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My buddy stuck his D5N the other day. He has always helped me out so I jumped at the chance to help him. Anchored to two trees the M818 idled the Cat out of its quagmire..!! Used a snatch block on the dozer draw bar to double the line pull. He was pizzed cuz he was stuck, but I was enjoying it...!!

I searched this forum more than once for the best method to pull civilian trailers with 12 volt lights. Never came up with ideas other than dead-end links, LED bulbs, 24volt relays and voltage convertors. This is what I did to get 12 volts to my trailers. If this setup has been thought of and...

My 5 ton has to earn its keep which means pulling a detach lowboy sometimes. This type of trailer does not have a deck over the rear drive wheels like a flatbed trailer. I saw right quick that the big Goodyear 395's were gonna be shooting rocks out like a Gatlin gun!! Full fenders were the...

I like the new format. I would LOVE the new format if it worked all the time, every time, like the old one. Maybe its me! I tried day and nite for five days to post pics of mounting the big 20" tires in the 5 ton forum. FINALLY, got it done. Liked the way it turned out too! My problem #1: All...

Here is a pictorial of my 5 ton single tire project. I took my six old and shabby looking wheels to a tire store near here who has a wheel refurbish shop. It is an automated bead blast and powder coat line. They at first quoted $20.00 a wheel but found the CARC so tough that they had to run the...

In the "for what its worth category", my brother and I picked up 2 deuces this morning and the GL ground man that helped jump start the trucks said that GL had been sold/bought. Tomorrow was his last day as a GL employ and that he would be working for the new company with improved wages. His...

I just noticed that there is a "5 ton and up" and a "5 ton and larger" forum classification. Is this new or have I never noticed before.

How do you put text with each individual pic in a post. The old forum format would allow it. Very handy on "how to do" posts with pics.

:? I am sure this has been asked and answered so apologies in advance :lol: What is the persistent knocking or tapping sound coming from the firewall area? Sounds like an elf with a tack hammer hitting the firewall (one tap every 3 or 4 minutes) while the engine is running. Have heard this on...

We had to do some off-highway hauling at a Corps of Engineers dam near here, so why not use my new brute just to see how it handles a load!! The photos show the M818 pulling a 40ft. flatbed (also bought from GL @ Norfolk, Va). We were moving block off plates weighing 17,000 lbs. each that had...

Was bush hogging in some of my woods and it was wetter than I thought. Buried my tractor which is the biggest one I have on the farm so the smaller tractors would be helpless to get this one out. M818 to the rescue!! Drove it across the pasture to the woods edge, lined up the truck to get a...

This post is probably redundant, but for the new folks like me this may be helpful to see how I addressed the battery replacement. The batteries in my truck would take no charge at all, so I decided to use 2 large 12 volt instead of the 4 smaller 12 volt batteries. The battery I used is a...

Posted earlier when I got my truck. Some of you wanted pics, so here is what it looked like when I got. Got my headlight switch put in and all lights work just like new!! Will post later with my battery install.

New to this site but I like it already. Just got my M818 with winch and soft top from the Smryna TN sale. Showing 15K miles. Drove it home 45 miles away with no problems. Thanks to the man from SC for giving me the pull and the brake fluid. We were all in such a tizzy that I did not get your...