Recent content by US6x4

It would be like a short wheelbase cargo truck with a dump bed

I would definitely try to add a troop seat & tarpaulin kit to any dump truck that wasn't being worked just to make it a more versatile truck

Yes, it would work. I can't remember...does it require cutting out existing baffles and such?

No, they're still stock. I need to address the air restriction of the factory air cleaner first to make the turbo happy. Someday I'll think about upping the injectors but for now it's not a priority.

Sorry to hear about Sgt. Tibbs - a good cat can be hard to find.

Your efforts have paid off and your truck has got its 15 seconds of fame! Sgt. Tibbs might be a bit jealous and may need some consolation pets or maybe a cat video compilation to watch...

I've heard it said that when split shifting with these that you make the low to high shift first like if you're going from 5-low to 4-high, you would shift the transfer case first (low to high) and then shift the transmission (higher to lower). All in the same shifting maneuver but whichever...

Does Lucas have any oil that's good for brass or was it just the ones you were looking at?

Yeah, that post is well into TLDR territory (too long, didn't read) but i made it to the end... The M809 series comes with an NHC-250 which is a non-turbo'd 855 cummins so it can be replaced with higher horse engines from that family like the 350 or 400 Big Cam. The 814 is a long wheelbase...

The petite soccer moms in their huge suburbans with ski rack & cargo box only go up to my hood. Over time, the 5-ton doesn't look or feel that big, but I get the size perspective refreshed when it's mingling with normal cars in traffic or parking lots.

Picked up my kid from school. At the Jr. High, the kids have phones and everyone was taking pictures. My kid was the talk of the school the next day or two...

Currently attending the Cashmere, WA Memorial Day ceremony. Very patriotic town with a high concentration of little flags next to the grave stones. Every year they put on a very well tuned service complete with 21 gun salute, a fly-over, and, of course, reading of the extensive list of names...

Nice! What about peak rail pressure?

The flange IDs of the battery hold downs is 10.957" x 19.488" so folks can measure their battery tops to see if that will fit. These could be made out of carbon steel instead of stainless and could even be made out of 12 ga. steel instead of 10 ga, but I do like the stoutness of the 10 ga...

The drive up to the car show this weekend had some decent elevation gains and I saw my highest numbers since switching to 16.00R20s at 14 psi boost and 900°F pre-turbo EGT (w/ #17 fuel button). Seeing 14 psi was actually encouraging since the boost numbers dropped off a bit with the bigger...