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I will have to look at it again, that bridge formula. Most of my hauling is not terribly hard on the equipment. Pit to field, 15 minute turn arounds and sitting at pit loading for two minutes. It's the odd time when you got loose soil and get bogged down or hilly fields when you can't pin it...

Hey, so I am not getting this bridge formula. Sorry, but can u explain what it is figurin?

and yes, I heard that about the mister. I am sure they are fine. Just ya don't know what ya don't know sometimes. Thought I was safer to stick to Allison...

Will the Allison in the 931a1 handle the big Cam hp ok? I have a neighbor with a big Cam he's almost giving away.

Good question. I'm only doing 40 km/hr, so I don't see that as a problem with 6 braking wheels. I use my brakes so little in the rig I run now, I have never bought new shoes in 20 years.

Hmm. I almost bid on one at auction up here, but what I read that was negative about them, and running it the 20 ft back and forth at the auction scared me off. Really wanted the big cam tho. lol It would have nice to actually take it out for a spin. Maybe too, the thing had been sitting and...

I have never owned a 5 ton, or any military truck for that matter, but have designed and built some equipment over the years, and the frame on the 931a1 is pretty beefy. I would not have any worries about the frame for what I am planning. Axles are my only concern. Well, and power... I hear...

Does the 916A0 have the cat 16 spd?

Oh ok. It looks sharp. You know of any for sale?

That's cool.

Glennginneer, how many yards of gravel can you haul with your dump?

Do you know if Rayden make a system that bolts onto the 931a1?

I see the Rayden principle. I have seen that before. Very stable looking set-up. I beefed up an air ride system on my current rig which works pretty well, but I had to chain it down to prevent roll - wore too many bushings out, lol.

I am not familiar with that, but I'll look it up. I was thinking of leaving the rear tandem suspension setup as is. Looks pretty beefy, and I'll be riding up front. :) But I haven't nailed that part down yet. First I need to be sure axles are heavy enough. Like I said, I was going to go...

Much appreciated!

Ah, I see. Good to know. The front axle would be converted to air ride, so I would build that all new. But I assume the same issue exists with rear axle torque arms?

I will be turfing the cab. I have a combine cab which is going in front of the engine, so tank can go as far forward as I want, right up to the back of the engine. It will realistically be back a bit from engine, but over trans anyways. Wherever I get perfect weight distribution. Hence I...

What are the safety bars for? Do the torque rods need beefing up?

I am only concerned that it may be too hard on steering joints on these axles if they aren't built for 20,000 lbs. (breaking or wearing excessively) Have you had experience with say an 18,000 lb load on these front axles constantly?

I will have custom 24" wide x 22.5" rims with BKT FL635's (750/45R22.5) tires which are rated for 12,410 lbs each at 46 psi/30 mph.