What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

[Coffey1]

Glad that took care of problem
Thought that was it

 

[Another Ahab]

Cleaned up the last Kansas Overhauled truck I have in stock. "The Kansas City Sisters" has a nice ring to it don't you think?

Yes, "Sisters" has a nice ring to it, for sure:

- But how about "Eenie, Meenie, Miney"

And then get your self a wrecker to call "Mo"!?

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Cleaned up the last Kansas Overhauled truck I have in stock. "The Kansas City Sisters" has a nice ring to it don't you think?

Yes, "Sisters" has a nice ring to it, for sure:

- But how about "Eenie, Meenie, Miney"

And then get your self a wrecker to call "Mo"!?

Nice call, Rocky, but that sounds an awful lot like THE THREE STOOGES.

My mind flashed to the Andrews Sisters of WWII....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qafnJ6mRbgk

 

[gottaluvit]

finally got the solid axle mounted. i had a steer axle in the rear and decided to swap it out for the regular rear axle.
then i measured out and marked where i want the mudflaps. ground the brackets off of the the 3ft section of bed i had cut off. welded those brackets onto the bed, then mounted the mudflaps.

Confused as to why you had a steer axle in the rear. Is your truck bobbed? Was it four wheel steering?

 

[azteclizard]

it started life as an m52a2. i swapped the rear tandems for the front axle and springs off of an M54a2. i did in fact put rear steer on it but i didn't like it, so i changed the steer axle out for one of the original solid axles.
its not technically bobbed since the frame wasn't shortened. i actually lengthened the frame by putting the extensions and winch up front.

 

[gottaluvit]

Good to know there are plugs being used on these tires. I will do it myself, or at least try. If not, theres a real nice heavy truck tire shop that I am on the good side of since I ordered extra rim seals for and took to them.

Picked up a load of scrap wood from the (hardwood) sawmill today and swung by the heavy truck tire shop, that I am on good terms with, to get my slow leak plugged and hopefully converted to a "no leak". They plugged it nicely for a mere $10. No more CTIS attitude on startups anymore (hopefully).

 

[infidel got me]

As my bed is off and the weather was nice, I painted my bed and the back of my cab. Things are starting to move forward finally. Still waiting on my driveshaft- what was supposed to be a no problem it will be done in 3 days, has turned into a week and a day. No biggie, I have plenty of other stuff to do. Two weeks and counting--- winter rally right around the corner!

 

[gottaluvit]

As my bed is off and the weather was nice, I painted my bed and the back of my cab. Things are starting to move forward finally. Still waiting on my driveshaft- what was supposed to be a no problem it will be done in 3 days, has turned into a week and a day. No biggie, I have plenty of other stuff to do. Two weeks and counting--- winter rally right around the corner!

"Winter rally". You're in Florida; there's no winter!

 

[infidel got me]

Oh yeah- You don't have a summer in Ohio!

 

[M35A2 KAISER]

2 new batteries and new o-ring in the shutterstat of our 936. It starts right up now and builds air much faster now.

 

[AMGeneral]

I started installing the winch pto on the M54A1 this evening.

 

[Another Ahab]

"Winter rally". You're in Florida; there's no winter!

Oh, yeah, they get winter in florida:

 

[Cape Coastie]

Went for a ride during a lull in the blizzard. She ran real well, after a couple of hours on the block heater! Came across this Toyota in a snow bank right near home. Hooked up a tow strap and pulled it out with no throttle and no damage. Those kids were very happy we came by.

 

[gottaluvit]

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Went for a ride during a lull in the blizzard. She ran real well, after a couple of hours on the block heater! Came across this Toyota in a snow bank right near home. Hooked up a tow strap and pulled it out with no throttle and no damage. Those kids were very happy we came by.

That's awesome. They'll remember that beast pulling them out their entire lives!

 

[Spyderman]

I went down to Tennessee yesterday and picked up a still in the crate complete cargo cover for my truck. Bad thing is it has been snowing. I so wanted to put it on today.

 

[gottaluvit]

I went down to Tennessee yesterday and picked up a still in the crate complete cargo cover for my truck. Bad thing is it has been snowing. I so wanted to put it on today.

Did they have any for 5 ton dumps?

 

[Spyderman]

no just the 5 ton cargo and duece cargo.

 

[Another Ahab]

I went down to Tennessee yesterday and picked up a still in the crate complete cargo cover for my truck. Bad thing is it has been snowing. I so wanted to put it on today.
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Nice looking rig:

- What's the box in the bed?

 

[Spyderman]

Nice looking rig:

- What's the box in the bed?

Its an armored box with a mount for a M2 machine gun.

 

[Csm Davis]

Did they have any for 5 ton dumps?

I have a few