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Installed two rear lockers a couple of weeks back: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/posts/2585116/bookmark Honestly could not tell any difference in the driving on dry pavement. Installing the Front Locker this week. With the 809 the transfer case is "free wheeling" due to the sprag not engaging...

Cant find anything in the TMs on how to get the 5 ball and claw assembly to reassemble. It is obviously doable but after having some close calls on busting my fingers trying to hold and swivel etc I though I might just ask here and save me a trip to the institution or hospital, whichever comes...

No kidding this was a bit much to bite off, but was able to punch the leaky inner seals out, replace the boots and put the locker into the chunk clean everything up on the top loader, reinstall the chunk and do some clean up of tools etc... On Saturday Looking to finish. Will be getting the...

Getting the last locker installed in yhe front axle. Would be "easier" if I was doing a big cam swap and just pulling the chunk out the hood rather than havimg to pull yhe entire axle out from under the rig. The UBolts were an absolute bear. Everything else was smooth to this point. Will get the...

There is a great video done by yhe Western Canadian Rockwell guys on Youtube on how to do a chunk inspection. In yhis video they cover the details on a 2 1/2ton chunk but point out along the way yhe differences with the 5 ton. Very helpful.

Well that took longer than i thought it would for the two rears. Will finish putting back on the driveshafts today.

I have purchased 3 Detroit lockers for the axles and three sets of Konig chains for my 16.00R20s. I will be attempting to make the "track" chains discussed back a ways in my thread. I will start installing the lockers on Monday with the help of another SS member. I need to pull my S-280 out and...

Ended up finding three of them to put into my rig. Will start installing them Monday.

@Lugnuts This would be for my M813, I thought I had an extra starter I picked up in a surplus sale just in case the EMPs blow out the one I have on my rig, but in researching this MFY-6101-IUT, it looks like it is not going to fit my NHC-250. I would like to have a spare in a EMP box ready to...

@74M35A2 Do you have any of these 24V units for the NHC250 in my M813? I am in a "Cold place" in the winter and a kicking starter would very nice. If I don't do my start up just right I have to charge my 2 batteries and then try again. In the summer, even sitting for a month or two my rig...

All, My S-280 is mounted in the back of my M813. The box has skids that have suspension like qualities that appear to give at least a few inches of movement. When mounted in the back of the bed am I suppose to tighten this down to where the "give" in these skids is tightened down or am I to...

Out for a warm up and a full fuel top off. The BOT is awesome. Excellent rig.

Had the BOT up at the UTAH MV outing. Here in the Uinta Mountains we are sitting at 9200 FT. Truck worked flawless.

You have some great points in that. Just saying with the ones I used the bead-lock is an addition to the insert being a run flat. If the tires are not rotted dry they expect you can drive a bit over 100 miles on the tire before it needs to be changed. Inside my tires is a nice slather of...

I agree on having some kind of bead-lock insert. Knowing the tire cannot come off the rim and deflate is a piece of mind. I have the Hutchinson solid rubber beadlocks/runflats on mine and I can tell you they are tough as nails. Since I am thinking you may be running higher pressure with heavy...

@msgjd What a killer looking rig! You have my vote, I'm a softie for anything M809 steries I guess.

I am still short on funds to get my winch set up finished. Still need the driveshaft, linkages, cable, cable chain loop, and frame extensions. I'll ask my friend who has a lot of winch experience with these on your thoughts of the operation as a brake is very important when using a winch. I was...

The hard top on my M813 like yours doesn't fit all that good either. Rolling up the windows to seal? Nope they don't seal so well. So what, lol. Not a deal breaker at all for me. The only way I could consider this "seal" to bet better would be to spend a serious amount of time to make a frame...

Just saying I feel let down! After reading 11 full pages of this thread I was thinking I was going to be reading here in the end how the end product worked and a list of parts for us all to benefit! LOL, However I did find a ton of info I am very grateful for! Thanks all. This month I will...

So Clean!!!! That is an interesting manifold piece for the air side of the turbo, never seen one quite like it. That alternator would be sweet on my M813.