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  1. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Mud flaps. Keep DOTs quiet when bobtailing.
  2. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    New mud flaps to keep DOTs happy.
  3. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Reference post 8867 and color: this "mud" shade is apparently one of the Army's alternatives to basic OD which would have been applied when the truck was new. Is the dashboard and cab interior the same color ? My M37 was the same color when it was surplused out though I am sure it was not the...
  4. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Reference post 8832: like post 8835 says: scrap. Does this thing run ? Is it titled ? Do you plan do anything more ambitious with it than being a yard truck ? It does not have a military fifth wheel, spare tire carrier is missing spare tire and parts, rear of cab is caved in, quantity of leaves...
  5. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Post 8790: Big truck parts places should have them. These knobs are frequently secured with roll pins.
  6. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Reference post 8765: Air braked trucks do not hold air pressure indefinitely. Many fire departments have a shore line to an in house air compressor to keep the air pressure up. With the parking brake released a straight truck is allowed to loose 2 pounds per minute so 100 pounds pressure can...
  7. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    The people that swapped out transfer cases all the time had a jig or saddle on their jack to steady the case in an upright position to take it in or out of the truck as the flat side of the t case is not the bottom.
  8. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    If all the things in post 8553 don't work try tweaking the air pump governor which is usually mounted on the firewall. You didn't say if you left home with full air pressure and it went down or it wouldn't build air pressure from the start. A stuck governor will also inhibit building air...
  9. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Remember if you increase the circumference of the tire and thus the distance from the spindle to the edge of the tire this has an adverse effect on the performance of the brakes. So now that it will go faster it will not stop faster.
  10. fasttruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Put 10 cu yd shoulder stone on the driveway.
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