M816. M920 and the big move

[area52]

Today Soni (M920) came by my place to pick up my M816 to work on it for me at his place. My time, skills and motivation are in short supply around here so I had asked Soni if he could pick up my wrecker and work on it for me.

Let me say - Soni is a very nice and helpful person, I can't say enough good things about him. He brought his M920 and trailer to my place and we commenced to loading my wrecker which does not run, does not brake and the tires are in bad shape. What could go wrong?

He dropped his trailer at the end of my "road" and towed the wrecker about 100 yards from my yard to the trailer. My yard is kinda soft dirt/sand but the big ol' M920 spun only a few times before pulling the wrecker out of its two year hole.

Got it up to the trailer, hooked the tractor back up and preceded to winch the wrecker onto the trailer. It was on a small down slope so we thought that putting the truck into gear would slow it down, but stupid me forgot to put the transfer case back into gear so it did a "slow approach" into the trailer which stopped it without a problem. Other than that, it went without too much of a problem. Soni is on his way home now, hope the trip is uneventful.

here are some pics:

 

[area52]

more pics:

 

[jwaller]

thats one way to make a 816 look small.

 

[Ruppster]

thats one way to make a 816 look small.

Love the looks of Soni's truck and trailer but every time I see it it makes my 350 Cummins powered International and 35 ton drop deck look like a Tonka toy.

Just wish I could afford such a beast in Florida. Florida does not accept Toterhomes as RV's so it would have to have weighted tags on it (about $750 a year just for 54,000 pounds) and not the cheaper RV plates, along with having to buy trip permits every time I drove out of state. Sounds like I need to move to New Mexico.


Anyhow, thanks for sharing the pics of that beast of a truck. Always love to see new pics of it.


Ruppster

 

[bbf]

thats for shore

 

[mendo]

AAAAAAAAAH! I want that setup!

 

[srodocker]

oh soni doing it again.

 

[usmc320]

I never get tired of looking at that truck. Just awesome.

 

[JAYHAWK 1962]

nice setup let us know how the 816 project goes

 

[cmayer85]

soni is a busy man. he met up with me today to pick up a couple fmtv wheels for himself and some tires/wheels for another member. looks like he has been all over nm the last few days

 

[M920]

Thanks Wade, for posting all the pics! I'm happy to report that your truck made it home safely....I enjoyed the visit with you and your wife on Tuesday, she really takes great pictures!

Btw....when we talked about how to do the unloading, I forgot that I can just lay the folding goosneck down on the trailer and roll it off....WAY EASY!!
Here are a couple more pics of you loading your truck and from the trip home......

Soni

 

[R Racing]

Great Pics and story ! Love the look of Soni's M920 !!

 

[Marlboro]

What is going to be done to the wrecker?

 

[area52]

What is going to be done to the wrecker?

Soni is gonna go over for me, check everything out and get it up to shape. I had it running but it has fuel line issues so I never got to check all the hydraulics and brakes and other stuff.

thanks for more pictures Soni.

 

[Bighurt]

Thanks Wade, for posting all the pics! I'm happy to report that your truck made it home safely....I enjoyed the visit with you and your wife on Tuesday, she really takes great pictures!

Btw....when we talked about how to do the unloading, I forgot that I can just lay the folding goosneck down on the trailer and roll it off....WAY EASY!!
Here are a couple more pics of you loading your truck and from the trip home......

Soni

Last year my friend at work was showing me trips of his bike club's trip to red lodge MT. The group was composed of 6 or 7 bikes mostly couples. Anyways he started showing me pics and he got to few and paused, looked over his shoulder and said "huh, that's funny". I took a moment looked at the pics and said "I don't get it what?". He said these were taken by Bob (name changed), I replied why is that funny?

Turns out Bob was the only single rider, which isn't funny by itself. But looking at the pictures you can tell it was taken from the bike, while the bike was in motion, and the most amazing part was that they were in focus.

It was kinda like the pictures of the guitar on eBay a few years back where you could see the reflection of the dude naked in the brass knobs. Completely innocent until you examine the picture further...

That last picture reminded me of that.

Thanks for the pics Soni, now come swing by my place and lets go visit Richard! LOL

BTW I think that is the first interior shot of the M920A1, take notes boys that where the hat goes and possibly what looks like a cup holder...

 

[tatra813]

Ive got cash for his m920

 

[Bighurt]

Ive got cash for his m920

I think you would need significant amounts to pry it from his hands.

 

[area52]

Forgot to mention - Soni said that this trailer was his "small" trailer, not the large one that he hauls trains with!!

 

[topo]

area 52 Wade wish I was there to see and help keep us all posted kenny

 

[mudguppy]

... take notes boys that where the hat goes and possibly what looks like a cup holder...

i was more surprised at the monkey.