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The passenger side of my M813A1 bed has this dragon stencil painted in black. Has anyone seen this or know what it represents? A unit? A shop? a rebuild facility?

It would be hard for me to tell which of the two gauges may have been replaced. Are there any tell-tell signs of higher mileage or hours? Smoke out the exhaust or certain parts wear that can point to an actual age?

What does a seized up sprag act like? Is it noticeable or does it make noise? I would almost bet my last dollar that I will keep the Cummins 250 - I like it so far. When I was a test engineer for Freightliner they had a test truck with an experimental common rail series 60 that the engineers...

All good points here. Can the shoes be adjusted without lifting the tire off the ground? This is the type of advice I need to get the basics covered since I am a newbie to this world. I will look at the rubber fuel lines as well. The rubber windshield wiper lines are very brittle and I'm...

I like the sound of this option. So you could use this option to get your pallet of bricks every now and then?

Thanks for the links Porkysplace. I will use it for everything listed under number 4 - parades, car shows, and pleasure driving.

I have wanted one of these for about 20 years and never thought I would get to have my own so this is a dream come true!!! I had been watching the 5 ton market for about the last 4 years or so to keep an eye on price and availability as well as learn about the ins-and-outs of owning a 5 ton in...

I'm looking at registering my new M813 in my name and it currently has collector plates for my state (WA) which never expire. I'm expecting to have to pay the one time collector plate fee under my name and probably not physically change the license plate, but that leaves me wondering about...

good to know. I will be there when they load it so it will come off if it's backwards.

I'm going to remove the tarpaulin so it doesn't get shredded. How will a soft top do at 65 mph?

it has the stock NDT tires on it.

do the doors have to come off to get down to the height of the dash?

Well, I'm trying to by my first MV (M813A1 w/w) and the shipping quote is scary. It would be $600 cheaper if the truck were shorter so it could fit on a standard flatbed. I want to see what is involved to hit the 85 1/2" reducible height as noted on the data tag. So I know the tarpaulin...

rhurey, thank you for those links - very helpful indeed!

I've read the RCWs which say a CDL is needed for commercial vehicles over 26001 gvwr. The RCW 46.25.010 paragraph 6 defines a commercial vehicle as "a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property..." so by that definition any use I would have for one would not be...

Thanks for the replies guys. I've looked through about half of the 210+ pages of the PNW thread and haven't come across the lawyer's findings yet, but I sure would look to find that part. Any thoughts on finding it more quickly? I have driven semi's with 40' trailers hauling hay for our...

I imagine the liability would still be there even with a CDL. Does a CDL work like a get out of jail free card? I doubt it, but it may reduce liability somewhat. I think I would register a 5 ton as a collector vehicle and then get trip permits if I wanted to do actual "non-collector" type...

In one of the CDL threads I read that Washington state may automatically require you to have a CDL if your title says "tractor" on it. Do any M818 owners actually have that verbiage on their Washington state title? A seller in PA says that his title does not say "tractor" but simply says...

wcuhillbilly, in regards to making a plate to attach to your studs inside the firewall, make the plate bigger or smaller than the plate with the studs on it. One thing I learned as a Freightliner test engineer is that two plate with identical footprints will crack sheet metal or fiberglass...