What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

[US6x4]

Painted the tensioner to match and reattached the data plate and MWO tag that used to be on the top c-channel plate before the level wind took its place.

 

[hgun]

I got my horn fixed tonight it was either the horn button the rusty nut or the bad looking wire. My wife is really good at putting on those packard plugs. Here’s a question where does the wire that goes down the steering shaft come out at? I looked through the TM it shows the steering shaft but no horn wire. And the horn diagram shows the wheel parts and the box on the shaft but no long wire. I’m thinking it’s PFM. But don’t matter it didn’t need replacing thank goodness lol.

 

[RenegadeActual]

Won a Gov Planet auction and now the 5 ton has new shoes.

 

[Valley Rock]

M931A2
I insured it thru Hagerty yesterday for $298.
Never used them before, phone call was uncomplicated and fairly quick, although I don't believe they're actually insuring the truck I think they're the middleman, just like when Progressive uses Artisans insurance .
Matters none to me .

Also I put a receiver style hitch on the rear a while back I don't know if Iever mentioned it, now the truck can tow any trailer I own with it having a fifth wheel, pintle and standard receiver .

I found a receiver that had been removed from I think a newer dodge pickup .
It was too wide to to go on to the outside of the frame rails on my truck, but the receiver was bolted together, so I unbolted it, configured it to how I wanted (flipped the bottom receiver hole around) and bolted and welded it back together .

I am going to add some lateral reinforcements but just haven't got back to it yet .

 

[Wreckclues]

M931A2
I insured it thru Hagerty yesterday for $298.

Membership in their Antique vehicle club gets you 100 miles of free towing...I thought they were kidding but it covered most of my M813 delivery cost.

 

[Valley Rock]

Membership in their Antique vehicle club gets you 100 miles of free towing...I thought they were kidding but it covered most of my M813 delivery cost.

He tried to upsell me on a few things but I shot him down at every turn, how much extry was it ¿

 

[hgun]

Hi Valley Rock. Do you know what year Dodge truck it was off of? I want to do the same thing my old deuce hitch won’t fit because of the lights. I would buy the hitch if I knew which one. Just curious thanks

 

[Wreckclues]

He tried to upsell me on a few things but I shot him down at every turn, how much extry was it ¿

My Insurance premium is $135, the Drivers Club is $70 so my total is $205...

 

[71DeuceAK]

Fired up my M929A2 tonight after she had been sitting for a month. The 19 year old batteries are finally about done for.

 

[Valley Rock]

Hi Valley Rock. Do you know what year Dodge truck it was off of? I want to do the same thing my old deuce hitch won’t fit because of the lights. I would buy the hitch if I knew which one. Just curious thanks

I do not, I tried to scratch the paint off a sticker on it, but all it said was "owning a modern dodge can be hazardous to your mental health"

It is a Torklift model, and I can tell you it took a fair amount of work to make it fit, alot of cutting, welding, reconfiguring and I'm still putting the lateral bracing on it, way more work than I thought, everything is jammed in a small space on these and in the way .

Removing the air lines to the meow defunct CTIS gave me moar uptravel

Now I need some carc paint if anyone has any lying around ...

 

[hgun]

lol mental health. I love it. Ok just curious thanks for the reply.