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The ultimate would be to an Rayden air ride in the rear ,in my opinion it gives the best of all worlds in a tandem suspension. Made in Alberta for the oil patch.
I am in contact with a rep from meritor military division trying to get the proper capacity ratings from them for the axles on my M931A1 ,I will post that info if I am successful .
The transmission will not drive the pto properly unless it is in neutral so you would need an engine driven pump or an electric pump system for a plow.You would get some flow out of a pto driven pump but it would depend on what gear you are in and how fast you are going ,so it may not be...
Here are some of my trucks features,
Air shift pto with direct mount hydraulic pump 15 gpm
25 ton trunnion mounted hoist
Air tarp
High lift gate
Air operated tailgate latches
Full in cab controls
Bullet proof pintle towing apron
1/4 inch Hardox 450 floor
53 degree dump angle
Soon to have ...
From everything I have read and my experience so far there is nothing wrong with wedge air brakes ,you just need to maintain them properly . Yes S cam brakes are easier to work with but an expensive change and so far not easily done in the front .In my opinion outboard drums will make working on...
I am working with Myothersanm1 on outboard drums for the S cam and wedge brakes as we speak , We will post our success or failure in the near future.
We are working with M809/939A1 hubs the A2 drums are already outboard, and we are using easy to get modern commercial drums.
There was only room for a 15 GPM pump which is plenty for my hoist ,It turns out they did have to loosen the tranny bolts and move the trans a little bit to get the PTO in .