oddjob! Good choice with an M37 even though we are biased here-lots of folks willing to share their expertise. Post your questions any time!
Gary

An empty tire (less rim) hung between two vehicles makes for a good cushion to gently push a non-op/non-stuck vehicle around if it rolls well. I wouldn't recommend doing it with a front bumper on the newer trucks, but the rear bumper is usually sufficiently stout enough in the middle to handle a little push. Beats getting the blood pressure up strainning against an immovable M series truck....

I've moved my parts truck around the yard a few times with a piece of chain fed through a 4 ft section of 2" pipe. I hooked one end of the chain into the receiverhitch on my suburban with a 1/2" bolt, then took out the slack and bolted the other end to one of the lifting shackle mounts. It works well to let me pull the truck out and work on it, then back it back where it goes.

Brett

That's all good info...
My buddy informed me today I best not try to move it around with my small Ford pickup as I'll just spin my wheels because my truck is so light so we are going to attempt to fire it up. If my buddy was little closer he'd bring his ford tractor on over and that problem would be solved... I just have to wait and see what I have to work with when the company delivers it...

Speaking of firing it up... Lead Substitute is it needed ? or are the valve seats and guides okay with out it...

Lead additive is probably a good idea. But some short term operation shouldn't hurt anything if you don't have any handy. For normal operating usage however, I would use a lead additive (or substitute) for peace of mind. Others with greater indepth knowledge on the subject will chime in with better answers than mine.

If you can push the truck by hand - you can push it with a small truck.

The truck was designed to function on really lowsy gas. At the low RPM these trucks operate at there's no need to add anything to the unleaded auto gas. For storage purposes you need to mix in Avgas (has lead in it) or something like stabil to keep from varnishing up the fuel system during long storage periods.

More importantly if you decide to fire her up is to make sure nothing is stuck on the engine, make sure it has good oil in it, make sure the sump contains no foreign material including water, coolant and fuel. Pull the plugs and turn it over by hand to insure no one has left anything inside any of the cylinder bores. Do enough revolutions to insure each piston travels to the top of the bores at least once. Check all fuel plumbing for leaks. Make sure moving parts like pulleys, fuel pumps and etc are tightly installed.

Have a fire extinquisher handy!

GOOD MORNING,
WHEN I FIRST GOT MY "M" I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME TWICE, DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL LINE. I WAS TOWED WITH A TAURUS S/W IT HAD NO TROUBLE. NOW AS TO THE CONVERTIBLE OPTION: I HAD MY SOFT TOP OFF MOST OF LAST SUMMER, BUT HAD TO COVER THE COCKPIT WITH A TARP SHOULD RAIN BE IN THE FORECAST. I HAVE HAD A TONNEAU COVER MADE OVER THE WINTER, ZIPPER DOWN THE MIDDLE AND EASY TO SNAP CLOSE WHEN IM FINISHED FOR THE DAY. IF I COULD LEARN HOW TO POST PHOTOS I WOULD, BUT SO FAR THE ART OF GETTING A PHOTO ON THE FORUM HAS ELUDED ME. OH YEA!! CK THE ANTI FREEZE SOLUTION FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE. GOOD LUCK BOB

GOOD MORNING,
WHEN I FIRST GOT MY "M" I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME TWICE, DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL LINE. I WAS TOWED WITH A TAURUS S/W IT HAD NO TROUBLE. NOW AS TO THE CONVERTIBLE OPTION: I HAD MY SOFT TOP OFF MOST OF LAST SUMMER, BUT HAD TO COVER THE COCKPIT WITH A TARP SHOULD RAIN BE IN THE FORECAST. I HAVE HAD A TONNEAU COVER MADE OVER THE WINTER, ZIPPER DOWN THE MIDDLE AND EASY TO SNAP CLOSE WHEN IM FINISHED FOR THE DAY. IF I COULD LEARN HOW TO POST PHOTOS I WOULD, BUT SO FAR THE ART OF GETTING A PHOTO ON THE FORUM HAS ELUDED ME. OH YEA!! CK THE ANTI FREEZE SOLUTION FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE. GOOD LUCK BOB