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Greetings, Does any one know where I can find the overall deminisions for my truck? I am not able to get to my green beast and I have to have it trucked to my new location by June. Thanks

Greetings, I have a M814 and just moved to Co. I was wondering how many members are in the area (SW denver) and what it takes to tag the 5 ton in park county. Thanks.

Ok checked the site for any posts on detailed wheel bearings info with no luck. Are the rears of the 814 oil lubed bearings and the fronts greased? In my years working on late model heavyhaul trucks in northern AK. the rear bearings get lubed with the diff. oil and some of the earlier trucks...

Got back from a trip and wife had a 5-ton winch in the back of the truck, SWEET!!! She hacked in my comp. and found the info to a S.S member and picked it up. Dave had everything all in order for her with all bits and pieces. Total time was about 2 days. Gathered up all new bolts and engine...

I will be driving my 814 from De. to Oregon at the end of the summer, I am looking for any and all advice concerning pm checks, tips, and tricks. This is my first big GREEN machine, so I want to make sure that I dont miss anything and have a Safe run! Also I will post my route later as I...

I was doing some pm stuff and realized I had a stuck drivers side motor. I removed motor/pump and realized the red button was sticking and not reversing direction. I removed end cap/valve and squirted some rubber safe lube in the air holes....Whammo now she is froze up real good. Does anybody...

Any one know where I can locate a cargo cover for an 800 series 5-ton. I am in De. for the summer?

Greetings to all, I just finished my tour in Iraq and couldn't wait to get to work the old green iron. The first load was a huge maple. The second was an even bigger Cherry with some more maple on top. I had a blast working with such an awesome truck! My wife and I loaded/unloaded the first load...

Greetings, Does anyone have info on the mpg change from stock NDT to 16's XZL. I realize that your rpm's will be lower at 55mph with the larger tires, but does the wieght and larger footprint take away from the lower rpm gains?

Are the winches and pto's that came on the m51 the same as the ones that came on the later m800 series? I have a m814 and was wondering if the winch set up off the m51 would work and if they are good winches. Thanks

Greetings, I am interested in the turbo conversion for my m814. I came across a cummins info site and it was described that the late 250 blocks had piston coolers. My wife called Cummins with the block #'s and they said it was an 1981 block. Can anybody offer any info. If it is true I was...

Greetings As long as the proper filtering steps are taken can you run WMO/WVO in the 250 cummins engins?

My 814 wanders a bit down the highway. no leaks in system and equal tire pres. I had an old Ford that wandered the same way, I was able to adjust the set screw on the gear box and tighten her up a bit. Does the 5-ton have the same adj. and what else should i check? Thanks

I want to thank all at Steel Soldiers. Thanks to S.S. and SEPHIROTHQ I went home on leave and picked up my M-814. I have wanted one ever since my dad took me to his old base for an air show when I was a kid. I hooked up with SEPHIROTHQ and messaged back and forth from Iraq. Everything was...

Greetings Gentlemen, Great site props to all. I am currently serving Baghdad with the 1-82 Cav. as 11B. I have wanted a 5-ton since I was 6, I will wait no longer. In my search on the web for my starter truck , the only sites that come up are the big dealers. They have plenty of Awesome long...