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Anyone ever seen the 5 ton with a double side slide out box on the back?

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I had a M934 and it drove nice, the ride was great due to the long wheel base and the weight of the truck. I think it was around 30,000 lbs.
The problem was putting the sides out, it was a pain by your self or just with two people. To make a camper out of it all the mounted things inside had to be in the middle due to the way the floor and the ceiling work. But once out it made a big area inside, like 240 sqft.
 

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Not that it's of interest but there was a deuce with the same body. It was the M292 with many variants including an A5 with a lift gate.
 

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Also a trailer version that could be had with soft sides, hard sides, or fold out sides like the trucks above. The bat wing style is generally a machine shop and can be had on a trailer also.

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I had a M934 and it drove nice, the ride was great due to the long wheel base and the weight of the truck. I think it was around 30,000 lbs.
The problem was putting the sides out, it was a pain by your self or just with two people. To make a camper out of it all the mounted things inside had to be in the middle due to the way the floor and the ceiling work. But once out it made a big area inside, like 240 sqft.
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Ive got a 934 expandable van unit mounted on a trailer that needs a home! Makes it so the truck isn't such a slug and you can use it for other things instead of the box being on it all the time. My 5 ton pulled it like it wasn't even back there despite the tounge weight.

You also can opt for a 927 bed as well. This unit just slides right off. Some industrial skates and a sturdy setup you could slide the box onto it when not needing it and slide the bed onto it. Just put a winch in the spare tire area. We green disease do it yourself home engineers on steel soldiers can dang near make anything :doghead:[thumbzup]
 

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FYI, there is also the extremely rare M935 variant that has a liftgate, but good luck finding one. I have never seen one but they are listed in the TMs.
 

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I just recently purchased a 934a2 and drove it 2200 miles home. Truck drives beautifully and handles well. Little slower than some of the others but it's also heavier. i think towing heavy would make it a slow pig but it would do it.
 

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I just recently purchased a 934a2 and drove it 2200 miles home. Truck drives beautifully and handles well. Little slower than some of the others but it's also heavier. i think towing heavy would make it a slow pig but it would do it.
My A1 when it had the box on it was just slow as could be. Fred flinstoning it would have gained some speed. I mean it is a 9400lb box. After i put the box on the trailer it tows behind my 923 easily.
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My A1 when it had the box on it was just slow as could be. Fred flinstoning it would have gained some speed. I mean it is a 9400lb box. After i put the box on the trailer it tows behind my 923 easily.
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I have never drove a A1 truck so I can't compare them but have drove multiple A2's and I don't feel that there is much of a difference. My friend who went with me on my trip has a 931a2 and said he could hardly notice a difference. I'm rather impressed by it so far.
 

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The plan b people have alot of them. Memphis equipment has an order to outfit 30 934s for someone. They had a whole lot full of em yesterday when i was by there.

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I took this screen shot from the video. I haven't been around the Cummins 8.3Ls enough to say that's what it is just by looking at it, so maybe it is a Cat engine. Is the caption correct though?

I ask because I know there weren't any stock form M939 multifuels and I've never heard of Cat making multifuels either. Just a curiosity really.

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I took this screen shot from the video. I haven't been around the Cummins 8.3Ls enough to say that's what it is just by looking at it, so maybe it is a Cat engine. Is the caption correct though?

I ask because I know there weren't any stock form M939 multifuels and I've never heard of Cat making multifuels either. Just a curiosity really.

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It's just a normal Cummins 6CTA. Everything thing they listed (except gasoline) is suitable for combustion in a diesel engine to some degree, calling it a multifuel would be the same as calling your average a car a multifuel since it can run off 87, 89, and 92 octane gasoline. This type of embellishment or ignorance is just shameful in my opinion. I know where those van trucks came from and what they put into them. At the price they're asking they should at least know what the product name is. All I can do is... *sigh*

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