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  1. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Do you happen to know what year your truck was built? Mine's an '81 and it shows that at some point they revised the grill guard design to incorporate the straight flat bar:
  2. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Today I tackled the plugged up grease pot on the clutch cross shaft as I worked my way through the Lube Order with my grease gun. Also got the winch side rollers to move and take grease. From the tranny forward is done.
  3. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    @Wreckclues inspired me to finally pick up the correct grill cover for my truck. It's an NOS cover that has that lovely canvas smell we all enjoy! 3 of the upper anchor loops on the grill guard did not match up with the cover so I ground off the old screws, drilled and tapped new holes and...
  4. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I hooked into the inboard breaker using a splitter to get power back to the wire that originally was connected to the breaker and then the other wire went to the heater.
  5. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    What part number was that listed under? My heater kit came with the M35 cover which doesn't quite fit and I've been wanting to get the 809 version.
  6. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    It's a powered base for a vehicle radio setup. Under the seat there would sometimes be a RT-524 installed on top of that piece.
  7. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Hope they were paying rent! Something was open to the elements at one point. I had sediment draining from that valve for quite a while. I would stuck twigs and things not too sharp up there to dislodge the rust flakes and eventually it wore down to just a thicker black coolant that would...
  8. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    The government standardized on the gear oil for logistical reasons (so I've read), but IIRC Spicer recommended a 50 wt gear train oil for that transmission and guys have had good performance using that type of oil instead. Someday I'll put in some Lucas or Schaeffers 50 wt geartrain oil for...
  9. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I drove it to work today. It always looks bigger on the pavement and next to other rigs...
  10. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I remember reading that they pop off and relieve pressure after a certain amount of pressure has built up. So I imagine any pressure below that would be retained.
  11. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Today I grabbed a stamp set and transferred some data over to the tag on the level wind since it took the place of the plate that held that info. It's not as nice as the factory stuff but good enough for the girls I date.
  12. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Replacement sticker: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175572425139
  13. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    For the original 4 batteries or 2 of the big ones?
  14. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    *also, the HEMTT wheels have a thicker center and require either the longer 939 A2 lug studs or special offset lug nuts
  15. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Technically it's not too difficult, but man-handling those mounted tires takes some effort. At the minimum the consensus is HEMTT wheels in the front and A2 5-ton super-single wheels in the back. Some folks opt for HEMTT wheels on all 6 positions for consistency and spare tire considerations...
  16. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    If the brake system is maintained in good condition I think the statement would be "if they fail" and not "when they fail". A few things that can be done preemptively would be: Changing out the rubber lines with new. Make sure all hard-line clamps have rubber isolators/pads on them Adding a...
  17. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    When they're not modified, they're always in 6x6. There's no manual front engagement switch like other models have. There's a sprag (overrun) clutch in the t-case that let's the front sorta freewheel until the rear axles start spinning faster than the front and then it engages. The...
  18. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I did a search of the NSN number and it popped up from a seller on a site called Bonanza. At the time they had 20 of them NOS in the wrapper but that was several years ago
  19. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Today my brother and I got the level wind installed and functional. It turned out to be a 45,000 lb unit from the rear winch of a M816 or M936 so 3 of the 4 mounting holes had to be altered and all of the movements were froze up. All the lower fittings of the trolley were caked up solid so...
  20. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    That does sound like a good deal and it looks pretty nice - almost as cool as an M813!...;)
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