TheBuggyman
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Hey everyone!
With the bambino on the way I have made a few life changes. The first of which is to own ONE MV, and do it like no one else, to the best of my ability. So, I sold the M818 and m127, kept the M813 and recently bought a M919 rolling chassis. My original thought was to use the brakes off of the 919 for the 813 but that won't work.......
I also picked up a Big Cam Cummins 400 w/Jakes and a Cat 16 speed, so I will be selling the Big Cam 350 that I recently bought.
So, here are some questions that I'll put to the forum to get opinions:
1) Is the Cat tranny worth the trouble? I don't have a shifter for it and it seems really complicated. I also did not get the PTO with it, which I'm assuming is what is missing from the driver's side of the tranny. If it is not worth it, what is it worth and is anyone interested?
2) I did a dump conversion on my 813 and thought: Wow, that 919 has a full length double frame and a lift axle. All with air brakes! So, what if I put the 400 Cummins into the 919 chassis with everything else from my 813? Would it just basically be a ten ton then?
3) If I used the 919 chassis I would need a t-case from one as the front axle has a centered pinion and needs the lower rear output to clear all of the chassis components. Does anyone have one of these? I realize that they have no low range, and that is fine with me.
4) If I just sold the chassis and axles, what could I get for it? It does have a bare cab that is in really good shape, if anyone is interested let me know, otherwise it goes to the scrap yard on Monday.
5) I will be converting to super singles if I use the 919, clearing the front brakes with a 20" rim will be an issue. Has anyone tried to fit a rim over the drum with the air stem removed? I'm curious if the rim will fit in that manner as I'm led to believe that the air stem is a large issue. I don't want HEMMT rims as I already have the combat rims on my 813.
So, there it is.![Very Happy :grin: :grin:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Green Iron Fever has varying symptoms..........
With the bambino on the way I have made a few life changes. The first of which is to own ONE MV, and do it like no one else, to the best of my ability. So, I sold the M818 and m127, kept the M813 and recently bought a M919 rolling chassis. My original thought was to use the brakes off of the 919 for the 813 but that won't work.......
I also picked up a Big Cam Cummins 400 w/Jakes and a Cat 16 speed, so I will be selling the Big Cam 350 that I recently bought.
So, here are some questions that I'll put to the forum to get opinions:
1) Is the Cat tranny worth the trouble? I don't have a shifter for it and it seems really complicated. I also did not get the PTO with it, which I'm assuming is what is missing from the driver's side of the tranny. If it is not worth it, what is it worth and is anyone interested?
2) I did a dump conversion on my 813 and thought: Wow, that 919 has a full length double frame and a lift axle. All with air brakes! So, what if I put the 400 Cummins into the 919 chassis with everything else from my 813? Would it just basically be a ten ton then?
3) If I used the 919 chassis I would need a t-case from one as the front axle has a centered pinion and needs the lower rear output to clear all of the chassis components. Does anyone have one of these? I realize that they have no low range, and that is fine with me.
4) If I just sold the chassis and axles, what could I get for it? It does have a bare cab that is in really good shape, if anyone is interested let me know, otherwise it goes to the scrap yard on Monday.
5) I will be converting to super singles if I use the 919, clearing the front brakes with a 20" rim will be an issue. Has anyone tried to fit a rim over the drum with the air stem removed? I'm curious if the rim will fit in that manner as I'm led to believe that the air stem is a large issue. I don't want HEMMT rims as I already have the combat rims on my 813.
So, there it is.
![Very Happy :grin: :grin:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Green Iron Fever has varying symptoms..........