When do you hate your 5 ton !

[rrrr]

Don't get me wrong, I really like my M932A1. I just got all the bugs worked out except 3 leaky tires. But there has got to be times when you wish ........


Anyway, I hate my 5 ton when; I pull up to the diesel pump. After driving my Deuce around for a year and getting 9-10 mpg, this 5 ton is not going to be as forgiving. 25 gallons, $90, and only a 1/2 tank in one of my tanks !

I hate my 5 ton when; I go through the TM's and the info is just not there !
The Deuce TM's are works of art in comparison.

I hate my 5 ton when; it needs a part. I spent 1/2 a day trying to locate the failsafe brake/air warning system control box. Only one vendor had it !


Now, would I give up my 5 ton ........ HE** NO !!!

When I pulled into the gas station a guy with a new Chevy crew diesel lifted 4x4 was there filling up. He had to pick up his jaw off the concrete when he saw me pull in One of those memorable MV moments


YES, SIZE DOES MATTER !!

 

[m816 someday]

i have a m543a2 so whenever i have to pick up any of the accessorises or parts i have to say to myself "I LOVE MY 5 TON---I LOVE MY 5 TON''.

 

[Sirblissfull]

I hate my 5 tons when looking for parts.

 

[Bighurt]

- Fuel pump isn't kind
- Registration isn't either
- Everything seams to weigh double the same component on a Duece.

 

[treessw]

Love My M818!!!! Hate the weight of the parts!!!! They weigh a ton!! Or atleast the ones I have to lift and install by myself

 

[73m819]

There NEVER has been a "I hate my 5t" moment, I can SIT under it while working on it, parts are real parts, designed to do a REAL JOB, you can walk away from a 5t landing, front bumper is high enough that it gets the wheel chock at window level to help it roll under for good roll prevention, It is BIG, LOUD with no muffler, can be OVERLOADED on top of being overloaded, can PARK pretty much anywhere needed if need be, no matter pretty much what is in the parking space already, and another 100 reasons why I could NEVER HATE my 5t

 

[xts]

Well I would trade my 5 ton for a sweet deuce in a heartbeat...just way to big for what I need.

 

[simp5782]

I love my 5 ton, even though my wife and the checking account do not share my enthusiasm. That is why I am doing my swap to a more common engine so that parts are cheaper and I can run down to any parts house and get an engine part instead of having to wait on UPS.

 

[eldgenb]

I love my 20 ton, hate the transmission, gathering parts for an electronic 6 speed allison swap.

 

[Memphisdoug]

I hate my 5 ton now that the steering doesn't want to work right. Still have to figure out what is wrong

 

[Hooty481]

At the fuel stop....

 

[vtdeucedriver]

There NEVER has been a "I hate my 5t" moment, I can SIT under it while working on it, parts are real parts, designed to do a REAL JOB, you can walk away from a 5t landing, front bumper is high enough that it gets the wheel chock at window level to help it roll under for good roll prevention, It is BIG, LOUD with no muffler, can be OVERLOADED on top of being overloaded, can PARK pretty much anywhere needed if need be, no matter pretty much what is in the parking space already, and another 100 reasons why I could NEVER HATE my 5t

Im gonna buy you a drink some day!!!!

To the rest of you..................."if you cant play with the big dogs, get off the porch"

 

[jcappeljr]

Never ever.....

 

[goodguyzy]

I do wish they had a bit more ponies. going to add turbo and turn up fuel a bit at some point.

 

[mdmorgan]

I wish I had a 5 ton to hate.

 

[wdbtchr]

I've never needed to hate my 5 tons, so far only miner problems. I'm glad it's an ole 5 ton multi-fuel everytime I pump WMO in the tank.

 

[Gunner0311]

What?

Hare? What? My 5-Ton! Nope. This is what I always wanted

 

[sandcobra164]

When I recover one, get it running and road ready, and it doesn't leave the yard for over a year. Other than that, well built trucks, parts are too dang heavy, and no lift pump to disguise old fuel lines. As for feeding a 4 to 5 mpg truck, it's just part of the hobby, get a Deuce (10 mpg) or a CUCV (15-20 mpg depending on Pickup or Blazer) and easier parking. Try parking a Wrecker!!! I do like cruising at 55 MPH while only turning 2100 rpm's. They get there a little slower but sound so much more comfortable at road speed where as my Deuce's transfer whines like crazy and my pickup CUCV sounds like he's wide open at that speed. 5 Tons are a love hate thing, lets not even mention starting my old 5 ton with a NHC 250 when it's below 50 out!!! It takes just over a minute.

 

[av8or]

Never had a hate my 5 ton moment, I just love'm. There just so loveable !!

 

[alignv3d]

I love my 5 ton. 8 mpg is fine with me. Parts are real truck parts. The looks you get are priceless
Picked it up last Wednesday at Ft Bliss and drove 820 miles south without incident.