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Heck. That was before breakfast.
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What have you done to your 5 ton this week?
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I broke down 6 16.00s off wheels and installed new ones on the HEMTT wheels with the 3 pcs runflats in about 3 hours this morning. If i ate breakfast or lunch i may keep track of it better but adderral seems to make me bypass all those breaks.
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Supplement food with coffee or beer!
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"Beer!" the Pilgrims used it to cross the Atlantic.
OK, maybe not the most useful reply...
Rebuilt the top of the air compressor & unloader on my M923A2. Some great threads on SS helped significantly.
For me the key was to torque down the unloader AFTER torquing down the head. Otherwise the head won't seat properly ... ask me how I know, Arg!
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OK, maybe not the most useful reply...
Rebuilt the top of the air compressor & unloader on my M923A2. Some great threads on SS helped significantly.
For me the key was to torque down the unloader AFTER torquing down the head. Otherwise the head won't seat properly ... ask me how I know, Arg!
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Finally got time to install the driver's side splash guard on my truck. I got it along with an extra passenger side from Memphis Equipment Company, they cut me a good deal on both so I figured why not.
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New Convoy lights.
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She's awful pretty.
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I'm always torn between period correct and new technology.
Whelen R316 Beacon would be awesome... Keep the classic look but update to bigger/brighter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzOz2L80zDU
Unity also has their LED beacon...
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The rear PTO engagement lever broke so I extracted it, it was in the hardest to reach spot of course. The cable works fine but rust just seized up the pivot joint. Now to get the remains of the joint threaded off the PTO cable. 
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I got the mock up back from the graphics shop, a few changes to be made, but small ones.
I also got the blue light bar installed on the cab, along with 4 out of 10 blue "poppers" in the grill and down the sides.
Still need to add the front LED flood, and the two LED rear flood lights.
I'm pretty pleased with the rustoleum paint job we put on it. Covering all of the tan from Depot Maintenance underneath was a job!
About 2 more days, and she'll be ready for Hurricane season (coming quickly)...then I need to finish her sister up with the same.
I also got the blue light bar installed on the cab, along with 4 out of 10 blue "poppers" in the grill and down the sides.
Still need to add the front LED flood, and the two LED rear flood lights.
I'm pretty pleased with the rustoleum paint job we put on it. Covering all of the tan from Depot Maintenance underneath was a job!
About 2 more days, and she'll be ready for Hurricane season (coming quickly)...then I need to finish her sister up with the same.
They are also $400 each in used condition and $500 new. Pfft that
Looks great! You won't catch many speeders with that rig, though!
I wish they sold the camo colors in gallons. I take it you used RO flat black. Looks good.
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Toby, well, they kind of do.
Many people, me included, have painted entire trucks and trailers with Behr ultra with excellent results. There is a thread here 50 or 60 pages long about it.
Im about to paint another truck with it.
Many people, me included, have painted entire trucks and trailers with Behr ultra with excellent results. There is a thread here 50 or 60 pages long about it.
Im about to paint another truck with it.
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Thanks! No speed traps with that beast. Lol. Plenty of other missions though.
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We used rustoleum professional with a Wagner hvlp. Its the paint gun with the detached turbine. It worked really well and went on really smooth.
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Took my unloader apart, cleaned and replaced parts, builds air good now. My problem was she would build air after first start then when that air was done so was she, would not build air again.
First I thought (hoped) it was the governor but after swapping in a new governor same problem. Next was unloader, I already had a rebuild kit so... Here are some pictures of my very dirty unloader.
Bad Gasket
Center piece should pop up, was too dirty to move.
Burned where gasket was broken.
All cleaned up with new springs.
Back in the truck. Did it all on truck without removing IP or compressor.
First I thought (hoped) it was the governor but after swapping in a new governor same problem. Next was unloader, I already had a rebuild kit so... Here are some pictures of my very dirty unloader.
Bad GasketCenter piece should pop up, was too dirty to move.Burned where gasket was broken.All cleaned up with new springs.Back in the truck. Did it all on truck without removing IP or compressor.
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Nice picture detail.....
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Thanks
Nice picture detail.....
You're in Jupiter too ? Haven't seen your truck.
I tried to take pics during the process, I have some more pics but just posted a few to show what happens when they get dirty.
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