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I put my truck to work today getting gravel and noticed after a couple runs the tires were showing slight ridges/buldges. The cold pressure was 110 Psi (recommended), though 128 Psi at the end of the day. I don't think I broke 35mph, and kept the loads between 10,000 and 11,000 Lbs. The...

What would be the purpose of this stainless tube......breather? Thank you

Thank you Steel Soldier JBL !!! I won a truck at Sparta, WI......and contacted Steel Soldier Member JBL to do a preview (luckily he posted his services for hire......would not have found him otherwise). After doing the preview, he identified two batteries that needed attention as well as a...

After doing a height compliant bumper, I felt the truck needed more (sound familiar?) I added the Grote LED upgrade lights, top marker lights, as well as a "few" more in back. I picked up Erik's front marker light converter cable, worked like a charm (it's laying on the floor working behind...

Worked on the M817 over the past few days adding a highway height compliant fender and mud flaps. The fender mounts were bolted onto the truck using the available holes (I believe the holes are for winch rail extensions, worked well for this application) and then bolted the fender on (8" C...

I've found a plethora of great advice in the forums for making my M817 a safer/legal truck for use in Illinois and Wisconsin. So far I've added/in process of mounting: Safety Triangles 10LB ABC extinguisher (bought military issue mounting bracket for cab) 24V LED Grote lights (adding 5 to...

Got a chance to put the big boy to work today.......and it took all the Bobcat had to reach into the dump bed. Trucked the load around to the back side of our property through muddy fields......and the M817 didn't hesitate for a moment. Though I do know why they put "idiot" lights in modern...

As a brand new owner of the M817, I've noticed the oil pressure at 60PSI at Idle and 90 at about 1500 RPM on the Cummings NHC-250. The oil guage reads 0-120. Is it possible the wrong sending unit was installed (0-60) vs. the 0-120....? Is there another problem that would cause the idle psi...

**** is this truck cool!! We'll use it for many utilitarian needs, but having considered a Kodiak or an L8000, is there any other way to go? I have a gazillian questions after reading the manual, but a few things I have no idea on: 1. The oil and air pressure gauge are exactly the...

Hello Brand new to the forums/website.....glad I landed here (lots of info/knowledge). I own a farm and want to add another "toy" to the collection, though a little more utilitarian vs. "speed and smoke". I've been looking for a dump truck and saw an m817 at auction on one of the government...