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    Brake fluid -how to tell which kind you have DOT 3 or DOT 5

    RE: Brake fluid -how to tell which kind you have DOT 3 or DO wow, what a great idea, thanks, its funny how simple little things like this can make life so much easier yet goes unthought of for so long, thanks again for such a neet idea.
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    A Little Southern Green-Iron Meeting -- Sept. 30th

    come on guys, lets get our trucks on the road, its time for a SS ga. rally,(not bad for short notice) lets get this first one under the belt and plan for the next one
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    The Hydraulic Nightmare Has Begun

    cat has a cloth hose cover made from kevlar, i guess most equip. dealers have this, ive seen this stuff get draged for ever and show almost no were, at times the spring hose guards will were a hole in the hose
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    torque arm nut

    RE: Re: RE: torque arm nut dont see how the nut can come loose , its pulled down tight and a cotter key, i had to cut mine off, even with heat, the nut wanted to deform before it wanted to break loose (on 30+years makes it hard to get off) i have welded steel bars across a torque arm stud...
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    torque arm nut

    i got mine in 2 days, paid with the card
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    torque arm nut

    rizzo, murry has them (5.50 a peice) ask for robert, i just bought 12 for the 819. a standard fine thread nut wont fit, its way to thick, the nut takes a 2 1/4 socket or wrench, need both to install a 5t torque rod
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    Action shot!

    RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Action shot! you need a real truck to pull stumps or destory houses on the first try, try a 36000 pound 819
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    turbo on a NHC 250 Cummins?

    ive been told by cummins wrench turners, that to make a cummins 250 into a cummins 290 (addind turbo), you have to change the cam to the big cam, we have the little, do a major injector pump retune, change the basic timming, and a few other things to make this work. plus add cooling. i was...
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    Torque rod bushing replacement

    change out the uppers, if the lowers are bad, the top will be also,if not worse,. the tops keep the axles from rolling, one per axle(twice the load), the lowers keep the axle(2 per axle)in line, ive had two uppers let go , the first on my old m52, rolled the rear axle rear drive flange into the...
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    I need 5ton Axle parts who to go to?

    that should be a standard seal, try matching up at napa truck shop, or any truck shop, or a bearing supplier, ps. there should be no up and down, or side movemont in this shaft/housing unit
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    "water in fuel" M1008

    drain the water from the water separator and change the fuel filter
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    control box

    mv mag about 15 mounths ago had a rebuild write up on this box, went into great detail on the inside parts and wireing, hope this helps
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    adding a winch to a non-winch truck

    joel, nice job, if you used the gasser front lift brackets ,you will have to bore them out to 1",(as there only have a 15/16" hole dia.) so you can use the towbar 1"pins and the 1"lift shackle pins, this way all will be the same size, thats why i have the 15/16" pins in the towbar ammo box so if...
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    winch?'s

    if you use the 5t tcase pto BESURE that you use the oiler that goes with it or you WILL fry the tcase for lack of lub when run in neutral
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    Eastern surplus

    i bought my m819 from dave, i knew what i was buying, was in deasent shape( in fact better then he told me) and he gave me a good price (at least i think so) ,no flim-flam, ect, im happy, id buy again from him if he had what i wanted and at the price i want to pay, easy to deal with
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    tow bar in north Georgia

    i told joel, no need to put the lift shackles back on, just use my axle clamps
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    tow bar in north Georgia

    i need your phone number, pm me , you can use mine, ron
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    5 ton maintenance

    napa truck store is where i got mine from, took a while to cross for the fuel, i dont have the number withme
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    m819 trip to va.

    well the trip is off, finaly got down to the upper tourque arm frame mount , tires, spring stifferner and u bolts are off, this took to 1330 today from 0900 yesterday, fighting everything as it went even broke a thimble (had to cut it off)and two 3/4 extensons useing a 8' cheater getting the...
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    Windshield Modifications?????

    i like my front windows to open, sorta like basic AC
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