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What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

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rbr0203 said:
So i finally was able to move my M927A2 to a better more secure storage area and it was cheaper! Just some things that i noticed that after i moved it.
the throttle cable was broken inside the cab and ill probably have to replace the whole thing
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Found some foam on the ground under the engine so i pulled it open to see this. great got to pull that out too.
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Noticed a nice little nest that a lil birdie must have made. Sorry i moved your home.
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need to replace the rubber mounts, looks like they are pretty degraded.
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either this bastard built a nest overnight or flew after me for 30 plus miles.
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now it makes sense why the ether wouldnt work, its not attached to anything other than the button inside the cab.
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here is my daily driver next to my 5 ton. thought there would be a bigger size difference.
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Nice! Run that ether line down that tube and push the button. :recovry4x4:
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Hello friends!
I need your advice...very quick! I'm going to change the wheels on my M923 from 11.00 to offroad singles. My salesman offers me Michelin XZL in 395/85R20 incl. aluminum-rims from Hutchinson for 400 EUR / 360 USD instead of Michelin XZL 14.00R20. He told me that the support on the 395/85 is much better, because the 14.00 dimensions aren't produced anymore.

What are other differences between these dimensions 14.00 vs 395/85???

Please send me a PM. Thanks by advance and sorry if I posted this at the wrong place!

Regards from Germany!!!
 
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Phoenix.....Load rating on the 395 XZL is 12,300 lbs max and the GY 14.00 is around 9,750 lbs. The 395 is a couple inches shorter.

I had GY 14.00 AT-2 on my M929A2 and hated them, they had taken an egg shape from sitting flat. I was prepared to go back to duals as it was unstable with a load. I put on the 395 XZL that I had purchased for my deuce and I was pleasantly surprised that they were both round and held a load better on the dump truck. I had to disable the CTIS and use new valves + orings, but finally have a truck not sitting with one or more flats. 7 tires is some serious money.

I believe you should have a bead lock in them for running low pressure off road but not a run flat.

I'm not sure about the aluminum rims... ?? Do they have the right stud/nut hole like the steel wheel?

$360 on a wheel does not seem to be a bad price. Mine cost $225 + shipping + value of rim ( about 100) + mounting...so if that is a mounted price, it's seems fair.
 
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I bought my 929 dump with those GY 14.00 X, or XL on it. I replaced them with the 395/85 XZL and it runs smooth. I like the 46" tire much better. Mine came with run-flat. Since I haul with it, I'm glad to have them on board. I ruined a rear wheel with the GY 14.0. The tire shredded to pieces in 1/4 mile.
 
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jaws4518 said:
I bought my 929 dump with those GY 14.00 X, or XL on it. I replaced them with the 395/85 XZL and it runs smooth. I like the 46" tire much better. Mine came with run-flat. Since I haul with it, I'm glad to have them on board. I ruined a rear wheel with the GY 14.0. The tire shredded to pieces in 1/4 mile.
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I always planned on going bigger vs smaller with the 395s. Out of curiosity can you post some pictures?
 
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old GY 49s

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new 395/85 XZLs

I can take a close pic if you need one. Talk to Jeff @wartimefinds.com in Bells, Tx. He's got a stock pile of 95% XZL for $150.00 each. You can go new w/combat rim for $500.00 each. He went up on price a couple of years ago. I got lucky and paid $350.00 each. I don't know... he might do a deal. Hope this helps!
 
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jaws4518 said:
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old GY 49s

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new 395/85 XZLs

I can take a close pic if you need one. Talk to Jeff @wartimefinds.com in Bells, Tx. He's got a stock pile of 95% XZL for $150.00 each. You can go new w/combat rim for $500.00 each. He went up on price a couple of years ago. I got lucky and paid $350.00 each. I don't know... he might do a deal. Hope this helps!
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Oh, I think 395s fit better and look better. More balanced for the size of the truck. Actually, the 395s weigh 100+ more pounds than the GY. I think they are 500lb with run flat installed.
 
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Hi friends!

Thanks a lot for your quick replies and advices. My salesman helped me finding a decision...he ran out of 14.00 wheels and do he offered a great deal to me. Buying 7 Michelin XZL in 395/85 on used aluminum rims all incl.for 2.500 EUR (it's about 2,200.00 USD).

I love the look of the 14.00 wheels, but I do see the better performance the newer little smaller 395/85 offer to the vehicle.

If I'm lucky, I'll receive my new 395/85 next Saturday so they can be mounted. I'll post pics here asap.

Thanks a lot! I appreciate your support and sharing your knowledge with me, a foreign guy from the other side of the "pond".
 
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jaws4518 said:
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old GY 49s

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new 395/85 XZLs

I can take a close pic if you need one. Talk to Jeff @wartimefinds.com in Bells, Tx. He's got a stock pile of 95% XZL for $150.00 each. You can go new w/combat rim for $500.00 each. He went up on price a couple of years ago. I got lucky and paid $350.00 each. I don't know... he might do a deal. Hope this helps!
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Hi!
Thanks for your pics. I already placed my order and I'm afraid that I will need to pay a lot for shipping and taxes to get the wheels to Germany.
Nevertheless, thanks a lot for your suggestion. :)
Greetings,
 
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Prepping the truck for the sled pull and tug of war tomorrow, also ordered a new throttle pull cable and emergency shutdown cable as the shutdown broke the day I bought it and the throttle lock snapped going to Montgomery a couple months ago
 
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Elijah95 said:
Prepping the truck for the sled pull and tug of war tomorrow, also ordered a new throttle pull cable and emergency shutdown cable as the shutdown broke the day I bought it and the throttle lock snapped going to Montgomery a couple months ago
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Dont call me when your crap breaks to drag you home
 
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Took the truck to the car show at my work, and won a trophy!




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NICE! Always good to see the MV beat out the high dollar sports cars. The NRA car show in next month. I have never been. I live down the road from headquarters here in northern VA. They caught a picture of my 5-ton so I have been offered a parking space at the front door of the building at the show. Now all i need is a tank!

The beer on the other hand...needs some improvement.
 
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Elijah95 said:
Prepping the truck for the sled pull and tug of war tomorrow, also ordered a new throttle pull cable and emergency shutdown cable as the shutdown broke the day I bought it and the throttle lock snapped going to Montgomery a couple months ago
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Hey Elijah, do you have the throttle linkage MWO on your a2? I did mine after finding a kit at Findlay this year, money well spent, no more temptation to drive with the hand throttle.
 
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