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Nope I decided against it for several reasons. 1. I didn't have at the time have extra cash to buy a set of 5T combat rims. Turned out there were mounted on the 3 piece PLS rims 2. I had just purchased 2 M146 trailers and didn't like the looks of the trailers being up at that angle. 3. Drove...

Well It is going to be awhile before they are on the truck. Had to work Sat but got everything lined up to do the swap on Sun. Another guy did the pre-inspection on the lot and we noticed as I was jacking up the M818 for the swap that something was a little off. Turned out the tires were mounted...

Jeff I have been wanting a set for over a year and those were just to close to pass. I'll be eating PBJ and oatmeal for awhile!

Hopefully by this week end we will see it with bigger meats. Going out to Riley Thursday to pick these up. Not 16's but already mounted on 5T rims.

M920's will be kooler and is on the right track as using a cut down 5T bed will cover the wheels fully and having drop sides makes it much more user friendly. Plus a cut down cargo bed will be stronger, when I cut out the fender wells you could see the whole trailer bed sag. I had to go back use...

Finally got it done....almost, my heavy welder shot craps and my buddies and my time off never lined up so ended up using a 110v buzz box with fluxed wire to tack it all together. That way I can load it with trade goods for the MVPA convention, which is just over a week away and weld it up solid...

Update. well finally got around to bending up the panels and cutting the plates for the inside of the bed. Downside is my buzzbox fried so will have to wait and use a friends.

Hammer I was thinking of doing that also but I have access to a break and really like the way Tascabe did his http://www.steelsoldiers.com/unimogs/33272-unimog-404s-into-east-bloc-stand.html . Less seams= less rust and I plan on keeping it till I get too bowed-up to get into the cab! I haven't...

I might drive it down to Augusta in May to the http://www.steelsoldiers.com/steel-soldiers-rally/37174-2010-kansas-steel-soldiers-rally.html it depends on fuel prices as my Dodge M890 gets 3+ times the MPG. My work is nowhere near the level of yours and you changed my way of thinking about...

Finally got over to my buddy Chick's man cave to use the plasma cutter. I was really impressed with how fast it cuts. Now I have to get me one. We cut out both wheel wells and made some templates to fab-up the sheet metal went I get it next week. I am going to weld in 1 1/2 tubing into the...

Today was cloudy and cold but no rain. I added the mud flap brackets, Betts B69, thanks to 70deuce for the info. I was lazy and used the hole already in the frame for the forward bolt and drilled a new one for the rear. Had a couple of found flaps and used them till I get new ones, now...

Somebody else can try that mod. It was one I had thought about in the beginning, but did not want to loose that much of the floor.

Yes it would look better with bigger wheels and we think alike on the storage. the bummer is I just let 6 NOS five ton tool boxes go about a month ago, Duh! I think a buddy may have a loose set of ramps, if he does I get a picture of them on this and send them to you. Jim

Yep, it is high, the 5th wheel puts it 12" off the cat walk. If I had big ass tires I would need that clearance if you were off road. I thought about recessing the pin up into the floor but that would have lost a lot of space, also thought of cutting hole in floor to clear the 5th wheel, again...

Ok, 2nd work day. Started mid morning locked the king pin and plate to the 5th wheel #1. Got the bed onto the truck with engine lift. It was very shaky going wish we had a wrecker or large A frame. Next spent some time getting the bed all squared up to the truck, tacked welded the bed to the...

Ok I finally started to get everything rounded up for a 5wheel bed on my M818. Have a M105 that my buddy wanted the axle to build a vismod 105mm gun, so down to the shop for deconstruction. Ordered a fifth wheel bolster king pin from Croft trailer, cut a 37x37 1/4" plate welded the pin in the...