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There's two of us out here considering doing the same, although after hearing of your experiences, god knows why we bother. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/57252-dump-truck-fifth-wheel.html http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/57680-5-ton-cargo-tractor.html I was starting to figure...

Ron, that sounds even better than I had in mind :drool:. That means the hinges at the dump box should be mounted about 20 inches higher above the truck frame than normal to fit the dump box over the fifth wheel? Any chance to a contact to that guy?

Problem is, I am located in the Czech Republic aua so getting anything but the smallest items from the US to here might be a bit of a problem and very expensive as well. Thanks for the tip anyway, maybe somebody else can use it

Apart from that, Olga, my parter of 16 year, would kill me if I came home with two of them ;-) The practical fact is also that I need a double registration inspection, once as dump truck and once as trailer, but that is not too bad, they just check if it is mounted correctly and copy the...

:oops: I looked at the resource main page a few times, never clicked / saw that there is a next page option at the bottom. :oops: Now printing my own copy; that's the nice thing of having a small office at home (the bad thing is, you never finish and lock the door behind you at night)...

Checked some old treads and the resource section, but either I am too tired (it's around midnight here now) or the - links to - the technical manuals for the M39 series are gone up in the air, unfindable, out. In the older treads I found, the search and link options did not give a good result...

OK Carnac came through big. Organization: 386th Engineer Batallion Location: Londonderry, New Hampshire Year of Mfg: 1973 Manifacturer: Jeep Corporation Strange though that my ID tag stated "Kaiser Jeep Corporation", three years after that company was bought up and changed to "Jeep...

Great, thanks a lot, it will help me getting the paperwork done, I hope. What does the "May 86" stand for? Another question, is it normal or possible that a similar Kaiser Jeep Corporation M51A2 truck from 1968 has a higher serial number than a 5 year younger truck? I would expect the...

Desert Fox, you have the same Kaiser jeep M51A2. Can you tell me your manufacturer - VIN number or compare it with my mfr. serial number 512312649 ? If we compare those two, we should be able to tell if mine is pre- or post-1968, always assuming that the higher number means a later...

I am busy getting an M51A2, as explained in the linked thread. I put this question also in the 5-ton section, no takers yet, thought I try this forum as well. Trying to figure out as much options as possible beforehand. Did anybody has ever tried to make a cargo- or dump truck into tractor...

Crasheej, thanks, that should make finding out details easier. Marcel, do you have pictures showing the dump bed up and details of how the hydrolic cylinders are connected to the frame? I am thinking to make a switching option between dump bed and fifth wheel, but that depends on the...

Trying to get year of manifacturing for a M51 A2 with winch dump truck NSN 23200359263 MFR. ser.no. 512312649 The identification tag shows following Truck, Dump, 5 ton 6x6 M51A2 W/W Fed stock no 2320-035-9263 Ord. service nr 8736516 MFD by Kaiser Jeep Corporation MFR. ser.no. 5123 12649 Date...

As I thought, date of delivery and inspected US property fields are empty, but I see there is a contract number mentioned as well: DA-20-113-AMC-1948(T) Porkysplace, thanks for the tip, will post there. VIN: did not think about looking for it when in the Netherlands. As to the pictures, the...

I am busy getting an M51A2, as explained in the linked thread. Trying to figure out as much options as possible beforehand. Probably lots of people already did this, but does anybody has ever tried to make a dump truck - tractor combo? Meaning, being able to take of the dump bed and install a...

Thanks for the quick reply. I think that the tag with info has the date of delivery / registration empty, has to check that when I get the latest pictures downloaded. The main problem is that I need some kind of ID and indication of year of manifacturing to get the thing registered on Czech...

Thought I add a pic. The digger behind the truck is part of the deal.

From a complete newby, who has been dreaming about this for years. We more or less are getting a M51 dump truck for scrapp price. We will use it and some other old equipment in our non-profit project to restore a small-gauge railroad and for demonstrations and events. Problem is, I have to...