Not sure if anyone has said this, but the part where you are showing the ether injection is actually the air filter restriction gauge... Basically Tells you how dirty the air filter is
Sir, I would be proud to own a vehicle like that! As you stated, for all intense purposes, you have a brand new vehicle. Approx. 50 miles on a rebuilt engine, with hours so low its unreal. I drove tractor-trailer cross country for a little over 30 years and you my friend got a steal! The only advise I could possibly give is keep up on the maintenance, and "Don't forget to drain your air tanks!!!" Even if it has a air dryer and self bleeding valves, its still good to drain the moisture out at least twice to three times a week and even more in cold weather. Last thing you want is frozen airlines when there's two to four foot of snow on the ground. The other thing is checking to see if its equipped with a engine plug in for cold weather. If not you might want to see about getting a heat lamp/ oil pan heater pad. It's just a suggestion. I hope you have fun and many, many years of service from it!
I drove trucks for a living for 30 years in the U.K. I watched this video and I am sorry but I am green with envy that you have this great vehicle. Truly awesome. The spec is so high and everything is solid because it is a military vehicle and things are made not to break. Cummins engine, probably the best, their quality control of components is really high. If the speedo is original the odometer reads 17211 miles which means the truck is almost in new condition as far as wear and tear is concerned. Definately the ultimate "bug out" vehicle. Good luck with it and enjoy.
@@danieltrobaugh8600 Lol,you need to do some research on your trucks.The M939 5 Ton Trucks all had a Cummins.The first Variants of them before having the large 1200×20 CTIS Tires had a NHC-250 Cummins when AM General manufactured them.When BMY Harsco made Contract to produce them without AMG,they had the 6CTA Cummins. The NHC-250 Cummins was also used in the M809 5 Ton Trucks by AM General.
Military Trucks alike Firetrucks have low Hours and Miles.The Military often rebuilds their trucks when they hit 730 Hours of use. The highest amount of Miles I've seen Military Rigs go up to is 55K.Most of the time,you'll find them with over 20K,and some even only go up to 7K.They don't see much use like other industrial trucks,espiecally ones on the road,which explains why the Mileage is extremely low.
My 1985 M 9231A1 takes 6 gallons of motor oil and the oil filter is about $35.00, not to bad. I have put about 3000 miles on it in the past year and done a few service repairs and upgrades. Its a blast. Good luck from Texas.
I guess you had never been around big trucks so thats why you are amazed by all of this.Its cool you are enjoying this and thanks for the video. Enjoy your new toy.
That front toolbox under the R/H door was originally designed to be an outdoor mounted battery box. Relocate the batteries there and you can repurpose the passenger side bench seat for inboard storage or replace it with an air ride / suspension type seat.
gee man, hard telling. My wish list is pretty long... But I am in scale down mode. I have to get rid of a lot of stuff that I know is just weighing me down and not getting any use. need anything?
OR another possibility: the former owner kept on unwinching when the cable was on its end and by this winched the opposit direction.... might be possible you think?
Thanks for the informative walk around, start-up, and brief drive. Either injection, from days of owning '68 Ford F100 (300ci, straight-6, 3-on-the-tree), by the time I purchased was 12yo with 80k. Anytime it was below 20F needed a couple squirts of starting fluid. Can not imagine why carb required rebuilding and the wear on engine from flash start.
I would definitely keep this truck. You made a smart choice buying it, and it will be a very important valuable asset to you when you will need it because you can definitely go places that other vehicles can’t, and as for a smaller vehicle if I had to choose would definitely be Toyota pick up trucksbetween Toyota and these army trucks, they are quality that you don’t get in Ford Chevy Dodge
In the '90's I believe, it became Reg to wear a helmet "Every time you're moving. You end up banging your head and helmet into everything all the time. Got to be rugged.
Very nice. I had 5 Ton license, in the Army National Nuard. Never did more than ferry it around the lot. If you got the operator manual, it has a ton of maintenance checks and services, (PMCS). Looks like that vehicle was maintained very well. We had 2 in our outfit. One carried a massive 65 KW Generator and towed another trailer mounted unit. The second was assigned to the Mess Section. Trucks in my section were M35A1 or A2s. With commmo shelters.
Reverse + Low transfer = transfer case bits scattered all over the place. Pretty sure it was a design flaw that they just didn't feel like fixing since reverse gear in Hi transfer is very powerful and slow as it is.
The aft of the two toolboxes was for the canvas cargo cover. The forward of the two is actually a battery relocation kit. These are great trucks. I myself may be acquiring an M923 in the very near future.
Your truck is actually a M925A2.The M925 is a M923 with just a PTO Winch.But on the Papers and Tags,it will normally say W/0 for "Without Winch" and W/W for "With Winch",because of the common factor that some of the M923's get Winches aftermarket,and some Winches even get taken off of the M925's.
Hey Josh. You might be able to get a Tech Manual 'T.M. for the jewel maybe from someone that is still in the service. They have a T.M. Library for every piece they have. Glad you have straight air brakes instead of air over hydraulic like they used to to. Swap the lines on the winch and the spool valve will be right as far as the decal goes. A little ether won't hurt but none is better. Allisons are bulletproof. Good truck!Drive that baby!As for the air popping off, your unloader governor might be adjusted or have to be replaced. Try adjusting first.
What a BEAST!! You got to much money Brother. LOL. Whats the Neighbors think? My Neighbors look at me funny from all the cars. I should bring one of them home for them to talk about. Looks like a lot of fun. Cool toy Josh. You should take that thing off road, and film it in action. Later Bro.
+Mikes Homestead haha thanks Mike! I don't have too much money, just selling off some other junk first :) It is a blast bud, and i'll be filming it in action soon :) Hope you guys are getting ready for winter out in Wisconsin! Be in touch man!
okay, I had a sexual moment!!!! Ya know what gave me a real chuckle?!??! The pretty wood grain trim around the gear selector!! LOL!! I think you'll need some modifications before you an rename this....the WALLY WAGON!! VERY nice grab brother!!
I would love to preserve an identical truck to this one. I love the sound and I like the styling as well. All the best from Northern Ireland and a Trump supporter too.
This is anything but the ultimate prepper vehicle, yes it’s big and can go almost anywhere but that’s also a negative. You will stand out both in size and noise and be the target of everyone.
that's hysterical! I can picture that actually. What's funny, she has parked her car in front of it a couple of times, and the six by six can literally drive right over it. probably wouldn't even scratch the bumper on the 6 by 6 :-)
Man that thing is a freaking beast! My buggout vehicle is my 95 7.3 that gets 18-25mpg. Extended bed extended cab. But that thing is on my list tho. I want tog eat one of those things in the future. Mpg?
You should take that rig on Trooper Tyree's October 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Convoy. See HISTORY in MOTION magazine 'Events' listing of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association.
Make sure that mounting bracket on your spare is secure...many many times personnel overlook this matter. I drove once,,and the it rolled in the middle of a busy intersection....get the etch manual (tm). Parts are easy to find on ebay...steel soldiers is an excellent forum.
What a beast, Can't wait to see more vids of this in action!! I really don't want to be one of those types of people who tell you what you should do to your truck..........buuuuut that thing you said about not having a dump body on it. That would make a SICK dump!!!! Anyway that's my 2 cents, GREAT TRUCK!
I agree Kevin, it would be an awesome dump. The problem is, you lose a lot of the off-road capability when you hinge that body and don't answer it to the frame of the way that it currently is. It's going to be an unfortunate trade-off
Cool ride :-) Since we have to go through another private property to get to ours, we would have an issue with the vehicle weight driving on this road. Otherwise this is something that would be awesome for us. Happy for you. :-) It looks like it is in awesome shape... And yes...I would have no problems driving it on our road, except for when it is muddy up the hills :-)
Bugout vehicle? Nothing like a very big, slow and loud target. Better paint it pink just to complete the package. Oh and good luck keeping up with fuel and repairs. Life expectancy, maybe a day. Nice truck though. USMC vet 79 to 85. We got these in 1984.
Back in the day I was in a Bedford truck and that ringing noise would not stop! It was so annoying. The Park Brake was off too but the thing would not stop ringing, for the whole 500 mile journey! Arrrgh!
Have you read anything about the problems with the automatic transmissions in the 5 tons? If you need any help or have questions visit the Steel Soldiers Forum.
One thing I've read is that you CANNOT just change fluids. The military used motor oil (I think 15W40?) in the trans, but if you switch to ATF you MUST flush it fully.
the sqeak might be the belt tensioner shoot a little wd40 or oil in the spring. the parts for the 8.3 Cummins are cheapest at a case ih farm equipment dealer. don't worry youl never wear out that engine. the abs brakes were added in later years to prevent brake lock up when its lightly loaded. they were to aggressive.
Those trucks are pretty bad ass. I would rather go for a M35A2 or a M54A2. Both have the multifuel engines which, imo, if there is some sort of apocalypse, nobody is gonna be stopping at their local fuel stations and fill up. While one could siphon the fuel, I guarantee others will also have the same idea and may become violent over that resource.
By the way...there is a truck dealer in my state that deals in surplus military trucks like this and they want $25-30K for ones in the same condition as yours. Sounds like you got a steal on yours if you got it for scrap steel price. After you play for a while, you might just consider selling to offset some of your cabin building costs.
funny you should mention that, because when I was fixing the Winch, alone, it became a pain in the butt getting in and out of the cab to go look at the truck to see if it was turning kama so I rigged up a GoPro and was able to monitor it on my phone. But I think it would be ideal to permanently mount a backup camera that is switch activated. also I'd really like to put LED flood lights all over the thing so that I can make daylight anytime of night.
drove the hell out of those and the Deuce and a half as well.. the fuel tank is actually closer to 85 gal when empty.. The soft tops are crap but that's because they are designed to drop in a 50cal mount ring for a M-2 50cal. The slang is just to call them a 5 ton. Did the remove out the oil air cleaner.. if so it is to make it street legal but they can be changed back if you don't tell no one. they will climb grades like you can't even imagine and drive down them like a bat out of hell..As an MP I have seen them knock down small trees to get the shit out of dodge when taking fire... as for fording water I have seen guys drive them with half of the steering wheel under water in the cab.....
correction its an m925, tho only difference is the winch, I feel that the winch is added later because the winches on these trucks were PTO driven but its not uncommon for people to reroute the PTO on a hydraulic pump
literally the only difference is if it has a winch or not, like i said i think the winch and the hydraulic pump are after market, or alot of times the marines add alot of that kind of stuff but the stock m923 from the army had the pto shaft go to the winch, as in there was no hydraulics, the winch was pto driven 20,000 lb winch
, its going to be a lot of fun. I'm actually somewhat dreading driving all the way up there. What is normally a two hour and 15 minute ride is likely going to take 5 hours
the tensioner get dry and squeak they changed the design it helped it will drive you insane if you don't like the sound of it. have a couple freight liner trucks with that engine in it I just ignore it I know what it is. the new replacement one is better
Every truck over 3.5 metric tons capacity in Europe has a 24 Volt electrical system. Only in US and Canada heavy diesel trucks are still built with a 12 Volt electrical.
Awesome truck. Just wondering if you still have it, how its been treating you and have you had any problems with it. How hard is it to get parts for the truck when needed?
The Multi-Fuel is a shit brick and a turd.There's a good reason why they instantly got rid of them with Mack Engines in the M39 5 Ton Trucks.Those Multi-Fuels were underpowered and short lasting Engines.They got worse MPG in a 5 Ton than a Deuce.The LDS-465 made 175 HP and 445 Torque,while the LDT-465 made 135 HP and 330 Torque.The Multi-Fuels barley could get over 60K on Mileage without getting high end Maintenance or a Engine Rebuild.The only thing neat about those Engines is the factor of them having different Pistons,Pumps,and Fuel Injectors that allows them to consume Gasoline,Petrol,and Ethanol mixed with Diesel Fuel or Oil,and it can't be 50/50,it has to be 30/70.Those Multi-Fuels are still Ignition Compression Engines and need to be treated like Diesel Engines,they will not use straight Gasoline without damaging themselves.The 465 made 9-10 MPG in the Deuce & A Half while 2-3 MPG is what the 5 Tons got.To boil it down,the other Engines used in the 5 Ton Trucks will outlast a Multi-Fuel and make much more power.
Josh it looks like you are not used to driving trucks. You said the gap between 1st and second gear ratios was quite big. Yes well 1st gear is what we call 'crawler gear" not used when driving on the road in normal conditions. Take off in 2nd or 3rd. With the whopping big 8 liter engine, no problem.
Could the problem of the winch lever being backwards be from having the cable wound the wrong direction on the winch drum? Or maybe the hydraulic couplings to the winch motor are backwards?
Nice buy and I don't think you have much of an idea of how much potential that 8.3 Cummings has if you look to find it. It can make 22,500 pounds move around in a pretty big hurry. I got about the same acceleration pulling over 50,000 pounds with an 8.3. It's there if you chose to find it. BTW it still sipped fuel considering the work it did.
I highly doubt that you moved even over 30,000 lbs with a 5 Ton Truck.That is just impossible.Even a older M939 5 Ton or M809 5 Ton with a NHC-250 Cummins can't handle that,being both are 240 HP stock.My 1980 M915A0 with a NTC-400 is rated for 53,000 lbs at 57 MPH,while it was Governed.So I highly doubt that a 5 Ton could pull that off,literally.Even if the truck you used was a Semi Tractor,that won't be done without several Aftermarket Modifications.
Welcome to the wonderful world of big trucks. I do have a couple of questions though, reg wise how does that work and did you have to bump the license up to a cdl a because of vehical weight and air brakes. Let me close by saying Way to Cool. Have fun.
WOW what a truck, you got the truck, I GOT THE ULTIMATE DWELLING TO LIVE IN,,,,put it to you this way, its totally self sufficient, and its 23,000 sq. ft. it can take care of its self, one better know the right passwords,,,,, like i said, you got the truck, i got the home,,,,,,god bless,,,,,
I know I have an m35a2 with no winch and I get it stuck a lot manly because I just go where I shouldn't but thankfully I have friends I go out with who do have the winches lol
Not sure if anyone has said this, but the part where you are showing the ether injection is actually the air filter restriction gauge... Basically Tells you how dirty the air filter is
Sir, I would be proud to own a vehicle like that! As you stated, for all intense purposes, you have a brand new vehicle. Approx. 50 miles on a rebuilt engine, with hours so low its unreal. I drove tractor-trailer cross country for a little over 30 years and you my friend got a steal! The only advise I could possibly give is keep up on the maintenance, and "Don't forget to drain your air tanks!!!" Even if it has a air dryer and self bleeding valves, its still good to drain the moisture out at least twice to three times a week and even more in cold weather. Last thing you want is frozen airlines when there's two to four foot of snow on the ground. The other thing is checking to see if its equipped with a engine plug in for cold weather. If not you might want to see about getting a heat lamp/ oil pan heater pad. It's just a suggestion. I hope you have fun and many, many years of service from it!
I drove trucks for a living for 30 years in the U.K. I watched this video and I am sorry but I am green with envy that you have this great vehicle. Truly awesome. The spec is so high and everything is solid because it is a military vehicle and things are made not to break. Cummins engine, probably the best, their quality control of components is really high. If the speedo is original the odometer reads 17211 miles which means the truck is almost in new condition as far as wear and tear is concerned. Definately the ultimate "bug out" vehicle. Good luck with it and enjoy.
richard westwell they are not cummins engines
@@danieltrobaugh8600 Lol,you need to do some research on your trucks.The M939 5 Ton Trucks all had a Cummins.The first Variants of them before having the large 1200×20 CTIS Tires had a NHC-250 Cummins when AM General manufactured them.When BMY Harsco made Contract to produce them without AMG,they had the 6CTA Cummins.
The NHC-250 Cummins was also used in the M809 5 Ton Trucks by AM General.
Military Trucks alike Firetrucks have low Hours and Miles.The Military often rebuilds their trucks when they hit 730 Hours of use.
The highest amount of Miles I've seen Military Rigs go up to is 55K.Most of the time,you'll find them with over 20K,and some even only go up to 7K.They don't see much use like other industrial trucks,espiecally ones on the road,which explains why the Mileage is extremely low.
I would build a hard cab and do away with the canvas.
I agree.
Awesome! We beat those trucks to death when I was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. You wouldn't believe some of the places we had them.
My 1985 M 9231A1 takes 6 gallons of motor oil and the oil filter is about $35.00, not to bad. I have put about 3000 miles on it in the past year and done a few service repairs and upgrades. Its a blast. Good luck from Texas.
My 1983 m925 takes 8 gals has nhc 250.
the indicator you thought was either injector is actually an air filter indicator, tells you when to change the air filter
I guess you had never been around big trucks so thats why you are amazed by all of this.Its cool you are enjoying this and thanks for the video. Enjoy your new toy.
That front toolbox under the R/H door was originally designed to be an outdoor mounted battery box. Relocate the batteries there and you can repurpose the passenger side bench seat for inboard storage or replace it with an air ride / suspension type seat.
+TomRedlion thanks for your advice! seems you know these trucks very well! Any tips you have are always welcome :) Thanks again! -Josh
Awesome !!!! Brings back many memories of time behind the wheel of the 5 ton. Liked it so much better than the 2 1/2 ton. Would love to have one !!!!!
@Hello Tim Weddell, How are you doing?
So much relief when the parking break was off
Awesome video , Thank you ... I have a Deuce , love it . I had a 5 ton too , I wish I had kept that one too , Great work horse .
Pretty rad dude. I can't wait to see what you're gonna bring home next.
gee man, hard telling. My wish list is pretty long... But I am in scale down mode. I have to get rid of a lot of stuff that I know is just weighing me down and not getting any use. need anything?
The winch label being wrong could be reversed hoses on the valve that goes to the winch. Just a guess :)
OR another possibility: the former owner kept on unwinching when the cable was on its end and by this winched the opposit direction.... might be possible you think?
Thanks for the informative walk around, start-up, and brief drive. Either injection, from days of owning '68 Ford F100 (300ci, straight-6, 3-on-the-tree), by the time I purchased was 12yo with 80k. Anytime it was below 20F needed a couple squirts of starting fluid. Can not imagine why carb required rebuilding and the wear on engine from flash start.
I would definitely keep this truck. You made a smart choice buying it, and it will be a very important valuable asset to you when you will need it because you can definitely go places that other vehicles can’t, and as for a smaller vehicle if I had to choose would definitely be Toyota pick up trucksbetween Toyota and these army trucks, they are quality that you don’t get in Ford Chevy Dodge
I thought the clear guage marked 7 to 25 was the manifold vacuum to indicate a clogged air filter.
it is
In the '90's I believe, it became Reg to wear a helmet "Every time you're moving. You end up banging your head and helmet into everything all the time. Got to be rugged.
Very nice.
I had 5 Ton license, in the Army National Nuard. Never did more than ferry it around the lot.
If you got the operator manual, it has a ton of maintenance checks and services, (PMCS).
Looks like that vehicle was maintained very well.
We had 2 in our outfit. One carried a massive 65 KW Generator and towed another trailer mounted unit.
The second was assigned to the Mess Section.
Trucks in my section were M35A1 or A2s. With commmo shelters.
Those M35A1's were worse than the M35A2's.The LDT-427 was not a good Engine compared to the LDS/LDT-465 in the M35A2.
Check also your idler and tensioner pulleys bearings as to your squeaking under hood.
Good video..im happy for you..congratulations...you are now living in MAN TOWN U.S.A!!!
Reverse + Low transfer = transfer case bits scattered all over the place.
Pretty sure it was a design flaw that they just didn't feel like fixing since reverse gear in Hi transfer is very powerful and slow as it is.
@Hello TomRedlion, How are you doing?
It was fun tagging along for the ride.
The aft of the two toolboxes was for the canvas cargo cover. The forward of the two is actually a battery relocation kit.
These are great trucks. I myself may be acquiring an M923 in the very near future.
This is like a millennials guide to a military truck. This cat needs to go look at some old semis everything's run off air
Your truck is actually a M925A2.The M925 is a M923 with just a PTO Winch.But on the Papers and Tags,it will normally say W/0 for "Without Winch" and W/W for "With Winch",because of the common factor that some of the M923's get Winches aftermarket,and some Winches even get taken off of the M925's.
Hey Josh. You might be able to get a Tech Manual 'T.M. for the jewel maybe from someone that is still in the service. They have a T.M. Library for every piece they have. Glad you have straight air brakes instead of air over hydraulic like they used to to. Swap the lines on the winch and the spool valve will be right as far as the decal goes. A little ether won't hurt but none is better. Allisons are bulletproof. Good truck!Drive that baby!As for the air popping off, your unloader governor might be adjusted or have to be replaced. Try adjusting first.
Air Over Hydraulics go as far back as the M39 5 Ton Trucks,they used those Brakes.
From 1980-1982 I had a 5ton longbed twin stick in Germay,that was a hoot to drive on small German village roads.
What you sed about Donald Trump made you my most respected CZcams content creator, amen brother
What a BEAST!! You got to much money Brother. LOL. Whats the Neighbors think? My Neighbors look at me funny from all the cars. I should bring one of them home for them to talk about. Looks like a lot of fun. Cool toy Josh. You should take that thing off road, and film it in action. Later Bro.
+Mikes Homestead haha thanks Mike! I don't have too much money, just selling off some other junk first :) It is a blast bud, and i'll be filming it in action soon :) Hope you guys are getting ready for winter out in Wisconsin! Be in touch man!
What a great truck, good video, well presented, all the best.
okay, I had a sexual moment!!!! Ya know what gave me a real chuckle?!??! The pretty wood grain trim around the gear selector!! LOL!! I think you'll need some modifications before you an rename this....the WALLY WAGON!! VERY nice grab brother!!
My dream truck
I would love to preserve an identical truck to this one. I love the sound and I like the styling as well.
All the best from Northern Ireland and a Trump supporter too.
m925a2 it has a winch m923a2 is with out a winch
The winch wind and unwind are not labeled backwards. Someone ran the cable out completely and wound it up in the unwind direction.
This is anything but the ultimate prepper vehicle, yes it’s big and can go almost anywhere but that’s also a negative. You will stand out both in size and noise and be the target of everyone.
dude i saw ure rig at homedepot on last thursday, the goose in the back made my little girl laugh, she kept saying goose in a duece. lol cool ride
Haha that's funny.
jake4x41982 but it’s not a deuce(2t), nor is it a deuce & a half(2.5t). It is in fact a 5t.
This is my dream truck! Any more updates on this beast? Great walk around video! Thanks for being so detailed.
nice beast of a rig brother, thanks for sharing
That noise you heard was the air dryer puge valve activating. I am a mechanic if ya have some questions let me know I could try and help ya out.
Dang, that is a serious grocery gett'er. Make sure to video the ride to the hospital when you are rushing through the traffic in this 6x6. Cheers!!
that's hysterical! I can picture that actually. What's funny, she has parked her car in front of it a couple of times, and the six by six can literally drive right over it. probably wouldn't even scratch the bumper on the 6 by 6 :-)
I just picked up a m934 A1. These trucks are awesome
Man that thing is a freaking beast!
My buggout vehicle is my 95 7.3 that gets 18-25mpg.
Extended bed extended cab.
But that thing is on my list tho.
I want tog eat one of those things in the future.
Mpg?
I would like to own one, just to use for hauling firewood... another thing I love big trucks...
You should take that rig on Trooper Tyree's October 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Convoy. See HISTORY in MOTION magazine 'Events' listing of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association.
Make sure that mounting bracket on your spare is secure...many many times personnel overlook this matter. I drove once,,and the it rolled in the middle of a busy intersection....get the etch manual (tm). Parts are easy to find on ebay...steel soldiers is an excellent forum.
Also the engine model # is the 6CTA 8.3. Six-Cylinder Turbocharged aftercooled.
Awesome piece of equipment, but a maintenance nightmare...Good thing it's in great condition...Love it and have fun.
+SouthernPioneer1965 you are right...but an ounce of prevention is worth a TON of cure :)
you are blessed beyond measure
+CRAZYINDY SCOTT Praise the Lord!
What a beast, Can't wait to see more vids of this in action!! I really don't want to be one of those types of people who tell you what you should do to your truck..........buuuuut that thing you said about not having a dump body on it. That would make a SICK dump!!!! Anyway that's my 2 cents, GREAT TRUCK!
I agree Kevin, it would be an awesome dump. The problem is, you lose a lot of the off-road capability when you hinge that body and don't answer it to the frame of the way that it currently is. It's going to be an unfortunate trade-off
They literally made M939 5 Tons as Dumptrucks,they are called M929's.
Haha. 20 gallons of oil.....It's about 20 quarts for the engine. And the engine is a Cummins 6CTA8.3.
Cool ride :-) Since we have to go through another private property to get to ours, we would have an issue with the vehicle weight driving on this road. Otherwise this is something that would be awesome for us. Happy for you. :-) It looks like it is in awesome shape... And yes...I would have no problems driving it on our road, except for when it is muddy up the hills :-)
TRUCKS! TRUCKS! TRUCKS! TRUCKS! TRUCKS!
"Addressed the issue with the wench.." - aka now single ! :D
Clear plastic can should be "Air Filter" indicator
Ok, if you get stuck somewhere with this, you will have tried real, real hard!awesome truck bud.cheers
Nice sign :)
So awesome. Can't wait to see this in full action.
+bluelude2001 More video coming :)
Bugout vehicle? Nothing like a very big, slow and loud target. Better paint it pink just to complete the package. Oh and good luck keeping up with fuel and repairs. Life expectancy, maybe a day. Nice truck though. USMC vet 79 to 85. We got these in 1984.
@Hello Raven Rage, How are you doing?
Love the Trump sign. Made my day!
Agree 100% about Trump. Very nice truck, gonna have to get one of them.
@Hello Chad Willis, How are you doing?
if you use reverse in low transfer it will ruin the transfer case. it happened to one of my trucks
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS
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Nice truck. I use to drive one but the older model
+Salmon Hunter 2nd that!
Back in the day I was in a Bedford truck and that ringing noise would not stop! It was so annoying. The Park Brake was off too but the thing would not stop ringing, for the whole 500 mile journey! Arrrgh!
Have you read anything about the problems with the automatic transmissions in the 5 tons? If you need any help or have questions visit the Steel Soldiers Forum.
One thing I've read is that you CANNOT just change fluids. The military used motor oil (I think 15W40?) in the trans, but if you switch to ATF you MUST flush it fully.
the sqeak might be the belt tensioner shoot a little wd40 or oil in the spring. the parts for the 8.3 Cummins are cheapest at a case ih farm equipment dealer. don't worry youl never wear out that engine. the abs brakes were added in later years to prevent brake lock up when its lightly loaded. they were to aggressive.
thank you for the tip Roy. I will check that today and report back and let you know.
+Larry Shinn (Tiny Cabin) thanks Larry!
Those trucks are pretty bad ass. I would rather go for a M35A2 or a M54A2. Both have the multifuel engines which, imo, if there is some sort of apocalypse, nobody is gonna be stopping at their local fuel stations and fill up. While one could siphon the fuel, I guarantee others will also have the same idea and may become violent over that resource.
Ever thought about putting a 5th wheel camper onto one? then sealing up the cab. basically a super c
+Josh Holland (Capitol State Nomad)
I was thinking that, it would make a great stealth camper, kinda.
Nomad Xplorer it would make a great base for a tiny house. Taking your home with you=ultimate bug out vehicle.
By the way...there is a truck dealer in my state that deals in surplus military trucks like this and they want $25-30K for ones in the same condition as yours. Sounds like you got a steal on yours if you got it for scrap steel price. After you play for a while, you might just consider selling to offset some of your cabin building costs.
One of those rear view cameras would be nice pointing at the winch so you can see what it's doing from the cab and don't over wind it again.
funny you should mention that, because when I was fixing the Winch, alone, it became a pain in the butt getting in and out of the cab to go look at the truck to see if it was turning kama so I rigged up a GoPro and was able to monitor it on my phone. But I think it would be ideal to permanently mount a backup camera that is switch activated. also I'd really like to put LED flood lights all over the thing so that I can make daylight anytime of night.
Comet cleanser will cure belt chirp. Just dust the pullies and start it.
drove the hell out of those and the Deuce and a half as well.. the fuel tank is actually closer to 85 gal when empty.. The soft tops are crap but that's because they are designed to drop in a 50cal mount ring for a M-2 50cal. The slang is just to call them a 5 ton. Did the remove out the oil air cleaner.. if so it is to make it street legal but they can be changed back if you don't tell no one. they will climb grades like you can't even imagine and drive down them like a bat out of hell..As an MP I have seen them knock down small trees to get the shit out of dodge when taking fire... as for fording water I have seen guys drive them with half of the steering wheel under water in the cab.....
You literally say you driven a Deuce and a 5 Ton when they have 50 Gallon Tanks,not nowhere close to even 60.Lmao,I seriously doubt that.
Very nice!
Trust me the ride was not boring.
correction its an m925, tho only difference is the winch, I feel that the winch is added later because the winches on these trucks were PTO driven but its not uncommon for people to reroute the PTO on a hydraulic pump
+Christopher Vayo im pretty sure this is a 923 not a 925...it was sold to me as a 923. what differences are there?
literally the only difference is if it has a winch or not, like i said i think the winch and the hydraulic pump are after market, or alot of times the marines add alot of that kind of stuff but the stock m923 from the army had the pto shaft go to the winch, as in there was no hydraulics, the winch was pto driven 20,000 lb winch
I'm looking for a M934a2 the version with the expansible van body, what great trucks! Thanks for the video.
Nice truck.
That is badass, great purchase!
great video tho cant wait to see it up at the cabin
, its going to be a lot of fun. I'm actually somewhat dreading driving all the way up there. What is normally a two hour and 15 minute ride is likely going to take 5 hours
Beautiful truck!
the tensioner get dry and squeak they changed the design it helped it will drive you insane if you don't like the sound of it. have a couple freight liner trucks with that engine in it I just ignore it I know what it is. the new replacement one is better
+Roy Amberg - thanks for that tip roy! I am gonna check that today!~
Every truck over 3.5 metric tons capacity in Europe has a 24 Volt electrical system. Only in US and Canada heavy diesel trucks are still built with a 12 Volt electrical.
These trucks have two 24 Volt Batteries.They can also run with one 24V and one 12V.But they cannot operate with one 12V or two 12V's.
I would love to own a M35,A2. When we get heavy snow or washes flood the old deuce and a half keeps rolling.
Awesome truck. Just wondering if you still have it, how its been treating you and have you had any problems with it. How hard is it to get parts for the truck when needed?
The older one with the multi fuel engine is better, it will run on almost anything!
That’s one I wish I could own. Would be great with the Allison attached it it though...
The Multi-Fuel is a shit brick and a turd.There's a good reason why they instantly got rid of them with Mack Engines in the M39 5 Ton Trucks.Those Multi-Fuels were underpowered and short lasting Engines.They got worse MPG in a 5 Ton than a Deuce.The LDS-465 made 175 HP and 445 Torque,while the LDT-465 made 135 HP and 330 Torque.The Multi-Fuels barley could get over 60K on Mileage without getting high end Maintenance or a Engine Rebuild.The only thing neat about those Engines is the factor of them having different Pistons,Pumps,and Fuel Injectors that allows them to consume Gasoline,Petrol,and Ethanol mixed with Diesel Fuel or Oil,and it can't be 50/50,it has to be 30/70.Those Multi-Fuels are still Ignition Compression Engines and need to be treated like Diesel Engines,they will not use straight Gasoline without damaging themselves.The 465 made 9-10 MPG in the Deuce & A Half while 2-3 MPG is what the 5 Tons got.To boil it down,the other Engines used in the 5 Ton Trucks will outlast a Multi-Fuel and make much more power.
holy shit i could put my side by side in the back! that's awesome
I feel the same way bud
15:29. same layout as my Land Rover Defender.
The government used 10 weight oil in their Alison's. change it to dexron III and it should help the 2nd to first shift.
+Isaac Barrett that is GREAT advice...it is very rough from 2nd to first, except after the truck is GOOD AND WARM!!!
Also- the ABS was a retrofit! Prior to ABS these killed a lot of 18 year old privates in rollover crashes caused by locked up brakes killing engines.
now that was freaking awesome!!! great vid
+robinj357 thanks!
Josh it looks like you are not used to driving trucks. You said the gap between 1st and second gear ratios was quite big. Yes well 1st gear is what we call 'crawler gear" not used when driving on the road in normal conditions. Take off in 2nd or 3rd. With the whopping big 8 liter engine, no problem.
that has to be 81 gallons for sure. ive seen the 40 gallon tank on a suburban and it seemed small until i filled it up one day.it took $80 to fill up.
That's a 50 Gallon Fuel Tank.No idea where you got "81" from.
Could the problem of the winch lever being backwards be from having the cable wound the wrong direction on the winch drum? Or maybe the hydraulic couplings to the winch motor are backwards?
Nice buy and I don't think you have much of an idea of how much potential that 8.3 Cummings has if you look to find it. It can make 22,500 pounds move around in a pretty big hurry. I got about the same acceleration pulling over 50,000 pounds with an 8.3. It's there if you chose to find it. BTW it still sipped fuel considering the work it did.
I highly doubt that you moved even over 30,000 lbs with a 5 Ton Truck.That is just impossible.Even a older M939 5 Ton or M809 5 Ton with a NHC-250 Cummins can't handle that,being both are 240 HP stock.My 1980 M915A0 with a NTC-400 is rated for 53,000 lbs at 57 MPH,while it was Governed.So I highly doubt that a 5 Ton could pull that off,literally.Even if the truck you used was a Semi Tractor,that won't be done without several Aftermarket Modifications.
Welcome to the wonderful world of big trucks. I do have a couple of questions though, reg wise how does that work and did you have to bump the license up to a cdl a because of vehical weight and air brakes. Let me close by saying Way to Cool. Have fun.
You don't need a CDL for personally owning one.
I'm buying one!!!
WOW what a truck, you got the truck, I GOT THE ULTIMATE DWELLING TO LIVE IN,,,,put it to you this way, its totally self sufficient, and its 23,000 sq. ft. it can take care of its self, one better know the right passwords,,,,, like i said, you got the truck, i got the home,,,,,,god bless,,,,,
take it to the woods and play man u will not stop laugh from all the fun u will have
+paul saddler it is gonna be fun, but they DO get stuck and i need to avoid that :)
I know I have an m35a2 with no winch and I get it stuck a lot manly because I just go where I shouldn't but thankfully I have friends I go out with who do have the winches lol