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One tip on airing a tire up - use a rubber mallet to pound on the tire while airing up to "move" it out to the bead, and use a large air hose 3/4" or bigger to move a bunch of air.

Actually the TM's do cover the fuel hose replacement, I believe its in the -20. Remove the tool box to gain easy access to the fuel selector valve.

You can tell its a Mack by the crossover tube on top of the engine. I would think the engine alone is worth quite a few dollars even with some stuff missing.

Cant see the 5th wheel on the back, is it there? What does the engine compartment look like? Tires? Interior?

If its a gasser its not a M819, probably a M246- almost the same thing. Go to manage attachments in the reply section and upload from your computer file.

I think that is the Mack powered one that was on GSA a few weeks ago, I remember bidding on it. It was listed as having the water pump, radiator and front grill missing. If it is the Mack ENDT-673 engine, it sold for about $900. Not sure if the P/S pump from a Mack fits a LDT engine or not.

You win the auction, they say pay NOW!! credit card is best for me at least, submit EUC form from GL website via email along with a CLEAR digital copy of your drivers license- make sure your phone# matches your address. Then you probably have to revise it at least once and then WAIT WAIT WAIT!!

I just loaded one up to ship to a buyer. My wrecker doesn't run very good so I had to use a cherry picker and two teenage boys for horsepower!!

TA DA!!!..... ---------- http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/18459-frustrating-809-series-sprag.html

The transmission has two valves on it to "tell" the transfer case when its in forward or reverse. They are air operated so climb under it and pull them both off and rebuild them. Chris (steelsoldiers) has a good thread with pictures on rebuilding them.

kinda hard to find lockout hubs for 5 ton Rockwells. Even if you did find them and put them in, if you had a sprague t-case it would "sense" no front wheel speed and cause the t-case to send power to the front drive shaft You could cut the air supply to the t-case and solve that problem though.

here ya go: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/9787-headlights-interchange-deuce.html

I believe the M51's with the gas engine came with no fender air cleaner and the rear exhaust. When they swapped to a Mack or multi-fuel engine, the changes were made.

I don't think one M818 will fit in that trailer, let alone two!!:cookoo:

Glad you made it home ok Chris. You don't need a parking brake, just use a Honda or Toyota!

Update: Chris made it to Farmington NM today at about 4:30pm. We got a bite to eat, went to my place to visit my junk, er I mean trucks, and went over his truck a little. Took him to Walley world to get some stuff, found the trans leaking a little from the rear seal. We checked the level and...

Excellent write up with pictures. I am planning on doing this soon to both my 5 tons so this is a great help to me!![thumbzup]

Thats not a wrecker truck originally. the headlights are low like on a truck without a winch. All wreckers had a front winch to start with.

See avatar for my baby and I also have a "Franken truck" M54A2 awaiting rebirth!

I sold my deuce in the spring of this year for $3800 with winch and hardtop, no bows or rear canvas but it did have a clear NM title. I see a bunch on the classifeds here you could get for less. Figure on several hundred dollars for upkeep/repairs.