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That's the fuel injection pump, not the injector. A common problem with them is what's called the 'button' falls off. Most likely that is what happened here and it costs less than $50 to fix in parts, at most 2 hours of labor. The injection pump on older diesel engines (non common rail) never...

I didn't post that picture (not me lifting it) saying it was a good/safe lift, I posted it as an example of how severely under rated these cranes are. Fuzzy mentioned that the trailer weighs 11k, and as seen in the pic the crane is at full extension with no supports or outriggers. Per the...

8.3 relies heavily on the turbo for power, so it will be gutless until the turbo is spooled up. Check all the air intake tubing, might has a loose connection where the compressed air is venting.

Had a lightbulb moment. Instead of welding tabs to the boom jacks/travel legs that would be pinned to the wiffle tree, why not weld in tabs that will just prevent the tubes from moving? Use 2 short chains that wrap around the tube, connected to the wiffle tree pins using those short chains. Then...

Cam locks are nice but agreed, for a side load a pin is better. What all will be controlled by the valve banks at the rear of the truck?

Haha my first exposure to it was during basic as well. Had the flu and was really congested. Go into the gas chamber, finally get to take the gas mask off and all the snot in my lungs/sinuses dump on the drill instructors chemical boots. It was a violent purge but worked great hahaha.

Ah good old CS gas. Great for clearing the sinuses hahaha

I'll be out at the m816 this weekend and can take pics of the rating plates on the crane. Interesting setup on the outriggers, gives me some ideas when mine gets upgraded to hydraulic. Any pics of your valve bank mounted on the bed?

No check valve

Paying off the right general or getting some of the 'fraud, waste, and abuse' financial problems in the military corrected.

Nice find. That's similar power numbers to the older Cummins 400 big cam. Since you run empty most of the time the motor should live a long life. The 'short life' of those is what, expected for 300-400k? The engine computers are usually voltage specific. Other than that the engine electronics...

how quickly are the hydraulics functioning with your transmission mounted PTO setup?

If only you had a wrecker to pick the cab up and flip it over so the welding would be in easier positions.....

Looks like it works as intented, good job.

Looks like a short winch truck. Can't tell from the pic but does it have a rolling tailboard and a set of gin poles?

As far as a jib boom (crane extension) goes that's better than most since it will fail before the main parts of the boom fail which is preferred. That setup would still require welding done to the boom which opens up a lot of concern with legality. If planning to use the crane on others stuff...

10 speed is usually a twin countershaft transmission. Verify if it's a SAE 1 or 2 bellhousing.

Looks like you have a double sided PTO on that transmission, worth more.

Big Cam, ISX, 60 Series, what's the plan?

Gotcha, the standard over the road air brake hose. It's a good choice (300psi, readily available, easy to work with), fiber braided for strength and the external metal coil you added helps with protection. I'm running the 201 air brake/fluid hose, overkill. Steel braided with a fabric outer...