Seattle 5 Ton parts yards - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

quarkz · 10-21-2009, 01:45

Any of you west side folk have any leads on parts yards that may have 5 Ton front spring kits? I have a 5 ton that ready for them now. And I am heading to seattle tomorrow for a DR.s appt.

Or for those in the know, are there other trucks (Civi or comercial) that I might look to for similiar type springs?

I figure that there are a lot of garbage, cement, school buses or semi's out there that will have the right springs, it finding the plate that goes on the axle and the correct size to mate to the frame.

Also I expect that there may be more articulation with the military when it comes to off road.

I have a set of donor deuce springs, but I have heard rumors of axle wrap during take off.

Also what are the 200A2 trailer springs rated for? I have one of those, but the axle plate is the problem again.

Thanx for any info.

Off to take pics because we all know

quarkz · 10-21-2009, 02:33

here

srodocker · 10-21-2009, 02:37

ahh bobbed 5ton...you bringing it next year to the rally

quarkz · 10-21-2009, 02:48

Yep, If I can find 'me' some springs.

Was originally hoping to get it ready in time for the Veteran's Day Parade in West Richland on Nov, 7.

srodocker · 10-21-2009, 02:51

what you doing with that bed and tank?

quarkz · 10-21-2009, 04:04

No bed, and the tank will be used for the fuel needed to drive to the rally.

Honestly there was no bed, they mounted the tank to the frame and then fabs some diamond plate catwalk and hand rails. I will probably put the tank up on legs in the corner of the property to store irrigation water for drip lines to my sapling tree starts.

srodocker · 10-21-2009, 13:56

sweet! was wondering if that was a bed or not

MilitaryRestoration · 10-21-2009, 19:31

so you're the one who bought the truck with the 'orange tank' hehe might of bidded you up a couple times... sorry... and i'll look around for 5ton front springs

quarkz · 10-21-2009, 23:01

No worries, that is the game, right?

But I wasn't high bidder.
They set a reserve on that one, that none of the bids made ever made it to.
So apparently the day after the auction, someone wasn't as proud of the truck as they first were and they started calling down the list of bidders (highest to lowest) asking if anyone who bid wanted to buy for their high bid.

I guess I lucked out and was the first to say '**** ya I'll buy it'.

Decent truck, a few aftermarket civi mods, fuel/water separator dummy light, civi air filter meter, dual screw on oil filters, old style hdraulic to electric trailer brake controller, wired with marker lights and 7 pin & 4 pin trailer plugs, decent siped hwy tires. Plus all the stuff related to the tank (valves & piping) Then after I got there to pick up they excess property fellow tells me to follow him inside and shows me to 8 binders with TMs and mil parts vendor catalogs. And if that weren't enough he has a brand new (in plastic with 3 bows) OD canvas passenger compartment top.

So with the Firing range and the lumber mills, are there any good big truck bone yards in Yakima or that area? I thought there would be more in Pasco, but I have only ran across 2 metal recycler's there.

Anybody know about Spokane?

Kingfish · 02-02-2011, 06:45

I guess the important question is exactly what does "1945 Dilapidated DUKW" mean?

I'm looking for a donor vehicle for a DUKW restoration. I'm especially interested in the state of the foredeck, state of the plate, are the tool brackets in place, etc.