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I was hauling hay with my Southwest Trailer M871 yesterday when I left the field with the last load I dropped the left side in the ditch. The U bolts that secure the spring stacks to the trunnion axle broke on that side. I made it about a half mile and went to turn the corner and broke the...

We finished our lates 5ton 6x6 and put it into service today. It is a M813 with super singles. We got the truck from the Kansas Forest Service in December. We had a few issues with the power steering and the oil cooler but it is up and running now. We left the original bed on it and cut...

What can you guys tell me about the M915A4 trucks? I may have found one to use for a tanker for our fire district. I am not thinking big water. More like 2000-2500 gallons. We just need a simple tanker nothing fancy. Does anyone have overall dimensions? Length from the back of the cab to the...

I posted about a 800 series truck with the NHC Cummins we're building that had an issue with the power steering sector and pump. I picked up a good sector and power steering pump two weekends ago. My mechanic was in the process of removing the radiator so he could get to the front bolt and...

Well it is not really mine but belongs to the fire district. It is stationed at my house so I get to drive it. Today we had a large fire that burned close to 1500 acres. It was 5 miles long accross some very rough pastures. 308 is my truck. It started life as a dump truck. We carry...

I have been working on a M813 super single 5ton that we are converting into a fire truck. I have been starting the truck and moving it into my shop so I can work on it each night. I noticed oil coming out of the vent on the power steering pump. I asked on here and was told a couple of...

Working on building another fire truck for our district. We got a M813 super single 5ton. It wants to blow fluid out of the breather. From reading on here it apparently has an internal leak that is letting pressurized oil into the reservoir. How hard is it to rebuild one of these or is it...

Looking at buying a LB20 trailer to use on the farm to haul hay and water tanks. I plan on pulling it with a commercial semi. Is the King Pin standard size or is it the larger size? I assume they are dual voltage 24/12 volt light systems? Air brakes? I read the thread by R Racing on his...

Went to Manhattan and picked up a M813 from Kansas Forest Service to build another Brush Truck out of. They called last week to tell me that it was our turn for a truck if we were still interested. I wasn't sure until he said it had super singles. Not too many come off of the Fort as...

I was working on the trailer lights on my M871 trailer last night and I can't figure out how the brake lights are supposed to work. On the back of the trailer there are two junction boxes. The one on the right has the right and left turn wires and the tail and clearance lights hooked up. It also...

Our Rural Fire District currently has 3 809 series trucks. Two were tractors and one was a dump truck that we converted to fire trucks. The Forestry Service is starting to get some 939 series trucks in. In talking to them they feel like the 900 series trucks are a higher maintenance vehicle...

Here are a few pics from this week of my ride. It is a 1970 AM General 5ton 6x6 that we converted to a heavy brush truck. It is one heck of a truck. In the last 3 weeks we have fought 16 grass fires in our district which covers about 350 square miles in Clay, Cloud and Ottawa Counties in...

One of our 5 ton fire trucks had the brakes lock up on it yesterday. We picked up an air pack to install today but had a few questions before we install it. They drove it tonight and it only locked up once but released when they backed up to return to the station. Last night all four wheels...

Friend and I went to Fort Riley today to pick up my M871 that I won 3 weeks ago. Things went pretty good. We only had two problems. The jack handle was missing. Luckily I had a few tools and was able to get the jacks up with the help of Robert the GL employee who picked the trailer up with...

I was working on one of our 5ton 6x6 firetrucks today and noticed that it had a substantial air leak under the cab by the gearshift. The truck is M818 tractor that we converted to a firetruck. I assume the air valve that shifts the sprag from forward to reverse is leaking. Are they...

I purchased a M871 trailer on GL. I got the EUC approved and the paid invoice. It only took a week which surprised me as I thought it would take longer by some of the posts I saw on here. I need to go pick it up next week and wondered what I needed besides the the Paid invoice and current...

I posted a week ago about having trouble with the brakes on a 800 series 5 ton. I got a air assist from the forestry dept this week and put it on today. The old one was pushing hydraulic fluid out the exhaust port on the air assist. New one was just a little shorter but everything hooked up...

I have a 1970 AM General 800 series 5ton 6x6 that I have been having brake problems with. It was originally a dump truck that we converted to a fire truck under FEPP. I noticed that the pedal was getting soft so I checked the fluid and it was low. Added about 1/2 a quart and got the brakes...