New M-920

[Karl kostman]

Good Morning Folks and yes it been a while since I have posted any new pics, so now its catch up time! This is the latest. I picked up this M-920 out of CA a few months ago, I got it from a very nice fellow who was looking to use it in his construction business till he tried to title and license as a commercial vehicle in that state "NO" NEVER HAPPEN was the reply he got!! We struck a deal and now its mine! It is a 1980 M-920 with 11K original miles and 609 miles since the most complete rebuild I have ever seen on a truck, new 400 Big Cam1 Cummins, new 16 speed CAT trans. it came with all new tires when I got it but then of course I had to convert everything to singles. I am running 1600 R20 Goodyears on HEMMT rims, I had the front drums machined appropriately to accept the rims and cut 6 centers out of the original wheels to center on the real axles inside the new rims. By the time I was done building rims and putting tires on them I could do one complete assembly in just about an hour each, that does not include mounting! The truck is one of the nicest I have ever purchased it is 100% complete and just about brand new in every way, although I did have to get all new batteries, yea that is just another little expected expense! I have found nothing on the truck that is not what I expected in fact pretty much the opposite, its a welcome addition to the fleet, after license and title I will start learning all the ins and out of the transmission, I have always liked a challenge! Thanks folks I hope you like it!
Karl

 

[MtnSnow]

Congrats on what looks like a sweet tractor!

 

[Suprman]

Really nice

 

[turnkey]

So does the wife want you to hook up the trailer ,and do the gardening with her, Now that you have something that is what calls useful....No really nice looking rig...my wife like ours, as she can get lots of flowers and stuff into the back end...Go figure.....Lots of money for a flower hauler....Have fun with yours...Looking good man...

 

[Floridianson]

Looks like a great find. Your just going to have to watch it when off road with that 53 on the drop axle as it will limit what you could do. Wish my 920 looked as good though.

 

[wreckerman893]

That truck is tougher than woodpecker lips.

The Cat transmission is great once you get the hang of it.

My method (when bobtail or empty trailer) is to start in 3rd gear, wind it out to around 1900 rpm and slap shift it up through the gears. To slap shift just cup your hand around the shift lever and slap it up or down. When loaded or pulling a heavy empty trailer use all the gears.

 

[turnkey]

Sounds like what our CC in Boot camp use to do to us to get our attenation.......It worked Is that also called jamming gears??