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Working 5 ton
some pics of m818 doing things i never would have thought, pulled 1500 tons of wood in 5 days down some of the worst roads i have ever been on
thinking this might be the way,, in talking with the guy that i bought the truck from ,,, he tells me about turning the rear hubs around, sends me the link to the step by step pics .. pics are from a 2-1/2 but should be the same as 5 ton. soooo A FLIPPIN THE HUB WE WILL GO
the truck will be used for logging, taking loaded trailers to harder roads.
did 3 test runs yesterday and everything aok.
this is a m818, i replaced the 5th wheel with a lower one and cut the ramps down to match. still not sure i trust the front end to work when it's needed, did some test on a...
just to try a few combos
i have put a super single rim on and a rim for a 14-20 just to see what kind of clearance , i will need a 1.5-2" spacer and longer thimbles.
but i got in a tight and had to put a 1100-24.5 on the inside and the 14-20 on the outside, there was a 3" differ but at least...
i need to put dual 14R20 on the rear of my 5 ton . does anyone know a rim combination that will make this possible. This truck will never be on the highway.
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