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I would like to hear about any extra or different tools that anyone keeps on their trucks. I will start, I keep a air impact and set of deep impact sockets and a full 3/4 ratchet and socket set.

Okay has anyone ever seen any transmission pump all of it's fluid out on the ground and then not be able to find where it came out? This just happened to me an I can't believe it, here's what went down cranked the truck, let it idle while I started a different truck got back in truck drove fifty...

Have access to a 290 turbo cummins anyone know much good or bad thinking of using it for 816 repower

Any good reason to not cut the bed on a wrecker up outside of the frame? Thinking of reworking one of mine to make it easier to work with, also add pictures of any you may have seen please no crap about keeping it original.

Okay I have been lusting over m-936 trucks for awhile, then got to use and work on some and I am not impressed with the winches front and rear at all compared to my M-816. Some of you will say I overload my pto winches but I quit that some time ago (exploding winches are not fun) but I do expect...

Looking for samples so the ladies can pick what they want to paint the wrecker

This is the place for wrecker mods not just bigger motor but try and list what you have seen or want to try on any wrecker.

Will it fit? Give me details please.

Okay I want to know has anyone on here actually changed a 809 series cab for a 939 series?

seen it on a truck at shelby

Well guys some may say I have gone to the dark side.. I am now working with govliquidation at Shelby to go through and fire up all off the trucks so they can be filmed. Good and bad is what's listed on these trucks IS what's wrong with them. Don't think that won't run is just bad battery, we...

I have as well as other members information that could help others in moving MVs. Could we make a sticky in transportation needs? Info like 2 M-813 5 tons with winch will fit on a 48 foot flat bed if you pull the stacks and air down the fronts. Contact me and tell me where we can post this...

Yes I searched but found no help how hard is it to flip one on top of the other?

This is what came in my M-818, where do the 5 locks go 2 go on the toolboxesand 1 on the steering wheel,and why 4 hammers? If anyone needs NSN or other info just ask, these will be 2005 parts.

what besides money would one need to add a fifth wheel to a 816?:twisted:

I am recounting what happened to a Friend he lives near the gulf coast before Katrina few if any neighbors liked having a "old ugly big junk MV" in their hood but when water got high and he drove house to house picking folks off the roof in the middle of the storm and after when they were stuck...

the title says it all, dive in.

I just pulled a Friends M818 out of a ditch with my M818W/W and all 10 tires were spinning on pavement!:-D

"The M939 series was originally designed as an upgrade package for the M809 series trucks." from 5ton faq :cookoo:So how hard would it be to change the cab and front out from 809 to 939? And yes I think I would like to try, I have almost new 818 but I am 6'8" and would like to shift without...

Would be nice if the requirements were easy to find for the newbes like me:roll: