Recent content by eric67camino

That's probably what I'll do. Just frustrating they can make changes like that.

That's what I was seeing. Very frustrating, as one of the benefits was low cost of ownership. They show a weight based scale that puts the annual tag fee at 475 dollars (assuming a gross weight of 34,000 pounds based on 24,000 for the truck plus 10,000 load) plus presumably property tax on top...

I recently received this letter from my county treasurer. I was wondering if anyone else was aware of this policy change, and wondering what it really means. The way I'm reading it, my truck (M51A2) is still eligible for antique plates, so long as it's not used to haul anything. I'm...

Round 2. Mission completed. Scaled 22,880 loaded, 20,920 empty. Had transfer case pop out of gear in downtown traffic and didn't want to go back in, so adding shift linkage adjustment to list of to-do's, but finally went in and made it home.

Haha. Yes. Lesson learnt. Truck has been mostly sitting. Last 3 years have been 70+ hours a week and none of the toys have been getting used. Probably only drove it once this year. So it needs some attention and I tried to press it into service without doing any checks. I had the belts...

Had a load of scrap on the truck and a nice enough day to haul it to the scrap yard. Made it to town and truck started getting hot. Pulled it into the Walmart and found the water pump belts off and the compressor belt twisted. Was able to get a ride to the house and came back with parts and...

This is a great deal. Thank you.

You might check your grounds. I have intermittent issues with my turn signals I believe are caused by that.

I do. Let me know what you find out. Thanks.

I picked up some tires to single out the M51A2. Got 4, still looking for a couple more. Got them home today and I think I made a mistake. I think these are MRAP wheels.

I hadn't considered a sliding hitch for clearance. I like that idea.

Awesome. I hadn't considered blocks. I assume thats because the jacks dont go high enough? Likely it would only be my own trailers, so hopefully the blocks wouldn't be an issue.

That's why I am asking if anyone has done it. I know it's tall, but is it workable with a civilian hitch? Or is it still too tall? And does it clear landing gear when turning? I know that some guys have swapped to civilian 5th wheels on other military tractors to eliminate the swivel...

I've been looking at possibly picking up a M1088 and am looking for opinions on usability. I don't intend to use it commercially. Unless maybe I could pick up some extra work with it maybe pulling grain trailers for local farmers. I realize that the hitch height is typically an issue with...

Looks a lot like the hunting platforms on the trucks at hunting ranches.