What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

[Another Ahab]

Airbornebandsman recovered my newly acquired GP M934 from Ft. Sam early this week and I'm still trying to figure out just what in the H*ll I'm going to do with it. A d*mn big food truck, go anywhere job site trailer, 6x6 rolling billboard, on-site deer processor, on-call roadblock. Any other suggestions?

Temporary classroom?

Mobile detention center?

Oversized ice cream truck!?

 

[KE7FVB]

 

[KE7FVB]

Went camping

 

[dawico]

I mounted a cheap Harbor Freight hoist on mine. Nothing heavy duty but enough to load spares/ tool boxes/ empty fuel tanks. They sell for $150 new but found mine used in new condition on CL for $50. I couldn't pass it up.

Mounting was simple since the angle iron braces weren't much thicker than the truck bed. The unit itself will fail before the mounting does.

I used one of the drain holes (or whatever they are for) and made sure it cleared the troop seat. Easy peasy and my back is grateful.

I plan on leaving the pole mounted and keeping the unit in a toolbox. The pole can be removed easily though if need be.

 

[Another Ahab]

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I am curious to know, KE7FVB, what is that thing above the cab; a weather vane or something?

 

[KE7FVB]

It's just a weather vane I set up when I'm camping, I kind of have a geek streak

 

[MyothersanM1]

With the assistance of our resident Cummins guru, Brother WillWagner, we changed out some crappy rocker box gaskets (the #3 was leaking down the back of the block) for the good stuff, new fuel jumper o-rings, new rocker shaft o-rings and, topping it all off, some new rocker box cover gaskets. All was topped off with a nice smoke reducing tune-up.

After that, I installed the last two frame tie-downs I missed next to the fuel tanks.

 

[Another Ahab]

I am curious to know, KE7FVB, what is that thing above the cab; a weather vane or something?
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It's just a weather vane I set up when I'm camping, I kind of have a geek streak

Yeah, I get it; an anemometer (long time since I used that word).

If you try camping someday on Mt. Washington, that thing might generate enough lift to get your 5-ton airborne!

 

[bchauvette]

Installed central diff vent system on the M944. Have to redo the tubing used vinyl going to nylon.

 

[ke5eua]

It's just a weather vane I set up when I'm camping, I kind of have a geek streak

Pete, you're a ham, it's understood.

 

[TurboMustang370]

Anyone have an injector puller I can borrow?

 

[Coffey1]

Flag pole mounted

 

[Another Ahab]

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That is a serious flagpole set-up; righteous:

- If you can pull it off, love to see a shot (or two) of the pole set up and functional.

 

[Coffey1]

Post # 1675

 

[Another Ahab]

That is a serious flagpole set-up; righteous:

- If you can pull it off, love to see a shot (or two) of the pole set up and functional.

Post # 1675

Got it; thank you. It looks great!

 

[KE7FVB]

Lol, thanks!

 

[sd39u]

I received my new muffler this afternoon and was able to install it on my truck about 2 hours after UPS dropped it off. Quick picture as the sun was setting on me while we got the tools put away.

Next order of business is hooking up the slave cables to the batteries and figuring out why the horn isn't working. I found the right section in the TM...so it's time to read up and get ready. I'm planning on using the truck to tailgate at the Kansas City Royals home opener on April 6th!

 

[juanprado]

Next order of business is hooking up the slave cables to the batteries and figuring out why the horn isn't working. I found the right section in the TM...so it's time to read up and get ready. I'm planning on using the truck to tailgate at the Kansas City Royals home opener on April 6th!

Another member on the 5 ton forum did a great write up on a cheap diode in the ground wire by the horns / solenoid/ mounting bracket being the culprit. The diode is in a black bubble looking section in the wiring and easy to overlook if you don't know it. I cut mine out, spliced the diode in and back to parade time loudness.

 

[rhurey]

Block heater installed. (It's now 60 out during the day of course)
Got the fittings and valves installed for a coolant filter. And the filter and base are on the passenger seat. Maybe next weekend.

 

[TurboMustang370]

Block heater installed. (It's now 60 out during the day of course)
Got the fittings and valves installed for a coolant filter. And the filter and base are on the passenger seat. Maybe next weekend.

Do you have a parts list and photos on how you tapped into the cooling system for the filter?