This site is like CRACK! So, I bought a 5 ton....

[Artisan]

Can't say I know what CRACK is all about but if ya sand off
enough of that CARC paint stuff and snort it you will be
really sorry you did it, I bet.

I wish I had an ISO bed and a place up the middle, from
the rear, to store the side panels in when not in use.

Balz Out but beware...

 

[DWagg]

Thanks for all the support guys!
M813rc I'll check the ser# info tomorrow or friday and post it here. It would be interesting to know.

The 2200RPM on the 855 isnt completely out of the norm. I was an owner operator for 8 years & was around alot of 855's and Cat 3406A's B & C's I had all my Cats turned up and set to 2500RPM and ran nothing but 3:55 rears, ever seen that speedometer gauge needle reach the M? ( I know someone will have to go look at their trucks speedometer to get when I'm saying, lol, I had to the first time I heard that )
I REALLY had to keep an eye on the old Isspro gauge LOL. But as long as you kept the temp under 1200 you'd still get close to 1,000,000miles between O/H's.
I'd like to turn up the pump, a little, and try some different buttons.
BUT I'm a purist when it comes to these kinds of trucks so I'll prolly leave well enough alone.
FYI if you ever get the chance to get the buttons out of an old IRRIGATION spec 855 pump it WILL blow a 12" flame without much effort, especially on these non Turbos......And twist drive lines if you aint careful. Dont try it. Been there, its kinda like owning a full auto, its fun for about 5 minutes, then you think UGH...that was expensive

 

[wreckerman893]

The only difference between a crack binge and a green iron auction binge is that with the green iron binge you wake up with something to show for your money.

I made the mistake of looking at the total on my Government Liquidation spread sheet (shows all your purchases and how much you spent) that covers from 2008 (first deuce bought) until my last purchase in 2015. Lets just say it would be enough for me to film one ell of a movie if I had it all back in cash.

Now the up side of that is that I did make some money selling things and parting out trucks.

I have made some real money scrapping out stuff from some of the big van trailers I bought and from flipping other items.

The down side is that the money I made did not balance out what I spent by a long shot.

I'm mostly out of the parts and truck selling business and it did keep me out of the boobie bars and away from the casinos.

All hobbies cost you money and if you are having fun and the addiction is harmless then all is well.

 

[DWagg]

^ I can already see the hobbies addiction. I'm also heavily into large early Oilfied gas engines. I prefer open crank engines that are Pre 1915, unless its something uncomon,....or nearly free
But Nothing over 2 cylinders.
Heres a link to my youtube engines videos if anyone is interested. This first link is one that got quite a bit of views, my first start on on my 1909 Reid engine, after sitting 40 or 50 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqENtc0UGW8

And this little 118FM turd I found in a junk pile, upsidedown, with a tree growing thru the carb! It was actually a fine running engine. even the mag was hot! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0jRLdofasM
Kinda gives you a little background on what I can do with Engines.

 

[dilligaf13]

Yes, to troop seats plus it is a true drop side bed, unlike the standard M939 drop side bed where only a portion of the bed sides drop. Also the spare is mounted in the bed and there are points for securing ISOs in the floor of the ISO beds.

 

[71DeuceAK]

OK, so what is an ISO? Pardon my total ignorance...

 

[dilligaf13]

A military shipping container.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

OK, so what is an ISO? Pardon my total ignorance...

ISO = International Organization for Standardization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization

ISO is not actually THE shipping container, but CLASSES OF CONTAINERS designed and built to the ISO published Standards for containers. The ISO has STANDARDS for all sorts of equipment, processes, chemical compounds and formulations, and even a STANDARD COLOR WHEEL for color matching.

Hope that helps.

By the way: GOOGLE is your friend.

 

[AZK9]

Congrats on the new truck! The USMC connection is very cool!

BTW... after getting hooked on OD green, I managed to overcome a very serious 'crack' problem.
One good weld 'fixed' everything!

 

[Another Ahab]

Awesome and congrats. My wife won't let me get another one. I want a cargo, a dump, and a tractor. Women......

And a wrecker. You meant to add a wrecker, right!?

 

[71DeuceAK]

For me, it's a cargo, dump, and expansible van...

 

[mdemars03]

And a wrecker. You meant to add a wrecker, right!?

He has shown us his weakness... 5 ton wrecker for Ahab

Sorry... Didn't mean to jack your thread.

 

[M813rc]

The ISO bed is very versatile. Each side is divided into two sections which can be dropped individually, or together.

The sides can be easily removed (but they're heavy!) and slide into a rack under the bed. The troop seats slide into a rack below the sides. (This is an excellent place to keep your boarding ladder when the sides are on the truck!).

The removed tailgate locks to the front panel, between it and the spare.
The bow uprights fit in slots along the front panel, the cross bar sections go under the front of the bed.

The bed has built in fittings that pop up out of the floor and lock various sized ISO containers to the bed, with no other tie-downs needed.

How strong are they? Note the last picture - when this MTVR rolled, two of the three tank pods stayed attached.

Cheers

 

[71DeuceAK]

Wow, that's a really neat concept! I think I'm going to look for a M939A2 with an ISO bed. I like the versatility of such a setup.

 

[Another Ahab]

He has shown us his weakness... 5 ton wrecker for Ahab

Sorry... Didn't mean to jack your thread.

How can anybody not like a wrecker!?

 

[lindsey97]

Glen at Salina had plenty of ISO beds last time I visited him. Priced right too. Just swap your bed out and off you go..............

 

[98G]

Truly, it is a slippery slope of increasing steepness....

 

[smurph]

Yeah, I'm hooked on the old hit-miss engine crack too. We run them every October at a living history museum and have them running hay balers, threshers, saw mills, shingle mills, etc.. Fun stuff! I usually drive the 5 ton there and give rides. Crack for crack.

 

[Another Ahab]

Yeah, I'm hooked on the old hit-miss engine crack too. We run them every October at a living history museum and have them running hay balers, threshers, saw mills, shingle mills, etc.. Fun stuff! I usually drive the 5 ton there and give rides. Crack for crack.

THAT'S it; that's the expression I was trying to remember:

- Hit-and-Miss

We still got an old agricultural fair here in D.C. every Fall by way of Montgomery County MD. And the sound of the old classic Hit-and-Engines at the fair is one of the highlights of the whole event. Like an Everready Battery they just keep going; love them.

 

[99nouns]

^ I can already see the hobbies addiction. I'm also heavily into large early Oilfied gas engines. I prefer open crank engines that are Pre 1915, unless its something uncomon,....or nearly free
But Nothing over 2 cylinders.
Heres a link to my youtube engines videos if anyone is interested. This first link is one that got quite a bit of views, my first start on on my 1909 Reid engine, after sitting 40 or 50 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqENtc0UGW8

And this little 118FM turd I found in a junk pile, upsidedown, with a tree growing thru the carb! It was actually a fine running engine. even the mag was hot! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0jRLdofasM
Kinda gives you a little background on what I can do with Engines.

I guess that makes you an engine-er...