m818

[marsman]

All,

I have a question that I hope you have picture for as I am not sure if this would work or not. I am not a truck mechanic I am a helicopter Crew Chief by training so please be easy on me.

Has any one taken an M818, removed the 5th wheel added either a shortened bed or an M105 bed? I would like to keep the spare tire carrier and the duel axles. I would also like to add some larger tires but not to big to cause rubbing.

My goal is to have a nice truck without the Chinese scrape yards getting any more of our hero MV parts.

Thanks

 

[73m819]

check out this members album, his 5t is what your talking about
Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite - View Profile: cessnatwin, the last 4 pics.

 

[marsman]

Thanks much!

 

[KsM715]

As you can see its easily done with an M818.

(not mine but one of my favorites) IIRC its cessnatwin's or used to be.

 

[MWMULES]

Or you can keep the 5th wheel like I did. It is a modified M105 bed.

 

[sigo]

I can't seem to find the thread, but I believe there is a version with a cargo bed that locked into the 5th wheel too. The 818 isn't modified much at all and still has a cargo bed.

I dig the look of those modified 818s. I'd trade my 813 for a 818 frankencargo.

Boom! As I typed MW showed the goods.