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Need to drop your rpms just a little more before downshifting. Normally 500 rpms is a good number, but with the deep gearing on the 5 tons, 700 is what I use, EXCEPT FOR the 4-3 downshift. That hole needs 900 RPM, and ya have to watch the timing on the shift. :jumpin: ; ; ;

The 250 is a tough motor. Ferro had a employee driving his M818, and the water pump failed. Dumb driver drove the truck another 30 or so miles, til he KNEW it was hot. When Ferro got to the truck some 6 hours later, the motor was still hot to the touch. He got it home, changed the water...

Here are some pics from the recovery.

ANY 5 TON WILL EAT YOUR WALLET. But god, what fun they are..........

Send a PM to Ferroequineoist. He lives near there, and is a preety good guy.

The 5 ton heater core has both the inlet and outlet tubes with a 90º bend just out of the heater core. The deuce heater core is straight.

You wouldn't have a good heater core for a 5 ton, would you?

Pray tell how you removed the vehicle from the immoveable postion.

Go to walmart and purchase a small propane radient heater. Just make sure the cab is well vented(trust me, it should already be from all the holes)

Break out the wood planks and a jack.

Plus I nothing else better to do that weekend.

Yes. I am sorta responsable for Ferro buying the crusty wrecker, as I called him and told him about it(It's fun to spend other peoples money). ALso, he up and went 800 miles one way to help me with my M814, so .... wait, didn't I just trot off 1200 miles to recover his new flatbed trl? Maybe...

This outta be fun........ :shock: I still think I should roll the 814 down there, and load the wrecker in the back.............:D:

Congrats on winning those M37's. I thought about bidding, but the 1100 mile recovery kinda turned me off.

I'll unload all the winches out of the back of the 814, and we can load the wrecker in the back of the 814. The 814 is ready to roll on your command. With the genny, and the winches, she is back over 30k on the tires.

The 800 series are easier to work on, imo. The 2 biggest problems with the 800's is the hole between 3rd and 4th, and the top end issue. It doesn't bother me to cruise at 50mph in my 814, but some others like going faster. The other issue are the brakes. Single circuit, soso drum brakes will...

My cold start pump works great, along with the glow plug, and I use it anytime the temp is below 40º. It works well, but does make a lot of smoke starting.:mrgreen:

I spoke with Ferro, and he needs contact info to make an offer.

Ferro wants it. He wants a wrecker so bad........

I still have the green sticker on my headlight. Is it okay to remove it now?