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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    When I got this one the bed hinge had rotted off and ripped apart . Seller said it was up and when it came down the top hat came into cab and hit him in head . Almost killed him . Check the condition of metal of these dumps ! I had to fabricate and weld in lots of stuff . Changed out back c...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I have sourced best prices for parts and stuff for these trucks. Mine was a mess when I got it . Bought brand new fuel tank out of Texas cheap ! Hit me up if need to know where to find some specialty items for these dumps .
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    M54 versus m813 or m814

    I would go with the 5 ton over the 2.5 . Main reason - 5 ton has power steering ! And it’s much stronger truck . Be ready to go thru the entire brake system in these old trucks if it had not been done recently . My old m51a2 brakes were terrible . For what your wanting to do you might hunt for...
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    European equivalent of filters for an M39 5-ton

    Did you find your info ? I found oreilly auto parts filters . Crazy thing is I found a shelf full of them at a salvage store . I heard the orings are not correct that come either them though . I’ve side them on my m51a2 dump truck the frake Mounted primary filter was hard to figure out on my...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    My old m51 dump truck has normal 22.5 truck wheels and tires and the wide floatation rims and tires on front off a concrete truck . It’s only used on my land off-road . My cousin and I had to change one front tire that blew out last weekend . This weekend I had to change transfer case air...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    hi . Mine is leaking fuel or oil out the cover that is below the fuel cutoff lever cover . Is this something that can be resealed by removing cover or does it get into way more work that just that by removing that cover ?
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    What to do with generator wires 568a and 2a

    hi since you did this conversion in 2017 im Wondering if you had any problems ? I’m seeing the alternator puts out around 27.7 bolts and Humvee used 28.5
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    68 m35a2 brake light issue

    I ended up just Buying a same switch as the one I have . Reallt Don’t know why I even did cause it’s never gonna leave the property lol
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    68 m35a2 brake light issue

    Hi I have a very old m51a1 dump . Brake light switch is on the hydraulic side and not working . I just went thru brakes . New master , all new brake lines and new wheel cylinders . No brake lights . What’s your suggestion? Convert to air side ? I see big mike had conversion kit .
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    Louisiana - State Flagging Existing Titles, and Registering New Vehicles as Off-Road

    we fought the state omv few years ago and I got my senator involved and baron rouge then played ball and we got a bill passed by my senator to allow humvees to be road titled ajd all ex wheeled military vehicles . Most all the senators did n know what the omv was doing with their blanket policy...
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    Louisiana - State Flagging Existing Titles, and Registering New Vehicles as Off-Road

    man you went thru a lot of crazy work with that . For future endeavors ,depending on what vehicle your doing la has a way to get a title on antique vehicles with just a bill of sale . They just don’t tell you . And now they don’t want to do ex military vehicles on this policy . But a old m37...
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    I titled a m51a1 dump just few months prior without any issues . Bought a m35a3 from sale guy and the state wanted a vin inspection on clean la title from same guy . Think cause if the year maybe being a 1996. At the time sheriffs office was only doing it on Thursday’s . And state wanted ya to...
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    Local dmv won’t have the plate in stock . Not sure how far you are from baron rouge but might be worth the trip to go there . I was guy who finally got my senator involved to fix the problem of the not titleing humvees . And she did the bill and sent to me and friends and we rejected it and...
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    They will not let you farm plate it . Unless someone slips it thru . But the short vins throw the flag in their computers
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    you have to have either a title or sf-97 made out to you . The self certification is a letter you print out and sign and get notarized . And turn in with your papers . It’s just states you will keep minimum safety requirements and not let anyone under age of 21 drive it. For some reason last...
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    I have a ihc m1 garand .
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    well a quick search and I found IH stamps. And the windshield hinge in IH stamped .
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    Front spring hangers and passenger side windshield hinge
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    These are some of castings on frame in case someone can match or id them to their trucks .
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    Louisiana - State Flagging Existing Titles, and Registering New Vehicles as Off-Road

    Supermike . Do you have a actual title on this truck already ? Years ago in old trucks like that I would do the process of getting a title using the state’s antique title process when you don’t have a title . But they won’t let that anymore with ex military vehicles .
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