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  1. US6x4

    53 michelin xzl tires

    Your truck looks good! Big & beastly. I'm on the fence currently between staying with duals and using a 12.00-20 NDT or jumping up to 53s like yours or maybe getting singled out with 14.00-20 bridge truck tires...
  2. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Sounds familiar. I bruised my ribs/sternum leaning over the radiator battling those fan belts... I couldn't find a trick or an easy approach - I think the belts finally got tired of fighting and let me eventually muscle them on. I should've ate more wheaties.
  3. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    That's awful. I hope that doesn't happen in my state. Are there any loopholes? Technically yours is a FORMER military vehicle...
  4. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    My thoughts echo your own. I've also been procrastinating a coolant system flush and new straight hoses. When I did belts i skipped the water pump belt since it was "ok" and could be removed independently of the others. The first of the double belts took me 1.5 hours of fighting just to...
  5. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Ajax, that's looking pretty good
  6. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I finally found a replacement lens for the turn signal indicator after searching for almost 2 years. Small bit of progress but it feels good to get it installed. The old one came out in pieces.
  7. US6x4

    Stud Pilot Wheels

    Also called a locking ring style. In regards to other comments in this thread: split rim is a different animal but only knowledgeable tire shops distinguish between these two.
  8. US6x4

    Do M809 trucks have the same troublesome fuel pickup tubes as the M939s?

    TedCat, thanks for checking up on me :) To be honest I've been keeping the tank at least half full and haven't had a problem since then so work on my tank has drifted to the back burner. My fuel gauge still reads incorrectly so the sender needs attention, but I do a visual check before a trip...
  9. US6x4

    Will disconnecting the 12V cable mess things up?

    Well that's saying something. Thanks for the input!
  10. US6x4

    Will disconnecting the 12V cable mess things up?

    I've got (2) 8D batteries wired together for 24V and I'm wondering if disconnecting only the 12V terminal will hurt anything or will it cause some sort of uneven draw? I'm, uh, asking for a friend... The +24V terminal is turning blue (corroding) on the exposed wires where the sheath has pulled...
  11. US6x4

    Dual wheels on front of a deuce

    I just happened to throw one up on my M813 while swapping my spare a few months back just to mimic a picture I saw of a red ball Express truck dualled up with chains in the snow:
  12. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I finally got the 5-ton fifth wheel plate out of the back of my 813 and onto the US6x4...only took a little over a year. This will get mounted to the Studebaker until an original can be found. This had the same NSN # as an M818 fifth wheel (which is almost identical to the original) but it...
  13. US6x4

    PNW Info Thread!

    Amer-team & JEB, do you plan on presenting the other cases of precedent from the other states that have legalized HMMWVs and relaxed the laws on other MVs? Wisconsin comes to mind but there are a few others talked about in the politics section and those successful cases might hold some sway...
  14. US6x4

    Trick, functional jake brake grenade shifter

    Post 9-11, I assume? Did they want proof it was a dummy or ask for it to be removed? Was the guy with the rubber gloves extra thorough?
  15. US6x4

    M818 PTO seals and boots replacment

    I hear that shifting should be smoother and easier after replacing the heavy military GO stuff with the proper 50W oil.
  16. US6x4

    M818 PTO seals and boots replacment

    Great detail in your write-up! This will be a big help to folks like myself. Where did you end up sourcing the rubber boots or are they generic non-NSN type parts?
  17. US6x4

    some what imbarrased with this question how do you turn the park light on a five ton

    If your truck has this switch you need to have this combo of levers: headlights on and then second handle set to park. If you have the pushbutton keypad switch I have no idea...
  18. US6x4

    The Soldier B HubHelper for 2.5 ton trucks

    Well, I really didn't intend for the thread to be a "sales thread" but there are a post or two that are "sales" related, I guess. I better read through the site rules again. The challenge is to get the information that people want in the place where the discussion is happening.
  19. US6x4

    The Soldier B HubHelper for 2.5 ton trucks

    Edit: removed "sales" related update.
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