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Drive-shaft removal 5-ton preparation for transport. Not many pics but I did check with the professionals at youtube before removing the 5 ton drive shaft. U-joint removal on a 5-ton looks scary......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdi5VX-X6hk It turns out if you maintain your truck like the...

Not many pics because wrecker guy kept me busy after making me read the book. This had to happen. Jelly bean came out of the hole like a handful of Jelly Beans at a dime machine. The rubber issue is solved with a used 445/65 R22.5 off a cement truck that just happened to show up...

Your timing is great. Both for the adventure and your accumulator explanation. I took some pics to give us some detail on parts and we can see the spring from inside. Trying to picture the assembly line in 1951 and asking the mechanic to simply squeeze this spring to 325 psi then shove it in...

I had to play guitar tonight and asked the question to avoid the labour. lol If someone said they don't fit, I'll have fingers to play tomorrow. If someone said they absolutely most certainly fit, I'd need to lift things and risk breaking a pickin' nail. A 445 / 65r 22.5 on rim is in the...

What the.....where the.....how the.....what the...... I'm stumbling for words. Is that a CF-55-AF? What the......how the....does it drive.....what the....what the....when the......what the.....who the....... I first saw it a Pima....not my pic. Two faced little truck that is............ Is...

Ironically, I just got a partial donation for Piglet that will take me so far away from Washington I won't be able to smell my Aunt Ollie's bouillabaisse or Cousin Clive's fishing boat. Uncle Melvin was one of Washington's top tree fellers for a long stretch and man I miss visiting their...

Where are my rubber and rimmer guys??? Will this 20 inch 5 ton rim fit the P4 Oshkosh.....for loading only. Jellybean has one tire that won't take air for some reason. I have surplus 900 20's I can slam on the yeller 5 ton rim but really would like to know the effort is going to be a...

Just off the phone with Niagara truck parts. Ralph knows our needs and is looking for a reduction unit seal / gasket kit. He still has parts for the transmissions hiding in a barn that takes some digging to get to......sounds familiar. I am going to PM you a different number and you can text him...

You made that look easy. Most of us let the smoke out. The key is to keep the smoke in the wires. Once the smoke starts coming out the solution gets longer. Nice work!

Don't get me started on cameras......ooops, you did. The dome cameras are also set up with two way comms. The director can speak to folks near the site. Imagine sneaking down a side road to empty some water only to have a voice from no where tell you to put it away. It's also easier to...

This was too funny not to share. I received a picture from the director of the museum. Just a picture, no context. It appears my good deed to ask for a picture of George in front of the radar dome set off the alarms and triggered the security team. I guess I should have warned security that...

Well there he is......going, going, gone. Everyone enjoys a love story. George and Gracie are going to be seeing each other again real soon. The plot adds a twist when we discover Gracie has been in a tri-truck relationship with what could have been a pole truck. We do have pics coming but for...

Differential venting G749 axle. How does the diff vent? Has anyone stuck their finger in the rear end to find their vent hole? I did! I can't find it. The block on the rears has four holes....One in for the brake fluid, two out to the wheel cylinder/ brakes.....and one hole that's...

Any good news with your 40 year old present? Rubber is such a gamble I'm always curious how things look when opened. Let me know if yer rubbers are soft. Canada Post claims they delivered it somewhere so hope you got it. The Canada Post team appeared to use 12 days to deliver covering 64 miles...

Blown Engine Stripping. There wasn't much left on Georges engine but it's a good opportunity to show the internals of decades old parts. The long water pump bolt comes out of the top, passenger side hole. That is important because if it's shoved in the wrong hole it can poke a hole in a...

Wasn't sure I grabbed a picture but I found one. Moving the rad support forward has been an option on two builds. Firewall mods wouldn't be a bad option because there is a lot of room in the cab for a trans hump or Cummins bulge. This duramax bulge is out the front to keep the TC from having to...

By George I think we've got it. Welcome aboard trucker. Can't just call you a jeeper anymore. Hey everyone, meet Georges New Owner ( NO ). Welcome to Steel Soldiers and we apologize to the family for the spare time you'll be spending here. Make sure you throw in a few extra straps when...

Sassy.......a Cummins Deuce is comin' closer. I have a donation truck that wants a new power pack. Maybe the day you lift out the engine, I park a truck under it then take it to the carwash. Got a buddy up there that's a fire-fighter and another with a pile of green iron in Wandering River...

There we go. George with the new differential all bolted up and rolling. It wasn't too early either with the dark clouds and hail chasing us out. Another Ahab, I appreciate the word 'fearless'. We can also use the word 'slow'. I found if I moved slow under the truck it hurt less when I hit...