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I think I have seen a thread on this before but search is not my friend tonight. I have come across a pretty decent deal on a camper that needs to be pulled home with a truck compatible with a gooseneck adapter in the bed. I would like to equip my cargo truck to be able to pull it while...

Thanks for pointing that thread out Jakeic15, good information there. Many people have pointed out in other threads that we need to stay under 200 psi rail pressure and ideally stay under 185 psi. I used to wonder why until I watched a video on youtube as to how the PT injection system works...

Mine costed $325 at a local shop here in Albany called R&S Diesel. I had to shop around a little to actually find a shop who still works on these.

I'll weigh in just a tad. I drilled out the throttle shaft on my truck, unscrewed about 7/8 of a turn and noticed good results. Or so I thought... My injection pump somehow pushed the front seal to the companion flange out and pushed the front seal of the companion flange out as well. I...

Possibly up soon are my cabin reservations. I normally stay at Kaye's Keep which is located directly across from the main lodge. I've had some friends recently back out this year. I'll keep it under my name until someone wants to take it over. I'd rather it go to someone on Steel Soldiers...

I'm interested in 2 Hawker 6T-AGM Batteries. I may not be able to make the trip this year due to training but I have a friend going. I don't have anything to trade so I need a cash price at the lowest end of the market!

Red, Wade, Another thing the Mack is preferential too, clean diesel. We ran it on a blend that the deuces loved but the Mack engine in Proud American did not like it. It ran better after a long drive and the sun heating the fuel tank. That trip that we tried that on happened a few years...

I've had some great times with that truck. I first saw it at the Infantry Museum at Fort Benning on display with the "Black Widow" GunTruck while I was there for a change of command ceremony. I inquired around on here and found the previous owner. Made contact and I drove it from Columbus...

Looks like a regular lockwasher to me. In the TM's they say to replace them anytime you remove one. I have one friend who does this as well but to be fair, he worked for Fastenal at the time and the employee discount was good.

Cat's are fine, My M984A4 Wrecker has a yellow engine in it, C15 ACERT to be exact. It's a National Guard truck. Personally, I have a 14L Cummins but it's a very simple engine. Alot of people think they will last for years. Hope so, I'm in my 30's and it tows 25,000 pounds just fine when it...

I've known Mr. James for quite a few years. When the base auctioned off a large lot of M817's, I'd see him weekly to come an pick them up. He would tow them behind his M920 with 16R20's on HEMMT rims. Everytime I saw him, he was working hard. Last year at Durhamtown, his health wasn't great...

These trucks don't automatically engage the parking brake when the primary air system bleeds off. If you had pulled up your parking brake lever, you would have stopped. Newer trucks that require you to push in the control on the dash will set the parking brake if primary air drops below around...

Arndt, I've put many a thousand miles on this type of truck. Once the converter locks in 2nd gear, it stays locked until you slow down to about 10 mph. When you first start accelerating, 1st gear is converter driven, you'll feel the 1-2 shift and shortly after you'll feel another "shift"...

I had a M818 out here that I picked up for a fellow member one time back when I was new to the M809 series 5 tons in private ownership. It had a strange issue with it's transfer case. It would never engage but every so often while going down the road, it would buck the whole truck as if one of...

I'd think there are plenty of M939 series T-1138 transfer cases that can be adapted much easier and provide you with an air switch front drive. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?59654-M818-Transfer-Case-Upgrade-T-138-to-T-1138

Gear Ratio in the trans is different between 1st and reverse. 4.17 going forward in 1st, 10.76 ratio for reverse. You can use low range in the transfer with no problems as long as you are gentle on the go pedal. These trucks with the older 250 Cummins in stock form make 650 ft lbs. Multiply...

Moving up rather quickly Eli! I run a Class C but will look into the Class E. I run weighted plates and Commercial Insurance, I always thought Class C was fine unless I was actually doing Commercial Hauling. I'm sure I can pass the 20 question test as I had Class A at one time. Very...

I have nothing to contribute to this thread but I certainly appreciate this comment. A few years ago while I was in the tent city at the GA Rally, my family was awoken by an M819 with no muffler trying to back over a hill with an inoperative sprag. My wife was so mad with the amount of noise...

Visually, air cleaner is moved to driver's from passenger side fender for the M816. The grille is extended from the headlights on the M816. Functionally, the M816 has a 14L NHC 250 Cummins as it's heart instead of a 7.8L Turbocharged Multifuel that the M543A2 has. The Wrecker Body between the...

I get all the good stuff so most people think. I had a similar issue on my truck. Let it lose pressure to 0 and then start it and build back up, exact same issue. I swapped out the governor, air drier with new stuff and still had the problem. The issue in my case turned out to be the signal...