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Had a great outing with the local MV guys here in Utah. I had to drop out a day early due to some clutch disengagement issues. The peddle lever connects to a shaft that is mounted to the top of the frame and a shorter shaft then pushes a forked rod that connects to the actual clutch fork. I...

Wheeling up Rattlesnake canyon was a blast. The snow and mud were excellent. The BOT was full and then some at this heavy feeding of the goo!

Was warmer weather today, Installed the longer cargo bed flex bolts, due to the cargo bed being 2 3/4 inches higher than it was before. I bought Grade 8 5/8" x 11" (originals were 10"). I could only get 3 of the 4 put down through the mount due to space between the bed and the brackets so I...

Very happy for you! Wishing I could find the rest of the winch parts I need on this side of the States. So far I have driven 2330 miles for my rig, 1730 for my 3 MV generators, 800 for some spare parts, and 1470 for my S-280 shelter. Best wishes!

Wow! If I could get that much done on my rig in one day... LOL Subscribed! big project no kidding. Hope it all works out.

On the 3 piece exhaust manifold: Is this the same one used by @US6x4 for his setup? Also you mentioned you needed to drill holes in it for dowels? What was the need for drilling if that is what you did. I was thinking to use a Ht60 turbo and from what I can tell they look like the mounting...

That is great news! I just love it when a project comes together. Question. I have considered when attempting this to put a muffler in the vertical stack rather than trying to scrunch one under the hood. Is the straight pipe like WOW louder than stock? Is it one of those... well that is...

Don't forget to take the caps off those valve covers and put a stopper in the breather ports. I hear this is needed when adding the turbo. If you already did. Good job. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/where-are-the-breather-holes-that-need-to-be-blocked-when-you-turbo-a-250.210620/post-2460921

Still planning on this mod down the road. It is so cool to see the application of skill by so many to make their mod work. I would like to run a water to air aftercooler just as insurance for my lead foot. With what you have here, I like the exhaust. The matching your turbos output to the stock...

Been now a bit after the installation. How is the rig running? Any thoughts?

You could always give people 12 votes each to spread the love of MVs a little wider! :) I know for myself that I could happily have one of every rig here! Hard to just pick one!

Interesting winch option. Looks like the side frame mounted winch mounted .... in the front. Interesting to say the least.

In my decision to buy an 809 series over the 939 series is simple... Money first. Most 939 series were 5-15K over the price of the 809 series and the majority of those buying the 939 series did so due to the air brake safety. The additional benefit to the 9 series is also you can park it...

Every rig, and even the "Bike" is awesome. Excellent variety of MV vehicles. Very impressive.

I feel bad as I haven't had a chance to take the BOT wheeling yet.After getting a very close up inspection of the torque rod ends when doing the lockers, I was really wanting to weld some safety plates on the for a just in case bad luck tries to visit. But as far as on road behavior, i noticed...

I don't have the kit on my rig as it is but in my research the fittings on the axle are 1/4" NPT for a 5 ton, You will want to run the hoses from the three axles and the trans and tcase. They can all be tied together into one line as needed up to a high point. I was going to bring mine into...

Bought two 8D batteries to ensure cold starts are solid. Still need a winch. If I can find the rest of the parts on this side of the country for the winch I already have then great! But since that is looking to be a hard find, I have been considering a 24 Volt 25K Sherpa Stallion winch for...

I didn't buy mine from there, Mine came from an ebay seller. See my post: Note to get my seal to drop in I had it in the freezer, then heated up the hub and used these washers and bolts to suck it in. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/superthermals-m813-build-the-bot.208944/post-2503493

I had considered going to a Hydromax system to get away from air for the main brakes and to install a well built pinion brake for extra safety. I'm interested in what you come up with as keeping the air brakes for the trailer is a great bonus. I have in a box a steering column air brake...

Looks fun to me! I very much like the M809 series. Very simple, very tuff, with the best parts. I do wish I had a big cam 400 in mine, but very happy with my M813 that my family named "The BOT" for Big Oversized Truck. That is a score on the trailer. I would love an M1082 or a M1095. Had a...