5 ton advice

[wdbtchr]

Slide the tandems to the back of the frame, get a 5thwheel plate and a s250 shelter and build this:

I think they had a song about that truck, "Oh give me forty acers and I'll turn this rig around!" Sorry the devil made me do it.

 

[gimpyrobb]

What significance is the Xm813 on the tag have. Never saw one like that and wondered what it means.

The "XM" means it was "pre-production" experimental model. Usually XM trucks are older than most of the others like it.

 

[biggen]

some good ideas about to do will keep in mind once all the smaller things are done on it..... thanks

 

[pctrans]

One way to tell if it was built as an 814, check to see if the main driveshaft has a carrier bearing attached to a crossmember. 6 feet behind the rears is about right for a 20' bed.

 

[biggen]

hey. sorry for long responce but no carrier bearing to cross member.. the fram goes 6ft past rear tandem. i just havent seen a xm813 with the long fram......starting to get me loster than a last year easter egg.. any other idea to check would help me out a lot. thanks

 

[EMD567]

I am almost 90% sure you have an 813, that someone has grafted some steel onto the rear of. If it was an 814, you would have the center carrier bearing for the driveshaft, a double wall frame from the front to the rear of the rearmost axle, and 38" of space from the rear of the fuel tank to the front of the mudflap. You would also have an under the bed spare tire carrier also.

 

[biggen]

i went to go check on the , the had the top and side weld were flush and rusted not button. it kind of got me upset when i looked closer and seen they did all more to fram . but they add a fram from another mv and fliped it upside down and welded it.............but now i know what i got now i need to think of what to do, play with long fram or drop it and go stock, or alll out and bob it...... thank you yall for yall help help me out alot