What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

[MyothersanM1]

Installed a new (to me) correct air breather cap.


Paid honors to a dear old friend.

 

[zxmedic]

Did a 500 km road trip fully loaded empty trailer though truck ran flawless ..

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[wreckerman893]

In the process of battery service. According to the guy at Auto Zone I got one good TL out of four (thank you Murphy). He said one of them was iffy so I'm charging the two best ones and hope I can just run on two batteries. Otherwise I'm looking at about 300 bucks for two high CCA civy batteries.

It never ends.

 

[simp5782]

Did a long road trip in mine. Memphis to Texico, IL (loaded 47k) 300miles. Texico, IL to Labadie, MO (40K) 121miles. Labadie, MO to Lebanon, TN (towbar 923ROPS and dolly 55k)380 miles. Lebanon, TN to Charlotte, NC (towbar 923ROPS) 380miles, Charlotte to Fayetteville empty 135miles Fayetteville to Lebanon empty @ 530miles. Lebanon to Wreckermans with dolly and back with a M348 trailer. Then to Memphis 235miles with the dolly. Still have to go to St Louis and back twice this week to move equipment. Was a long time in a 5 ton.

 

[kungfu dave]

So I am currently trying to remove the injection pump on my m923a2. I have gotten everything loose without incident, except, the last stupid (insert non-family friendly language here) nut on the lower, inside mounting bolt. I looked through the TMs and have only found diagrams, nothing on actual tools for removal. I am hoping someone has a good suggestion so I do not have to pull the large bracket on top that holds the radiator line in place. Thanks in advance.

 

[Tinstar]

Used the M925A2 winch to pull massive 50' tree that had fallen into pond.
Winch is slow but handled that weight with ease.
Pics were too blurry to post.

 

[gottaluvit]

It is the power steering breather, i also had mine mysteriously disappear. Found it on the large E auction site for $20

Thank you 603hellmutt. I found one on ebay for $14 shipped and got it on today. Now I gotta move the truck as it is parked under an 80' black locust tree and the wind has started whipping. I'd hate to see it or the 1082 get damaged.

 

[gottaluvit]

Forgot pic and it don't let me add a pic in an edit??

 

[archmark]

Forgot pic and it don't let me add a pic in an edit??

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Same thing happened to mine except I was standing there as the last thread let go from all the shaking the engine was doing and hit the ground. They shake themselves loose after time even when you think they're tight. I reinstalled mine with some 'light hold' Loctite (blue or yellow maybe?)...

 

[TechnoWeenie]

In the process of battery service. According to the guy at Auto Zone I got one good TL out of four (thank you Murphy). He said one of them was iffy so I'm charging the two best ones and hope I can just run on two batteries. Otherwise I'm looking at about 300 bucks for two high CCA civy batteries.

It never ends.

Costco.
Group 65 Interstate (made by Johnson Controls)
$84.99 ea

 

[Another Ahab]

Same thing happened to mine except I was standing there as the last thread let go from all the shaking the engine was doing and hit the ground. They shake themselves loose after time even when you think they're tight. I reinstalled mine with some 'light hold' Loctite (blue or yellow maybe?)...

Blue is the medium hold if I remember right, and red is the "permanent" (strong) formula.

i'm not thinking there is a "light" formula, but I could sure be wrong about that.

 

[603hellmutt]

Still trying to figure out why my 923a2 is spitting oil out of the dipstick tube. No blowby out of the fill plug and the breather has been removed and cleaned.

 

[Coffey1]

High strength red
Medium strength blue
Low strength purple
Preassembled wicking grade green

 

[simp5782]

wreckerman lives in the backwoods of Alabama. They can't even spell Costco where he lives. That is one of those big words.

 

[Ford Mechanic]

I drove mine every day last week to work! Sunday I started tear down to fix the leaking t-stat housing and the exhaust manifold leak. It's all tore apart now, only had 4 of the bolts break on the manifold.

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[71DeuceAK]

I always love hearing people are daily driving their M939s. I plan on daily driving mine once I get one!

 

[TwistedOaks]

Got my rear winch mount done, with my nifty flush mount offset from Hard Head. I'm liking it!

 

[gottaluvit]

Same thing happened to mine except I was standing there as the last thread let go from all the shaking the engine was doing and hit the ground. They shake themselves loose after time even when you think they're tight. I reinstalled mine with some 'light hold' Loctite (blue or yellow maybe?)...

I used teflon thread tape, do you think that will hold?

 

[Another Ahab]

I used teflon thread tape, do you think that will hold?

That's a great idea. I don't know the track record against vibration for plumbers thread tape like that, but that was really using the old noggin, for sure.

 

[kungfu dave]

TwistedOaks, I like that! I take it hard head is a member? Did you look at any other set ups before picking that one? I have been looking myself and found a hidden arrangement that looks nice. Have you found any pros or cons to either set up? Thanks.