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Not my 5-Ton but Youtube Casey's Offroad Recovery posted a video showing him changing the tire on his rig. I'm putting together my tire changing kit, what size jack-stands should I be looking for?

With mallet, claw, a 2.5 ton chain fall and engine hoist I straightened out my rear end...and house to boot. Then foam cored the rotted out sections with rebar and scrap metal stiffening it up.

Not a Duce but I also had good luck with Hagerty for my M813, $250/year, 2500 miles per year, not a daily driver, no hauling or towing and stored in a tent, well most of it. All registry was interested in was the body type, 3 sides and a tailgate means it's a pickup. Found a local inspector...

Don't you hate it when you get a bug in your teeth.

Does that model have a primer pump? I just rebuilt the one on my M813 to address a similar, if not more pronounced issue.

Locktite Foaming Filler for Big Gaps Update; Success, this stuff works. Although it's sand-able and paint-able best practice is to skim coat with filler. The product is porous and absorbs sprayed paint, takes allot of paint to fill the pores. I'm currently experimenting with brushed on paint...

Did you say the pickup tube in the tank is new?

Began patching and rust remediation. Want to get this rig on the road ASAP so until my welding skills improve I'm experimenting with Loctite Tite Foam for big gaps. It's sandable and paintable but I'll likely have to skim coat it before the finish coat. Used cardboard to create a gap between the...

I like the one from Big Mikes motor pool, it's cheap and easy to install. True it's not going to stop a hardened thief, aside from a well hidden kill switch what would? But it would likely deter a joy rider, a farm kid who knows how to start a tractor and can figure out my hi-lo manual...and...

While you're at it don't forget the pickup tube, don't know if you small truck folk have the same issues with steel tubes that we do....:ROFLMAO:

Troubleshooting a Pesky Power Steering leak on my M813 Gave the engine bay a good degreasing and power-wash and finally found where my power steering was leaking. Over the winter I had the truck leaning slightly toward the drivers side and the fluid puddle gave the impression the pump itself...

Installed a 5 Ton Series Keyed Ignition Switch from Big Mike's Motor Pool. Actual installation time was about 15 minutes, it took me longer to set up my cameras. This was not in response to the recent theft of a 5-ton, reported on this forum. I believe the 5 speed Hi Low Millennial Theft...

Did you check your pickup tube? Had the same problem with mine turned out the pickup tube was steel and had rotted out.

Rebuilt the Primer Pump on my M813 and eliminated another possible source of air into the fuel. The O-rings were shot, wasn't pumping and there was no vacuum. Then during disassembly, I compounded the problem by crushing the cylinder tube with a pair of vice grips, take care disassembling, the...

Hagerty on my M813.

Hmmm MsgtJD perhaps?

This thread still active? Found this on Facebook Marketplace out in Freetown, Massachusetts https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/788686599366857/

Agreed on the ride, just one test drive of my 813 had me hooked. They're also easy to wrench on. The engine bay isn't chockablock full of parts, everything is reachable and the mechanics are straight forward, in a Frankenstein's monster sort of way...just BIG! So far I haven't had any major...

One of the previous caretakers of my rig put this pressure relief valve in. Just a tug on the cable and the tank drains then shuts off automatically.

I cobbled one together from straight copper pipe soldering in the old threaded fitting.