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I know, I feel so spoiled now ;) Defrost and everything. The only thing I'm missing is heated seats. Actually, since the 809-series has a 12v center-tap, I could buy one of the Rostra heated seat inserts and really ride in comfort :D http://www.rostra.com/seat-heater.htm

RE: M818 I fired up the 818 tonight just to see if it would start in the 30-something temps that have recently arrived. I still have the crap batteries in it so I had to throw a jumper on there from the Excursion. After I got a little juice flowing I turned on the glow for about 30 secs, hit...

RE: M818 Thanks guys. I'm going to hit Winslow up for 4 new 6TL's of 6TMF's. I'll keep the 2 decent ones for a future project and sell the other 2 to the battery shop. I think I will pick up a couple of solargizers for it too. I need to pull the sprag valve and see what's up next...

I jumped the 818 with my Excursion tonight and took it for a spin. Man, I love that truck. I think I am enjoying it more than the 923A2. It's something about that raw torque from the 855 Cummins, the 5-speed and the sporty performance. I haven't driven a bob-tail tractor before so I am not...

Thanks jwaller and bkubu. I'll check all of the air lines first before I tear into the valve. If the lines are OK then maybe the valve is gummed up. If that's OK, then I'll check the t-case actuator next. Looks like I need to pull the tranny inspection cover to get a good view of the valve...

Interesting... mine didn't work regardless of the pressure though. It would hiss going into 1st gear, but no clunk would follow. It wouldn't make any noise going into reverse. I think I will start with the valve on the tranny and make sure it is free and then move on to the actuator in the...

RE: M818 I hear ya Wayne. I used DOT 5 because that is the OE fluid and I didn't have time to do a full-system flush. I have used it in all of my MV's (except the 923A2 of course) and have had good luck with it. If it was a truck that I was going to drive all the time, it would be more...

Ha! I wondered about that. It still has quite a bit left in the cab. The shift boots are a nice touch :) I was looking at the tabs around the hood and grill at the truck stop for the hood blanket, but it never sank in that it was for the arctic kit!

Re: RE: New SS M818 made it home!! Thanks David. I can just see him bouncing around in the spring seat as we go merrily down the highway :lol: The 127 would be handy too.

Yeah, that 447C is sweet Kenny. Thanks for calling me back today :) What a road trip!

Thanks guys! I love that darn thing already. I may go sleep in the cab tonight. It feels really "sporty" for a 20,000 lb vehicle :) Here's a vid from when we got it running today: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&type=file&func=get&tid=4&fid=file&pid=179

Hey all, Here's some pics and details from today's 818 recovery. My brother, Chad, and I left my house at 0530 and headed for BigWheelBob Stevens' place near Jacksonville, NC. BWB towed my 818 from Lejeune to his place for staroage until I could get down there to bring it home. We got there...