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I'd say don't do it. You'll lose 1/3 of your traction and maybe 3000 lbs also but that may not improve your mileage like one would think. I personally like the 6x6 truck. Every guy and his dog has a big 4x4 around here but not many have a 6x6. A big M715 would make a cool military 4x4 if...

M54s come up for sale now and again (craigslist & such) but it's rare that they're listed by their model number. They're usually called just a 5 ton army truck or 6x6 army truck by owners who don't know. Making your search more vague may help you stumble across the right truck.

Do you have any pictures? I would like to see what they look like mounted up.

We all have to deal with removing hubs / brake drums at some point on our 5 tons and given the weight of these assemblies and how clumsy they're to handle it's nice to have an extra hand or gizmo to help out. I have seen wooden cribbing, jack stands on creepers, and purpose made truck shop...

Thank you for the compliments, much appreciated. I would like to take credit for the M37, but that one belongs to a fellow collector in my town and it looks brand new top to bottom.

thanks for the offer :) If it involves MVs I might take you up on that, but right now I'm thinking of a few new projects like a VIC-1 control panel for the back of the cab and maybe a cab visor with HID/IR lights integrated into it. Working at a manufacturing plant with access to laser...

Well, for one, I wanted to use as many military issue parts as I could. My truck previously had a heater in it which was missing when I bought it so I wanted to use all of the existing holes in the firewall and dash to put parts back to their original location. Another reason is that I enjoyed...

What exactly is 'contam' and how does a 20,000lb truck get 17+ mpg when a 2 wd 4000 lb pickup can barely get that kind of mileage? Let me in on the secret dude!

Thanks for that info. I tightened them to 60 lb-ft and at least two bolts were about 3/4 of a turn from tight and only one bolt was already at 60 lb-ft. I still need to clean the existing leak and then take it for a test drive to see if the leak has subsided.

My front drive axle (5 ton M813) is leaking from the input shaft bearing retainer and I want to torque these bolts down to see if it will stop the leak. What torque should these bolts be at and do we have a separate TM for Rockwell axles like we do for the NHC250 Cummins?

Maybe an M54A2 like this one?

Reserved for part 2 The formed hoses tuck in just in time and only required minor clearancing for the outside hose. The power wire also gets routed through a grommet and into the heater box. There is a 10' piece of wire with correct connectors that will exit with the heater hoses and connect...

...heat your cab, that is. Your turbo will be hot enough already :) I wanted to chronicle my summer project and share my idea for an alternative heater mounting solution for M809s with a turbo installed (may work for other models also). This all started with the question of how to mount a...

Thanks for the tip - I will be replacing mine next week and will be sure to try that out

An old retired guy stopped by my yard sale a few weekends ago and starting asking about my M813. I was telling him it had a Cummins 250 and that is was a small cam version of the engine family. He stopped me there and said "Oh, that's a piston burner. That's what we used to call 'em" He was...

It would not have taken any more work to fit the hood on it. Just route the turbo pipe over the rear head as many others have down and that's it.

This is the furthest I've ever seen anyone take a military. Go to your favorite flea bay online auction house and search for this: 1970 jeep kaiser 5ton military 6x6 4door turbo gloss black full custom 53''tire I would like to see a video of this truck driving around... *disclaimer: I am...

wcuhillbilly, In this picture is the hood shut or is that water inlet neck holding the hood up off of its front plastic pads? If the water neck were removed would the cross over air tube prevent the hood from closing? I know this is an older post, but this is my inspiration for my own turbo...

I installed a new bracket I made to mount my heater cables, toggle switch, and circuit breaker. A new toggle switch data plate that didn't come with the heater kit completes the look.

I have been installing an M35 personnel heater kit in my M813 and wanted to share the bracket I made to bring it all together. I plan on adding a turbo to my 813, hence the M35 kit with driver side diverter piping. My truck previously had a heater in it that was removed some time in its past...