Recent content by Wastelander

Just purchased an M52A2, Bremerton Washington.

Hey y'all, Little update. Went and gave the truck a good look over and chatted with the owner, he's a member of Steel Soldiers. Truck has a few extra quirks but nothing too big aside from the shifting issue, definitely excited to bring it home soon. Speaking of the shifting issue. So with the...

I'll go over the clutch package and see how it moves before tearing into the transmission for the bearing, it just sounds exactly like a post I read on this forum and the fix was replacing the bearing and pressure plate. Either way doesn't seem like too big of a problem!

I'll check the clutch package and see how it moves before I start tearing into the transmission for the throwout bearing. It just sounds exactly like the same problem I read on another post and the fix was replacing the bearing and pressure plate. Definitely keeping an open mind about it though...

Hey y'all, Been out of the 5 ton world for several years, owned a couple 818's but about to purchase what I think is an M52A2, owner says it's a 68 with the multifuel and whistler turbo. Won't bore you with how much I've wanted another 5 ton so I'll get right to it. Runs and brakes well, Owner...

Howdy y'all, Finally making a comeback to the 5 ton world. Owned a couple M818's previously and had to sell because of life's ups and downs. About to purchase what I think is an M54A2, owner says it's a 1968 and has the multi fuel motor and a whistler turbo. Ideally looking to fix this one and...

Excellent, thanks!

So if I understand correctly, if the tire moves both directions when off the ground in reverse for example, the sprag is not engaging? Could it be as simple as disconnecting the air line and cleaning the sprag unit out?

Much appreciated

Hi, searched for posts to try and answer my problem but came up with nothing helpful, hopefully someone here can help me or point me to the proper post, I have a feeling my search terms weren't proper. I've got an M818 tractor, no mods all stock, a couple months ago I got stuck in some muddy...

Thanks Red, this is pretty much what I was looking for. Speed isn't a huge concern for me, although I'd like to be able to cruise at 65 which is why I thought some bigger tires would be best. I live in Spokane, WA and drive the truck once a year to southern CA and back, other than that its a fun...

So I've been combing through threads and posts looking for some definitive mpg increases and haven't come up with anything concrete. Figured I would try starting a thread where we can really think tank some mods up to help increase the mileage on an 800 series truck with the Cummins 250. I've...

So adding a turbo and doing the fuel line split does nothing for mileage? I figured since the engine isn't working nearly as hard as it was without the turbo, it would increase fuel mileage a couple miles to the gallon, maybe hitting 8 or 9. Am I just not understanding how a turbo works then?

Did we ever get an mpg rating with the 16.00R20 tires and the turbo with fuel line split mods? I'm pretty curious, I'll be doing these same modifications so I suppose I'll find out, but it'd be nice to know what to potentially expect after mods are complete.

Just have to know the right people usually, any TV work I've done is because j k new somebody in the business who had need of my skill set or property.