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What have you done to your 5 ton this week?
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Handling perimeter protection while burning off the fields at the inlaws house.
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You got plans; that sounds good!
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Must have been a day for that. I just picked up a pressure washer today from Rural King and broke it in on my M929A2 today. Was sunny and near 60°F when I started and in the 40s by the time I was done. Dirt road to the limestone quarry was pretty sloppy last week. Cleaned the glass and mirrors and got everything put away just as the sun set. Used about one gallon of gas on just cleaning this unit.
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There ya go Ahab. Just what you need!
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That's awesome! I have a perimeter road around my property. Sometimes I just randomly fire up my '08 and hit the loop. Might be 0300 hrs, might be 1700 hrs.
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Wish you were not on the other side of the world as half of my garage is full of them.
So I am not double posting the same info http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...of-The-Beast&p=1836477&viewfull=1#post1836477 is what I did today.
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Hit the desert for some trail rides this weekend. Just out having some fun.
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It looks like fun, for sure!
Do you drop the pressure in the tires before tackling the sand?
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First off, yes it is very fun.
Second, yes I drop pressure before hitting the trails. Pressure depends on what else I may do that day. If I don't want to deal with airing back up for the drive home (CTIS currently inop) I will put them at about 40 pounds. If we are going on some of the softer trails or somewhere that we may sit for a little bit before making the drive home I will go down to about 25 pounds. I won't get on the road lower than 40 pounds though. That is just my personal thing. I do have a hose to hook up to the glad hand ports to refill the tires wherever I may be.
Pressure and learning about this truck I have to give a ton of credit to VPED and other members of this site. Otherwise I'm sure I would be stuck somewhere.
Second, yes I drop pressure before hitting the trails. Pressure depends on what else I may do that day. If I don't want to deal with airing back up for the drive home (CTIS currently inop) I will put them at about 40 pounds. If we are going on some of the softer trails or somewhere that we may sit for a little bit before making the drive home I will go down to about 25 pounds. I won't get on the road lower than 40 pounds though. That is just my personal thing. I do have a hose to hook up to the glad hand ports to refill the tires wherever I may be.
Pressure and learning about this truck I have to give a ton of credit to VPED and other members of this site. Otherwise I'm sure I would be stuck somewhere.
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Great pics of how these trucks operate offroad, I had no idea things flexed that well! (Newbie and it shows LOL).
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We have taken them to some other spots and been able to get a little more flex out of them. I usually don't get any good pics like this of the frame and axle flex but was lucky enough to have family in a good photo op spot while I was going up this hill. The rear axles will flex enough to rub on the bottom of the bed if you aren't careful.
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Yeah, these trucks are just impressive and awesome in just about in every regard. Offroad capability is what got me into wanting one, but from there it was a slippery slope to seriously considering a M939 as a daily driver. People laugh at me all the time...
If nothing else, I've always thought the nose of the M939 series looked cool...
If nothing else, I've always thought the nose of the M939 series looked cool...
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They are really cool trucks. I have enjoyed mine from day one. Plus living in the desert it gives me plenty of room to have fun and offroad.
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The idea is to keep the tires on the ground, not letting any "hang".
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My situation might be similar, though in interior Alaska. We'll see...
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Eh, never a challenge for these 6x6s. I remember while stationed in Germany, the truck I was issued never spun a tire in snow or mud. One time I was all excited as we were out training in some sloppy mud and I thought, "Now I can make some rooster tails". Well, that sure didn't happen. The beast just shot like on a 1/4 mile dragstrip with slicks. Have yet to see some tails from these traction grabbing beasts.