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I was once again requested to display my truck at the Cashmere, WA Memorial Day ceremony and it was my privilege to participate in it. The entrance was quite the experience as the truck idled through in 1st gear while the breeze drifted the wall of flags over my truck...what a feeling

This type of event is a lot of fun and I wish they had them when I was a kid. We had 3 helicopters buzz in and land within 20 minutes of each other. When the huey was on its final approach I had to check on the Vietnam vets to make sure they weren't hiding in the bushes...they have such a...

I took my truck to the local Touch-a-Truck event to let kids check it out, climb up in it, and flip switches and stuff. It was so busy that I was only able to snap some photos before and after the main event.

The rears have an outer seal that keep the gear oil on the inside and there is a wedge of cork that also plugs the keyway on the spindle: 5330-00-961-3596, p/n 7413447 There's also a gasket between the axle shaft flange and the hub: 5330-01-377-9775, p/n 02764 (big mike's shows 7346993) The...

David, I'm deeply grateful for the hard work you're doing for the hobby and even if it's not directly in my state yet (WA), I love your progress and determination. I think it's hugely valuable because it's laying a ground work and setting precedents for other states to follow. Uniting this...

The Western Star plant where this one was built was the former Freightliner plant down on Swan Island in Portland, OR where Freightliners were built for decades before being moved to North Carolina. The DTNA executives thought they could save a few pennies by moving the Western Star Portland...

It also had angled armor plates under the cab like MRAPs...

I didn't see a sub-forum in the present conflict section that applied, but everyone here loves METs and HETs so I'm curious if anyone knows if this Western Star 6900XD tank transporter ever participated in testing trials or anything? In another life, when I was a test engineer for DTNA we had...

Having a heater makes all the difference. It rained on my parade the other night, but the heater kept the cab nice and cozy!

Since they can mix your color of choice into the solution it would be easy to add 383 green or desert sand color to the liner.

OK, one of the last items for this heater project is getting the permanent hose clamp made and mounted under the radiator support. I made it out of 2 pieces of 3/4" aluminum square stock and drilled 1" holes between the 2 halves. The top half has thru holes and the bottom half has 1/4" N.C...

Yeah, I'm in North Central Washington (Wenatchee) but still far enough away that I don't picture myself driving the 5-ton to the sound

I've always wanted to take my 5-ton on a ferry. That would be fairly epic

Interesting info- thanks! I think I read that they returned to Ft. Sill in 2017 so they weren't at Ft. Lewis for very long.

My little man is looking geared up and ready to go in his pj's ...and then reality sets in...

I just finished reloading all of the pictures in this thread back to full size. When the forum switched software a few years ago it had reduced all the pictures to almost a swatch size. *VIC-1 update - I still love the intercom and it is working strong and clear. The only complaint I have is...

My 2nd challenge coin for 5-5 ADA arrived today and it shows Korea as its location. I don't know if that would be a deployment or more like a permanent station. Either way these are pretty interesting.

I found a 5-5 ADA challenge coin and picked it up because of its prospective yet unconfirmed tie to my trucks history / stencils. People have been asking about the stencils lately so it'll be fun to have a conversation piece to show them and talk about my truck's origin suspicions.

The PNW Steel Soldiers group had a post about an 809 PTO mated to a hydraulic pump for sale. Not sure if you'll be able to see it, but here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/339623506135698/permalink/4790641381033866/

I would give the jb weld or metal glaze a try. Seems like it couldn't hurt.