Recent content by Gunner0311

I am having similar problems today, as I found my M52A2 will not start up! Appears to not be getting fuel? I am hopeful the problem is the fuel filters, which I have not change since the truck was rebuilt by the USA several thousand miles ago. I am trying to find filters locally so I get...

Stereo? The 923 series must be much more quiet than my 1968 M52A2 5-Ton. Mine is so loud you would need headphones to hear the radio! I had to retire after I got so sick in 2015, so no more driving to work every day, but I would take my 5-Ton on a regular basis if the drive was not very...

What sort of things are you planning to tow? You might reconsider the twin turbo, depending how much weight to will have out back... Better to have have more power and not need it, than need it and not have it! I always wanted to do the crew cab conversion.:driver:

M35 cargo bed is a tad narrower than the 5-ton version. I mounted an M35 bed on my M52A1 in place of the 5th wheel, and the tires stick out about four inches outside the cargo box. But I could not locate a 5-ton box at the time and I obtained the deuce box for free, so you understand the...

2centsGlad to see you got out without breaking anything. I have "been there=done that". Note to new owners: The depression does not have to be a "ditch" to suck you in. A downhill grade of twenty degrees in snow/mud will sometimes act like a "BLACK HOLE" and suck everything into it...

:recovry4x4:Cool video. It would seem that just as a 6x6 is better than a 4x4, the more tires the better. More axles, more tires, more footprint = more traction!

Everyone needs to get their equipment stuck at least once, if nothing else to learn the truck's weaknesses and just how bad the conditions need to be before your day turns real bad! It sounds like you were lucky enough to have more equipment to assist you in recovering your 5-Ton without...

We installed a 12,000lb Electric Winch in the front of our 25K Tag Trailer last summer, which we use primarily to haul our race truck. So far it is a big disappointment, for all the reasons mentioned so far. BUT, since neither my M52A2 or M109A2 is set up with a PTO we are also considering...

Our 1986 Chevy 1 Ton Snowplow Truck puked on us two days ago(bad starter), and then yesterday my son's water well pump failed; which put a crimp in our plans to deal with the cold temps and 24 inches of snow we received the past four days. So this morning I plugged in the Oil Pan Heater on my...

Try the auction! You never know who will be bidding and what the final cost might be......

Very nice! Similar to what I did with my M52A2....

I see them often here in Michigan. The Army Reserve "Transport" units all seem to have at least one of these 5-Tons set up in this configuration. When I was at the Midland reserve center earlier this year I asked one of the full-time NCOs about the peculiar looking 5-Ton parked alongside...

No "Traction" is no grip no matter what axles you have. That is why Adrian did so well with tire chains! Locking axles that do not have any grip will not be of any help to you, bottom line. The single most cost effective mod you can make to any 6x6 as far as performance goes, is...

I have never seen OPTI-Lube at the auto parts store. Do I have to go to the truck stop to find it?

We will be modifying the crane with a longer boom, so that we can lift larger items and then swing the crane inboard and lower the item into the cargo box. Here are photos of mods to t he M52A2, with the 5th wheel and then installing the M35 cargo box: We left about 22 inches between the...