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I put some protective coil around mine for safety's sake.

I've always had good luck with Dave. He answered my calls and was always there when I showed up. I have bought big items from him, dropside bed, fuel tank, M939 front brakes and have always received sweet deals. I believe his son runs the eBay part of the business and I have always received...

AHHHH! Those copper air lines! The horror! :mad:....:wink:

Do you have the treadle valve firewall mounting plate? It makes the install much easier and reinforces the firewall. Mine came in the brake kit and I believe the kit was from SECO. http://www.secoaugusta.com/index.html

Even though Ive done it, I am really interested in your air brake install. OK...What happened to the popcorn smiley??

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The Bendix manual for the QR1 valve indicates the valve should be mounted vertically with exhaust port down. I don't know if that makes a difference in performance or if that is to keep contaminants out. I used a an LQ4 proportioning valve on my front.

S-cam rears/wedge fronts? How much progress so far? Are you doing a write up of it in the forum?

Well, three weeks ago! So, I'm a little late :oops: BUT, 11 new shoes...size 12R22.5 Tubeless Firestone T831's. See it all here...http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?165414-12R22-5-Tubeless-Tires-for-M809-series

Been out for a while, but now I'm back. Let's give it a go! Hamming it up in showbiz and with some new shoes! Whoa, Is that...Marilyn Monroe?!

Not a fan of super singles. I wrestled some off an M931A1 in Hesperia, CA when I cannibalized it's front brakes. That chore reaffirmed my displeasure in them.

Safety was the first reason I changed over, but this was the close runner up for me. I would have to add not messing with tubes and split rings too Exactly! Unless you got your bead-blaster near by.

My son and I got the new tires mounted up on the rims. A much easier task than I had expected. I ended up using balancing beads for the two fronts. That size tire according to Counteract's website requires 12 oz. each. We spent this past Saturday afternoon finishing the mounting then...

I have been running surplus G177 11.00R20 radials since August of '11. The date codes were 2004, so 12 years old. Great tires with lots of tread, but getting on years. I decided it was time to change them out. However, in doing so I wanted to simplify things and go with a more standard OTR tire...

Maybe as simple as the wrong return spring on the clutch pedal arm. The clutch pedal is very forgiving on these trucks.

Yeah, I don't get that! Trick is to find a donor truck and do the work yourself. All you need is the spiders, drums, hubs and air chambers. Those will only work together and do not interchange with M809-series parts, but are common to the steer axle on all three truck series except for the...

I don't about using the original set up in conjunction with full air air brakes. You still have to actuate the master cylinder. I know Memphis Equipment does their conversions using an air chamber connected to a master cylinder to the front juice brakes. Whether it is routed into the air pack...

I have two very good used tan plastic battery boxes with 6TL hold-downs (no j-bolts), but the hardware is for side securement (M939-series upgrade box). They can be reconfigured using the hardware from your old boxes. Shipping may be a little high, but send me a PM if you are interested.

I use two Interstate group 31's and have had no starting problems. Then again, I don't have cold weather issues in So Cal. I installed an M915 battery box a year ago which has room for four group 31's or 6TL's, if needed. The box is a much better set-up than the OEM. Just an upgrade, with...

Exactly! With he weight, I expected I would never be able to sell them. The market would be to narrow and what are the odds someone local to me would need them. I absolutely hate putting stuff out for scrap, but it is hard to hold on to such heavy and bulky items. All I have left, are two front...