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Hey everyone! With the bambino on the way I have made a few life changes. The first of which is to own ONE MV, and do it like no one else, to the best of my ability. So, I sold the M818 and m127, kept the M813 and recently bought a M919 rolling chassis. My original thought was to use the...

All, I looked and looked and could not find a TM for these trucks. Do we have one? The LOGSA site would not let me on there either. Any help is appreciated.:grin:

All, Does anyone have information on M919's? The axles do not appear to be a toploader style but more of a commercial style axle. What is the gear ratio in the rears? Is there a two speed rear in the truck? Is the entire truck double framed? Are the rears air brakes? I'm looking at a bare...

All, I'm currently looking for an automatic transmission for my M-813 repower project. Chris has given me a real good lead but now I'm trying to find a deal with the baby on the way........ Especially with the Virginia Rally coming to Grave's Mountain this Fall, I wanna have it done...

All, Still on an information gathering exercise on my re-power project. Does anyone have any experience with the Allison automatics in the 900 series trucks? Will it hold up to 425HP from my BCIII Cummins? Does anyone have a tranny for sale or know a reputable dealer in used ones? Any help is...

I've talked about it for a while and here it begins. This will be a long term project with updates along the way so stay tuned! I purchased this engine last Friday, it is a Cummins NTC-350. I pick it up Monday and it will be taken to Diesel Injection of Pittsburgh for a 425HP upgrade and some...

With the vast knowledge and resources on this board I'm hoping that someone can identify this Caterpillar engine a fella is offering me for my M813 repower. Here goes: Model# 3406DI Serial# 70v29102 Arrangement# 5R6706 Thanks in advance for any help you can give, Eddie

I need something to do and I've been thinking....... I want to repower my 813 with a more powerful Cummins engine, a NTC400 perhaps. The tranny could remain as the truck would have plenty of juice to make up for the lack of gear selections. New tires, new paint, new parts, a level wind winch...

All, Has anyone ever put an electric lift pump on a five ton with a Cummins? Seems that I am drawing air in from somewhere and I cannot find it. I have even pressurized the entire fuel system including the tanks. All of the selector valve lines have been replaced that were in question. If my...

Alright, I have read the TM and I think that the MBU's use gasoline as fuel but something is tickling the back of my mind that I saw somewhere to use diesel. Which is it? Also, does anyone have any stuff they would want to sell for a field kitchen?

All, Completed the girder section of my footbridge over the pond and decided to set it yesterday. Everything went well once we figured out to make the fifth wheel piece, attached the bridge to it and treated it like a hook and ladder! My 818 earns its keep once again......

All, Figured that I would step away from the "SF-97 complaint forum" ( :lol: ) and post this up. www.dieselsecret.com Has anyone heard of this before? It sure seems easier and cheaper that traditional bio-diesel. Bjorn :?: :?: :?:

Okay, we all know of the lack of power situation on the NHC-250 Cummins engine and this has been covered ad nauseum by everyone. We all know that we cannot turn up the fuel due to the lack of piston cooling so how about propane injection? There are alot of diesel trucks doing it and I've read...

All, I am really bored today so I took some pics of the new batteries and completed mud flap install on the 818. The 6TL's were on trickle for five days and only one would pass the load test so out they went. Looked locally for some to fit in place of the 10"x10-1/2"X9" high TL's. I found my...

Well, My buddy and I went up to PA to pick up the M818 and M127 last Friday and the batteries were dead in my camera so no pics of the recovery. :cry: Checked all the fluids, swapped in a fresh set of batteries (in the truck, not the camera), and cranked her right on up! I could not build air...

Just won a bid on a M127 flatbed in Chambersburg, PA that needs to get to Fredericksburg, VA. I just sent in the EUC app. this morning and it is my first so it will take a while. I also won a M818 but I'm not to keen on flat towing the tractor AND the trailer with my M813. Does the trailer use...

Is there any difference between the two? I've noticed on GL that the XM is typically 30K+ gvw and the M is typically 50K+ gvw. What gives? Also, when flat towing a MV with a MV is there an interconnector cable for lights and signals? Where would this get hooked to on the towed vehicle? The...

Are the five ton parking brake shoes the same as the Deuce? I see the Deuce parking brake shoes listed all of the time, but never for the fiver. Thanks in advance.

Well, ya'll might remember my dump conversion from this past fall/winter and now I'm actually using it! Never got around to installing the ISO connectors, I just decided to gripe the dump body to the flatbed for now as it is just being used to build the pond. It looks a little funny with the cab...

Went down to John's on Tuesday to pick up a dump bed that I bought from Bruce. I spent a few hours walking around just to look at all of the Green Iron and ended up coming home with more than I planned! Although not pictured, a complete belt kit, oil and fuel filters rode back to the...