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Oh yeah? well im sitting down so hit me with the price tag..lol:-D

lol And as most of you guessed these two " character's" were my saviors.. Im lazy so i brought that jack as a back up i used a 20 ton air over hyd jack to lift that monster up... :-D

I have been looking for a week for a replacement muffler for my nhc 250 cummins? Any one point me in the direction of where this rookie might find one?

Well, at least i got a spare herc engine and trans with it..:-D

Well actually the truck has a very prestigious history. After serving in the military it was sold off to the Sheriffs dept for Lake Charles which has a problem with flood issues for a river. The truck was used for high water rescue in two hurricanes and mutable floods. We actually found people...

So, last week " Wednesday a buddy an i left Houston Texas on a trek to pick up a 5 ton M809. It was one state over in Lake Charles LA. I should of known that we were in for a long trip when the guy i was trying to buy the truck from kept insisting it was a Deuce.. " look buddy 10 lug nuts...

I am a heavy Diesel Tech here in Texas but i can say that NA " non turbo" Diesel engines are hard to start cold. Very hard.. I am a firm believer that you should not use any type of starting aid " either etc" i have seen the damage first hand. AND ITS NOT A PLEASANT SITE. Heat is what i...

Holy cow, a guy on ebay is offering me a whole filter kit with all the NHC250 filters for $62 bucks? Its a Blaldwin kit and i can get that local so i ordered it just to get the part #s. I will post them up later once i have them.

I am by far no expert but a person i know uses them and likes them a bunch. I like the HEMTT wheels because they are tubeless and tire work can be done with out the removal of the wheel from the truck. " why spring locks wheels were invented". In my limited experience tubes suck, i have had far...

That my friend shows what you are made of. I have to say that we all wish there were more like you in this world. I hope your contract goes on and on.. :) On the arrow note: I am in the trucking industry and i had heard that they were going down for over a year now. So, There was a fair bit...

Not till Wednesday when i drive two states over to look at the truck. I have been doing a crash course in 5 ton and i have to say i know that NHC-250 Cumming in my line of work and with out a turbo on them...... For a brief time they " Cummins" tried to put them in the open market and they...

I think... its an M809 but i have seen three dates on it and the title. ;(

Is it over 26,500 lbs? The " deuce" i was going to look at has turned out to be a 5 ton. I want to go look at it but if its over 26k then it will have to be a Commercial tag and a cdl to drive. While i have a class B CDL " im a heavy Diesel tech" i do not want to have to jump through those...

I have seen this a thousand times on other Diesel engines. Its called a"ductile paint fracture" Yes, it even has a name. It has caused more panic than any thing you have ever seen. It happens when the block has an oily area or was not cleaned well before paint was applied. The paint will...

Fort Sam is the oldest Army base in Texas. They have a structure called the quad Triangle which was an out post to fight Indians. My home town.

\ Your in the homeland... I'm an Aggie my self..:-D

LOL, yeah at what just one of those things weighs it would be cheeper to but another truck and pull the wheels and tires off.. :-D I shot him and email, i hope he does not shoot any thing else back.. He has lots of guns in those pictures.. lol

I am about to take the plunge and buy my first Deuce. I have been in love with them for as long as i could remember.. The problem is the one i am going to pick up and transport to Houston has Very bad tires on it. Three will not hold air for more than a few min. I am looking for some one...

Harbor freight and northern tools both sell a pneumatic 20 ton that works great. I have 4 at my heavy diesel shop here in Houston.

Im in Houston myself and trying to pick up a M35 myself. If you need a small sand blaster let me know i have one. " i have a feeling i will need it soon too"