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Hey Kungfu Dave--I haven't checked on this thread in ages--I had the truck out today and was using the winch and thought I'd just get on here and see what's going on. The truck is still going strong, we don't use it a whole lot, but when we do, it's always nice to know that you'll probably get...

Okay, so I spent a few hours poring over my -10, -20, and -34 TM's and couldn't find this info, then I tried Google, couldn't find it, then I spent a couple more hours using the search feature here and still have not found the answer to this question: How much DOT 5 brake fluid do I need...

So I ended up going with an ENM T14BG gauge, mainly because I found out that we had a brand new one laying around that everybody had forgotten about, (except one guy, of course). I ran the positive side of the gauge to a wire spliced into the switched hot side of the OFF/RUN/START switch and...

I was at a small MV show in Devon, (part of England) a couple years ago and there was a nicely restored CCKW there that looked like it was on its original tires, they were so badly rotted. I don't know how he got an MOT (mandatory safety inspection) with those tires. So yeah, it was running...

So now I'm looking for an electric hour meter to add to our truck. I'd really like to find one that has total hours as well as one that is resettable. Can anybody point me in the right direction for finding that kind of thing?

Man, I was never so happy as when they successfully managed to get that thing out of here. WWII wrecks here are slowly being destroyed through stupid vandalism. Nobody really protects any of that stuff, but when somebody comes along who wants it, then all **** breaks loose. I salute those...

Okay, thanks everybody! I've got good info to work with now.

Ok, first off, I did a search and found nothing on this subject, so bear with me if this has been discussed before. The outfit I work for has got an M813A1 (converted to W/W and running 6 14.00 x 20 Michelin X radials on HEMTT rims and unflipped rear hubs) that we use for off-road cargo...

Funny thing, that rock looked a lot smaller before I realized how deep the water was...

Hahahahahaha! You said it, bud. I like it though.

Yeah, it's actually not a toy, we use it for getting around in the bush and for going places where most other cargo trucks can't go, (deep or fast water river crossings, rainy season boggy roads, etc., etc.), hauling building supplies, educational materials, hauling 5 tons of sweet potatoes to...

:!::!::!: That raises another series of questions--assuming good maintenance, how long will it take for a jake brake to wear out a small cam? 10,000 miles? 1,000,000 miles? Can a small cam be replaced with a big cam? What exactly is the difference between small cam and big? Is it the...

Yeah, I found some pictures of Canadian trucks with bumpy hoods in another thread. The sheet metal work doesn't bother me any, I just want to make sure that I order the right engien brake kit. I downloaded an application guide from the jakebrake website and it looks like the 425A fits 90% of...

Good to know! Looks like I will have to come up with some sort of a plan for those long trips into the bush, though. I'd hate to be gone on a week long trip, have a flat halfway through and then have to drive the next couple of days like that. I suppose I could build my own simple crane just...

I know I'll never look at my drill the same way again...

Hey, that raises a question I've been wondering about--how exactly are you supposed to change a flat tire on one of these anyway? Is there some sort of crane that is supposed to attach to the spare tire carrier? I really don't know what I would do if I had to change one out in the boonies...

Okay, I searched for quite a while, but couldn't find any conclusive answers. Has anyone here ever successfully installed a Jake Brake on an NHC250, (standard M813 engine)? After our first road trip we're interested in installing a Jake Brake, (or something similar, I don't know what else is...

Ah! Now I get it. All I have is the .pdf manuals (huge thanks to this site for those!)--and this is a case where a paper manual would have been faster for me. In the .pdf -34P I was starting to get dizzy scrolling down through 200 pages of stuff that I wasn't looking for before I found the...

Thanks, guys. I guess it's partially a case of "when all else fails, read the manual". I just took a quick look and found the cross reference in section IV, just like you said, but the way the numbers are arranged doesn't make sense to me--do you just have to plow through dozens of pages of...

Okay, so I'm needing some parts for our M813A1, and because everything has to be shipped from the US to where I am on the other side of the planet, I want to make sure that I order the correct parts. To that end, my supplier advised me to use the National Stock Number. No problem...