Want to own a 10-Ton

[Ridgerunner]

Looking over craigs list I came across this 10-Ton for sale.

It's about 20 minutes north east from me. Seems cheap to me for a complete running and driving 10-Ton. I figure someone here might need it, I spent all my money on a little Deuce........maybe I can convince the wife.........

10 -ton military truck

 

[m16ty]

"antifreeze will get in the oil if the radiator cap is put on tight. Leave it loose and enjoy. "

Sounds like it's got some engine trouble and I don't think that leaving the radiator cap loose is a long term fix .

 

[grounded]

crap crap crap!!! be nice to have.. but here goes dirt71 i can see the truck rolling down I-75


ONE DAY!! i wanta 10 ton tractor

 

[wdbtchr]

Are 10 tonners oversize for the highway? I wonder how you would ship something like that? Would be cool to have.

 

[ETHOS]

i would love to have a 10 ton

sounds like a head gasket issue, or a crack in something

 

[bulldog_mack13]

I agree , could or is major trouble with that motor.

You remove the out side duals and it would be ok.

 

[scooter01922]

Hmmm antifreeze in the oil if you tighten the rad cap, yet advertised as runs great. Yeah, thats normal just don't tighten the cap...

 

[bbf]

put on a lowboy and remove the outer tires

 

[fasttruck]

Truck pictured has kit applied to it for rasing & lowering the m 870 40 ton low bed trainer using the winch on the tractor: Note the goal post between the winch & fifth wheel and triangle shaped shoe over pintle hook at rear of frame.

 

[fabiodriven]

I always notice guys removing the outside duals for on-road use. Is that really neccesary? They really don't look that wide in pics.

 

[scooter01922]

Yup, unless you pull the overwith permits they are illegally wide.

 

[davo727]

Thought I saw a figure of 9 1/2 feet wide

 

[Condec]

Like I said before--These trucks were never equiped with water filters and now the piston liners are full of pin holes from electrolysis. What happens is without DCA in the engine coolant your engine will end up with pin holes all through the liners. Dont matter if you take the rad cap right off--its still there DCA is just like the PH level in a swimming pool. When you install a water filter on your diesel engine you have to buy a jug of DCA and add it to the coolant in order to stop electrolysis. At the same time ask them for the test strips --you need these to test the DCA level in the rad If one of you buys this truck you will have to dump the engine oil out and pull the pan off. Fill the rad up again and then shine a flashlight up into the piston cylinders one at a time and you will see the water dripping down from the hole that is worst. Dont waste your time because you will have to pull all 8 pistons and liners because if you dont do them all at the same time one of the others will start leaking VERY SOON. This was a common problem with Cummins engines.