Recent content by brockoli

Forgot to mention it also has a PTO with a hydraulic pump connected to it with a large hydraulic oil tank behind the passenger side tank.

Thanks for all the great encouragement. I have done some research on the VIN and what is actually in it for a lump. It came with a CAT 4306 (I think that number is right, its written down in my truck) and the engine that in in there now is a Cummins 350 big cam. Not sure exactly but of that...

i thought about the gear ratio situation and it would be easier and cheaper to put some 5tons in the rear to match up the front. I understand there is an airbrake upgrade for them or something along these lines so air could be retained. The transfer case is the big ????? monster trucks run a...

hahaha, that was suppossed to say 'just hot rod it'. Typing too slow to what I was thinking.

:cookoo: Call me crazy or boot me out of the club but I have a hair brained idea. Hear me out. I have access to an insurable, registerable International Transtar 4300 (F-4370) semi tractor. It has a reduction box, a split shifter on the stick and I think it's a Cummins 400 ( it's huge, turboed...

I don't want to sound like all I do is sit around and watch You tube videos but I have seen quite a few, from Steel Soldiers as well, with their rigs hub deep in the mud. I know mud isn't all the same, we have some greasy stuff here with a lot of alkaline in it, really stinky,sticky stuff. Some...

Thanks for the replies guys. Perhaps I should have asked, What truck is best suited to go play in the mud, run some rocky steep terrain, and drive down to Oregon once in a while to go play at the beach? I have a wife, 2 kids, and 2 dogs that would come for the ride and being a metal fabricator...

Hi to everyone here. This is a great site and I have been doing a lot of research and have a few questions that I am sure can be answered by someone. My interest is in something along the lines of an M818 tractor. I would consider making it a crew cab with a short box and winches at both ends...