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Very nice work. By the way, I was able to make S-cam brakes work on the front of the 5 ton by slightly clocking the spindle bolt pattern on the spiders, along with some other light mods. It took me a solid week of work to fit everything up (and countless times of deadlifting the hub/drum combo...

So, as an addendum, it's not just the fenders, but also the hood and side skirts. But, it sort of starts with the fenders, as they anchor the whole apparatus, not least of which because they connect to the cab, the frame, and the grille area. Once I have the fenders, if I need a hood, I can...

Answering both you and the previous poster, that is exactly what I am trying to do. The 8.3 engine+radiator+intercooler package doesn't fit into the engine bay lengthwise, and so I've had to do without a proper grille for more years than I am excited about. I would really like to replace all of...

The title says it all. After 5 years of the 8.3's intercooler sticking out past the frankendeuce bodywork, I finally have time and money to put longer fenders on. Korean- and vietnam-era 5 tons are the obvious choice, but what else might work? The main interface I need to accommodate and plan...

Hi Forum, I suppose this is suitable here. I know about pair of MRAP front axles in Southern Colorado being sold for the cost of scrap. The guy is getting antsy about finding someone to take these and is about to sell them to the scrapper. He has a tcase I could use as well, but these axles...

Pulling this back from the dead. Has anyone ever measured the actual difference in length between the 2.5 a d the 5 ton fenders? I am wondering if I should use the extra length of 5 ton stuff to finally clean up my bodywork. Thanks for any input!

I am running 14.00x20 XL's, and I am a bit concerned about the age of my current tires, as well as their potential durability at highway speed. How do these tires compare, at least as far as performance on the road, and also speed rating?

Oh by the way, that HFB52 box is still kicking around somewhere, if someone is interested in it.

I built a similar system as one of the last steering setups I put on the "original" M35, before I started fresh. I used an HFB52 box, which is tapped for hydraulic ports. I then mounted a ram behind the axle, bolting it to the steering box. I must admit - although the box itself is power, I...

Where in Colorado are you? I have, a, um ... I have something that may be interesting to check out.

Several years ago, I made my own rims for the deuce. I had a friend CAD up the 6 on 8.75" bolt circle and center hole, and I took it down to the waterjetters and had them cut it into some 5/8" plate. I figured that the strength of the plate would more than compensate for the fact it wasn't...

Yep, that is the second image on the page, and is clearly a 5 ton.... the first, which has since been removed, depicted a 2.5T truck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M54_(truck) I'm pretty sure I see something wrong here....

I took this idea one farther - I wired up a slave connection with Tweco quick disconnects for my Arc Welding gear, for 28v battery welding. I've used the Two Battery method of times on the trail for emergency repairs, and I figured I could do this on the deuce..... haven't actually done it yet...

Nice! Also good to see another home machinist on the board. For the other tool junkies, here's a quick video I shot this weekend. I am working with some #80 roller chain sprockets, and I needed to open up the ID on one: VID-20120422-00003 - YouTube Best, Bob

On my 5 ton project, the front pinion flange interfered with the radiator, so I turned it down to a nub on the lathe. It still sticks out a few inches, but it doesn't add anything to the vertical profile of the differential chunk.

I've rebuilt the spicer 6000 series tranny, which is used in 5 tons of that vintage. It's hardly unique or difficult, just heavy. This was back when I was younger and stronger - I remember dead lifting the thing once, and weight was 300-350 without bell housing, 80-100 more with bell housing on...

Thanks for the pic of the flipped HEMTT's in the back. it's heartening to see that that doesn't look strange (as was my worry). I will be doing that to my truck, as soon as I unload the 3 remaining tons of dirt it's carrying.

As an update: My end design and build, with a 24v alternator feeding 2 batteries all equalized by a Vanner equalizer, has worked perfectly. I'm very glad I did it this way - simple to wire, and accomodating of any potential load. Best, Bob

I built my frankendeuce/5 ton with a 12 foot (edit: I mistakenly typed "ton" here earlier) bed, with the rear axle just aft of bed centerline. It works great for my purposes and I would almost call the turning radius tight. From memory, the axle spread front to rear is about 155", with the front...