those trucks are m818 tractors with the fifth wheel removed and the m105 bed put in place. no frame cutting involved. just take off the 5th wheel single out the rear and put the bed on. they retain the toolbox and spare tire holder that the original tractor had.
MTK, I am serious about getting with Dave is he is a good welder and has a HIAB knuckle boom on this deuce Plus, he like that kind of job now that he is retired.
Going once then go 5 ton..
Bill
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Ok, Let me get this straight All you have to do on a M818 5-ton is relocate the drive axle, and put on a 105 trailer....plus you get the spare tire mount... Sounds to easy to me, I know i can't have one in cali unless I get a CDL... but hmmmm....
but, the m35 can run on UMO and alternative fuels... the cummins to my Knowledge is diesel only,.....
Last edited by foothill4play; 02-26-2009 at 15:47.
hey it works!! just like that!! thats what they did to my truck and it looks great!! and from what i hear you can run waste motor oil in a cummins but you have to keep it mixed with diesel!!!
MTK, I am serious about getting with Dave is he is a good welder and has a HIAB knuckle boom on this deuce Plus, he like that kind of job now that he is retired.
Going once then go 5 ton..
Bill
Alas, I missed out on the 5 ton I had in mind.
Although, to be honest, given where it is located and the fact that it is a soft-top, I'm not really missing the ordeal to get it home! That would have been one long, cold drive. Soft tops and lake-effect snow blizzards don't mix.
But I'm definitely going to keep looking for a 5 ton of some sort, along with a M105 donor bed, M818 spare tire rack, and then some turbo parts from the local heavy truck scrap yard.
Today on ebay a seller has a bob duece and 5 ton. Some pictures have them side by side. Gives a person the difference in size ratio. These are on the west coast.
