Finally bought a 5-Ton!

[Gunner0311]

I finally moved up from dueces and bought a 5-ton(M52A2) with 23k miles on the odometer. My son and I pulled the 5th wheel and are in the process of mounting a cargo box(shortened) onto it.

 

[SimonG]

nice, good luck

 

[PaFarmer]

Looks good. I am working on doing the same to an 818. What type of bed is that?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Looks like an M135 bed. Congats on the truck.

 

[one eye]

ahhhwww 5 ton

 

[R Racing]

Nice looking rig !!!

 

[vtdeucedriver]

Thank you for not Bobbing the tractor.....................but WOW that M-135 bed looked MINT.

 

[SPCWarning]

M52

That's a clean looking rig! When I was in the MSARNG in the early 80's we had M52's and M818's. I drove both and enjoyed both......I WILL graduate to a 5ton asap (from CUCV status, that is. My wife wants the 1009 so it kinda opened a door a little wider for me to purchase another MV for myself ). The bed is going to be perfect on your truck! Congrats!

 

[KsM715]

...........................but WOW that M-135 bed looked MINT.

With all the bobbers being built theres got to be a surplus of m35 beds out there.


But, whats done is done. Post a pic when the bed is on it. Looks good so far

 

[augiedoggy]

Looks good! We're missing one more pic of the bed sitting on the truck. I like the idea of leaving the toolbox and spare in place. Hoping to do mine that way. So I'll just be waitng for that pic here................

 

[Ord22]

thats a clean truck! good luck on the conversion!

 

[simp5782]

 

[area52]

5 tons rule!!!

 

[Ripcord01]

 

[svan]

Gunner - please take detailed notes on what goes right/wrong as I have recently acquired a 5-ton (M818, 9,000 miles) out of Nellis - as soon as the EUC clears I can start my conversion --- as a near 'first timer' I am sure I will have many many questions and I am not embarrased about asking anything/everybody. The Mrs. kept nagging me about getting a hobby and I have fallen off of the deep end and purchased the M818 before I was able to get my M109A4 home (yesterday).

 

[Gunner0311]

We are leaving a short gap between the cargo bed and the toolbox/spare tire deck, just enough to walk across; about 12 inches. We saved the bed from a terrible fate,
as it was long ago converted to a wood-hauling trailer and had been sitting in a nearby woods for at least fifteen years. There was a five inch diameter tree growing up through the trailer "A" frame. The cargo box is marked TP 70, so I believe it is
from a M35.

The M52A2 also has the TP 70 stensil. What does TP 70 indicate??


The truck drives great, do I ever love the power steering!

The contractor I purchased the truck from told me he bought it from Fort Campbell
Kentucky, and the truck body is in fantastic shape with NO rust at all...

 

[73m819]

We are leaving a short gap between the cargo bed and the toolbox/spare tire deck, just enough to walk across; about 12 inches. We saved the bed from a terrible fate,
as it was long ago converted to a wood-hauling trailer and had been sitting in a nearby woods for at least fifteen years. There was a five inch diameter tree growing up through the trailer "A" frame. The cargo box is marked TP 70, so I believe it is
from a M35.

The M52A2 also has the TP 70 stensil. What does TP 70 indicate??


The truck drives great, do I ever love the power steering!

The contractor I purchased the truck from told me he bought it from Fort Campbell
Kentucky, and the truck body is in fantastic shape with NO rust at all...

TP=tire pressure, might help to read the -10 in the 211 TM series (m54 truck series)

You can find the TMs here
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JATONKAM35s HOME ON THE WEB
OR
Free Military Army Manuals!
OR
Former Military Vehicle Owners - Index
OR
ARMY 6X6: SERVICE MANUALS
OR
https://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/ind...5fb95459e-A3015A99-D14A-19E1-238F1793FB3D9566
This is the mil. TM web site,
--says bad cert., click to go anyway,

 

[rapidins]

TP= Tire Preasure