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You my friend, have a healthy state of mind.

That road definitely looks like a pita. Yeah, you need one of those 5 tons! Put some good meat on it and it'll tear that road up with the trailer on it.

I'm not a full time prepper, but even being a little prepared, is by far better than unprepared!

That's what I checked, both ebay and FaceCrook as you call it, lmao. This was about 2 months ago. Maybe I'll get lucky and another member might sell me one or do a trade on something. Otherwise, I'm checking every so often.

At least you're prepared either way!

How soft is the pedal exactly? Does the truck still stop when the brake is applied? The air tanks drained of any water? From driving three different deuces, all I can say is, each is their own animal when it comes to the brakes. One the pedal was soft but it stopped and stopped well every time...

I saw that, not sure what that switch is, noticed the tools too, raises questions for sure. Looks like a nice truck though in decent shape. Hopefully they let you look at it or at least tell you if it's in running condition and if so, if it's road worthy. Sometimes they aren't very thorough on...

I'd agree. Stupidity is probably the #1 reason. However, there comes a time when you just gotta have fun, even if that means hitting the mud. Doing it within reason, but not treating it like a customized mud bigger and rocking it back and forth with the pedal to the floor.

Is this a Government Liquidation or a different auction? If they will let you look at it, that sure would be helpful before bidding on it as to know what to expect.

I've been trying to find one of these, but most of the listings are sketchy at best. One that I did find, the guy doesn't ship, pick up only and that's a different state 🥺

That's a good way to go about it. Filters are easy and cheap to due. Adding some gas to the diesel will help clean up the system as gas acts like a solvent. I was young and dumb once and thrown in dirty oil in my fuel tank. It clogged all my filters and stalled it. Wouldn't start again. This was...

To stretch the fuel, could add some wmo to the mix. With diesel being so expensive, it's an easy option.

Nice truck! I'm curious to see how it turns out for ya. I think dirty fuel is out of the question, but a good way to check for flow and air is to turn the power on so the in tank pump is going, open up the bleeder valve on the secondary filters. Should have a good steady flow. If not, either the...

I can say these trucks will run on straight wmo no problem, it just doesn't have as much power so it'll struggle more than usual. I've done it before in the past when I was unemployed and no money. It's not good on the pumps, but it'll run, at least when it's warm out. In the winter, I'm sure...

I do the same thing as Daneger21. Only other thing I do is I have a heavy duty magnet in the filter sock to catch any steel shavings that may go through the sock. I don't add diesel to it though, just some gasoline. 10 gallons of gas to 45 gallons of wmo in the warmer months and 25 gallons of...

Glad to see it running! Hopefully it keeps running like a champ for ya!!

Glad to see you got it now at least. Keep us updated, I'm curious to see how she turns out in the end!

Welcome to the site and thanks for your service! Hopefully you find something you like! Could always keep any eye on the classifieds too, I've seen quite a few 5 tons up for sale over the last year. At least you don't have to deal with a lot of hassles going through a private sale and a lot of...

Wow, I just learned something new! Hopefully someone with some extensive knowledge will chime in!

I think the brakes will be fine, but I'd definitely invest in a dual circuit brake system either way for the safety factor. Otherwise, from some threads I've read, some of those guys also switched the transmission to get the higher gears, speed and fuel economy. Would the stock drive line...