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Just talked to eriks military surplus. $165 for a 5 ton airpack rebuild kit. That is cheaper than a $500 airpack. Now im heading to napa auto, to pick up a couple cylinder hones. Even though I have a 5 ton, this thread is still very resourcefull. :thumbup:

time for a 5ton airpack rebuild. Just checked my brake fluid, it was empty. Looked under the truck and saw brake fluid residue on the airpack vent. :eek:

Yea it sucks hundy doesnt have deuces anymore, but he did have a gem 818 that caught my eye, so I jumped in over my head to OD fever :D

Im in, march is 25 mins away (5 ton speed)

this could be fun :beer:

its a trolley brake. it controls the trailer brakes only. they only come standard on tractors, my 818 has one and i didnt know what it did.

Solid green soft top, and yes this is one of hundys creations. When is the next meet in irwindale?

hannibals green twin.... i like all the mods you have done... gives me some ideas

For all you guys with a sprouts farmers market near by, I found pure peppermint 100% with no sugar, for aroma therapy. The lady I asked at the market knew right away when I told her what I was looking for, and what the use would be. And yes I found rodent droppings in my 818 today. Ill keep...

I put 300 miles on the truck over new years. No major issues other than my tach not working and the front pass side hub getting hotter than all the others. im gonna check the brakes out and see if they might be outta adjustment. also when driving for a while it seems the 1st push on the brake...

I wedged a beer bottle cap between the brackets on mine, works good for now. That squeaking gets old real quick

Rides nice at 52 mph :thumbup:

Ive missed all the dirtbag trips so far, wanted to have a mv before i attend dirtbag :D

Gonna be spending new years out in the desert camping. Leaving menifee this afternoon, hopefully arriving in ocotillo ca before midnite. Lots of excited friends and family waiting to ride in the 818! Pics to come.

Darn tachograph, ill check it out asap

Is it normal for brake fluid to drip out of the overflow tube?

i have a droid, i use tapatalk. im on SS all day everyday, ive been downloading the tm's to my phone while im with family at christmas. i just bought my 1st mv, and having access to SS on my phone has been a huge huge help to me. you can use it as a tool or not, but thats my 2cents

my tach is broken in my 818 and im new to the nhc 250. when i am accelerating am i gonna over rev the motor? i understand downshifting and overrevving and downhill overrevving but what about just on flat ground? reason i ask, ive been driving carefully and a couple times it felt like the motor...

Im glad to see everyones concern for safety, these trucks are old heavy and a little different then modern day trucks. The short amount of time ive spent in my truck so far has made me realize how much respect we need to have for these vehicles. ie: i picked up my dads 35 ft long bounder...