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Red, Wade, Another thing the Mack is preferential too, clean diesel. We ran it on a blend that the deuces loved but the Mack engine in Proud American did not like it. It ran better after a long drive and the sun heating the fuel tank. That trip that we tried that on happened a few years...

I've had some great times with that truck. I first saw it at the Infantry Museum at Fort Benning on display with the "Black Widow" GunTruck while I was there for a change of command ceremony. I inquired around on here and found the previous owner. Made contact and I drove it from Columbus...

Looks like a regular lockwasher to me. In the TM's they say to replace them anytime you remove one. I have one friend who does this as well but to be fair, he worked for Fastenal at the time and the employee discount was good.

Cat's are fine, My M984A4 Wrecker has a yellow engine in it, C15 ACERT to be exact. It's a National Guard truck. Personally, I have a 14L Cummins but it's a very simple engine. Alot of people think they will last for years. Hope so, I'm in my 30's and it tows 25,000 pounds just fine when it...

I've known Mr. James for quite a few years. When the base auctioned off a large lot of M817's, I'd see him weekly to come an pick them up. He would tow them behind his M920 with 16R20's on HEMMT rims. Everytime I saw him, he was working hard. Last year at Durhamtown, his health wasn't great...

These trucks don't automatically engage the parking brake when the primary air system bleeds off. If you had pulled up your parking brake lever, you would have stopped. Newer trucks that require you to push in the control on the dash will set the parking brake if primary air drops below around...

Arndt, I've put many a thousand miles on this type of truck. Once the converter locks in 2nd gear, it stays locked until you slow down to about 10 mph. When you first start accelerating, 1st gear is converter driven, you'll feel the 1-2 shift and shortly after you'll feel another "shift"...

I had a M818 out here that I picked up for a fellow member one time back when I was new to the M809 series 5 tons in private ownership. It had a strange issue with it's transfer case. It would never engage but every so often while going down the road, it would buck the whole truck as if one of...

I'd think there are plenty of M939 series T-1138 transfer cases that can be adapted much easier and provide you with an air switch front drive. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?59654-M818-Transfer-Case-Upgrade-T-138-to-T-1138

Gear Ratio in the trans is different between 1st and reverse. 4.17 going forward in 1st, 10.76 ratio for reverse. You can use low range in the transfer with no problems as long as you are gentle on the go pedal. These trucks with the older 250 Cummins in stock form make 650 ft lbs. Multiply...

Moving up rather quickly Eli! I run a Class C but will look into the Class E. I run weighted plates and Commercial Insurance, I always thought Class C was fine unless I was actually doing Commercial Hauling. I'm sure I can pass the 20 question test as I had Class A at one time. Very...

I have nothing to contribute to this thread but I certainly appreciate this comment. A few years ago while I was in the tent city at the GA Rally, my family was awoken by an M819 with no muffler trying to back over a hill with an inoperative sprag. My wife was so mad with the amount of noise...

Visually, air cleaner is moved to driver's from passenger side fender for the M816. The grille is extended from the headlights on the M816. Functionally, the M816 has a 14L NHC 250 Cummins as it's heart instead of a 7.8L Turbocharged Multifuel that the M543A2 has. The Wrecker Body between the...

I get all the good stuff so most people think. I had a similar issue on my truck. Let it lose pressure to 0 and then start it and build back up, exact same issue. I swapped out the governor, air drier with new stuff and still had the problem. The issue in my case turned out to be the signal...

DH, I was just thinking the same thing. Overhead adjustment could have been set loose on the "dead" cylinder allowing the nozzle to foul and plug. My first step would involve using an infrared temperature gun and locating the cold cylinder by comparing exhaust outlet temperatures on the...

I'm off to a slow start but here we go. I purchased my 5 ton after selling my Deuce. GA Military Truck get together or whatever it is called nowadays was too far away to enjoy in a Deuce at roughly 190 miles each was from home. I also had pressure from people buying heavier trailers from the...

I'd like to nominate my M923 which in the photo is bringing up the rear. I'll brag about the experience once the voting starts in line with the intent of the rules.

Is the 1/32" measured near the top of the tire? I've watched that much variance at the top of the tread on tire's I've balanced back in the day while working at Sears Auto. Dana 60's on these trucks are normally open differentials. A quick way to look is see if you have a GD or an HD in the...

I sold mine for $5,500 about 2 years ago. It wasn't a museum quality truck by far. It had rust issues in the cowl and typical lower front corners though I thought they were minor. Clinto convinced me otherwise. My old Deuce ran strong and never let me down mechanically but an M923A0 showed...

No matter who wins, proof that my truck is "Kid Friendly" and "Plays well with others"!!! These truly are "Herd Animals"!!!