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were kinda of getting off topic... but all of you make a good point. and if they can swab the stack and pull filters then if u have the free mixing license all you would have to do if fill out a form that u used a tank of mixed fuel and pay the taxes for it and ur clear as far as them...

im not worried about it at all. the only time im in the 5 ton is for fires or parades its an emergency vehicle of the fire department odds are they wont check it at all. but for all the other states and people that dont want to get fined for using additives. its not an additive if its mixed...

first off im this is for educational purposes only... and i dont know if this breaks any laws and i dont support breaking any laws. but for all the people that are getting the tanks dipped just because they have a black color to them from mixing WMO y not just install a secondary tank with a...

not a bad idea that would be a lot cheaper but i dont think dual front wheels would fit through the garage door :cry: thanks for all the ideas.

i think i know what your saying but what im saying is the limits that the track kit themselves have. and yes your right the tracks on the tires add a little bit bigger foot print for the rear set of tires ive decided to just leave the duals and add tracks because i couldn't put dual tracks so...

ive considered the tracks over wheels but tht still just places all the weight on the bottom of the tire instead of distributing the weight over a larger area of an actual track system.

to introduce myself im with a volunteer fire department near salem indiana We have two 6x6's and 2 M1008 CVCU's 1cvcu is having starting problems and a 6x6 has brake problems this site has helped alot ill try to post pic sumtime in the next week or so. just thought id say hey and see how many...

i had looked into them but the biggest kit they have is for a max 25,000 lbs. GVW. But out truck holds 2000 gallons of water tht alone is nearly 17,000lbs then include all the weight of the tank our pump plus the truck were pretty much over weight now i dont think their kit would be able to...

i like ur idea also i was looking into the tracks over the wheels a lil more and decided it would b much cheaper and easier to put tracks on the rear tires and do the track conversion mod on the front im thinking the tire over the tire would give more area on the ground with there being 4...

i had that thought also but then all the weight would still mostly be located directly under the tires. im on a Fire dept here and both of our tankers are 5ton military trucks. where i live there are a lot of hills and valleys and the snow gets really deep at times and there are places that...

Has anyone thought, heard of, or even done a track mod. as in swapped tires for the new rubber tracks. heres a link to a set that might work these are a for a tractor but they dont make a specific set for military trucks. ST-600 - PRODUCTS - Rubber track systems for vehicles - Soucy Track

thanks for the help i know what your talking about a pressure pot i should be able to make one from an old water fire extinguisher. thanks for the help

we used dot 5 silicone brake fluid. but we didnt have any manuals to go by we just kinda winged it hoping it would b like the CUCV add the fluid bleed it and go but were wasnt that lucky. thanks for the info on all the manuals this site it will be really helpful.

Sweet it might be a week or so before i can find out if this is my problem also, as i cant make purchases for the fire department im just the truck maintenance guy but thanks for the info. Edit: sorry for the newbie question but could you give me the part number of the relay you got?

msoumas could you please let me know if this works for you my fire department had a m1008 quit on us a little while back and this just might be the problem were having also

to introduce myself im with a volunteer fire department we have very little money and out M-817 dump truck w/w (converted to a tanker pumper winch removed and pump added and dump bed and hydraulics removed 2000gallon tank added) were having problems with the brakes. i know they are "air over...