What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

Looking for the “Buy it now” button ... doesn’t seem to pop up on my screen. Sweet rig.

I've been holding out on pictures for a while. Here's about 2 months worth...

After a lot of searching I couldn't find the grease fittings I wanted for the jack shaft. So I made my own. These will eliminate having to do tricks and use special adapters to grease the A0/A1 jack shafts. I took a hollow 1/8" NPT plug and drilled/tapped it for a long 1/4-28 grease fitting. The thin fitting is long enough to get a standard grease gun tip locked on and thin enough to leave plenty of clearance between the U-joint lugs without contact.








My trademark chain sling has been hanging back there for a couple years now without issue. I buy a trailer and it becomes an issue. That thing is heavy and it has to be removed to hook up a trailer.


I used one of the updated M939 frame tie-downs going through a self-locking hook and mounted it to a runner under the bed. Now I just lift the ring out of the pintle and drop it in the hook. Problem solved.


Added a stainless glycerin filled gauge to my auxiliary tank. I have it angled so it can be read from inside the cab or from the ground. This gives me system pressure before all the check valves. The gauges on the dash are after the check valves. Will help with troubleshooting and while running air tools.


Replaced the A1 bumperettes with some from an A2. The M322 EET trailers have a wide drawbar that presents a problem with turning radius. The A1 bumperettes have a bulge to the inside that takes up space between them. The A2 bumperettes are flat on the isides. This gives me about an 1-1/2" more space on either side which translates to a good bit more radius. They are also a little longer so I have 2 steps now.






Replaced the PURest air dryer with another new one. Will rebuild the old one.

Replaced the air filter with a new one. It had been washed several times and was just looking tired.

Swamp, would you please explain this filter "washing" process. Do you just spray it with water from the inside out? I just rattled loose the dust myself and the filter flow meter reads in the middle. Would like full flow, or at least closer.

I must see the Donkeymobile once before I die.

gottaluvit said:

Swamp, would you please explain this filter "washing" process. Do you just spray it with water from the inside out? I just rattled loose the dust myself and the filter flow meter reads in the middle. Would like full flow, or at least closer.

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I just take a spray bottle with Dawn dishsoap/water mixed and thoroughly saturate the inside and outside of the filter media. Let it sit for about 15 minutes. I then put a thick washcloth over the end of the water hose and spray the filter out from the inside. The washcloth allows for full flow over a large area without pressure. Pressure at the tap in this area is around 70-80 psi depending on the time of day. The washcloth knocks that down to nothing and allows me to clean about 4" at a time. I have a pedastal fan that will go completely horizontal and I use this to dry it. Takes about 15 minutes.

So when your F 150 can't handle the 1 sheet of plywood for your wife's plywood reindeer project that I need to cut out you just have to take the 5 ton to Home Depot for a nice Saturday morning drive!!

Sometimes you just can’t risk bending it by closing the tailgate or having it slide out by leaving the tailgate open.

What a quandry.

Good call on the 5 ton.

Finished up a small mod to the overhead I built before, moved my power hook up's to overhead for GPS, phone and back up camera. Added a voltage display coming off 24-12volt power supply, master power switch (green), 3 extra switches for future projects (red) and fuse box. Fuse box is velcro'd in so if I need to change a fuse I can just pull it out with out having to take the overhead down.



Also replaced my truck's volt meter with a newer style that has numbers on it, now it agrees with my test meter instead of just sitting in the low green. I'll edit in a pic tomorrow.

Hey twisted could i get a shot of yiur interior all buttoned up. I like the 6x9 speakers in the cab corners.

big block 88 said:

Hey twisted could i get a shot of yiur interior all buttoned up. I like the 6x9 speakers in the cab corners.

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Here is my original post: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?166712-Stereo-Installed-in-M923A2



Big Block 88, if you would like more pic's I can take some tomorrow. The speakers actually sound good, they are not top quality but neither is the radio...

Thank you sir. Very nice work and looks great. Im gonna have to steal your idea on speakers. My 925a1 is actually pretty quite inside so a couple decent speakers would be nice.

big block 88 said:

Thank you sir. Very nice work and looks great. Im gonna have to steal your idea on speakers. My 925a1 is actually pretty quite inside so a couple decent speakers would be nice.

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Very easy to build, some scrap metal for bracing, I think it was 1/4" plywood, bolt it together, run wires.
Enjoy, if I can help let me know.

Follow on to post #7205. Pictures of my new volt meter, so far I like it a lot more than the normal volt meter, I like to see the numbers and as I said in earlier post now it agrees with the numbers seen on my test meter.



Yes, I know my ABS light is on, I have troubleshot it and I have the part on hand to fix it, now just need to install it.

Looking good, Twisted60! I like how you've kept the cab mostly stock despite adding accessories. Mine I may be getting is also likely going to be a daily driver, so a stereo for instance might be nice.

First load of firewood for the winter. I always find too much enjoyment driving through my brother-in-law's food plot...

The camera location doesn't do the grade of the trail any justice. It's steep and a natural spring keeps the bottom of it slick and muddy.

The really steep part didn't get recorded, hence my cameo in the beginning to make sure it was actually recording this time.

https://youtu.be/lKjGxRokhts

Love watching these trucks work!

What brand voltmeter, where did you find it please.

FullSpecial said:

What brand voltmeter, where did you find it please.

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Epay

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Works good, i really like being able to see voltage.

71DeuceAK said:

Love watching these trucks work!

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I love watching other people work, especially SD driving through his brother in laws food plot! I’m thinking he “forgot” to engage his front axle...

During today's walk around I found a potential problem just waiting to spring on me. Had the belt been in a different position I never would have seen it, sorry took belt off before I took pictures.



New belt installed and old belt in my just in case pile...



Check those belts and hoses.