saved from the scrap yard (my wifes not laughing)

[Indy4x4Fab]

Well i did it! I saved anther piece of history, and made my wife cry at the same time. Bought a 1970 m818 tractor for 3000 dollars and he threw in 6 14r20 (49" tall hemmt tires) Michelin's for anther 600 dollars. Whats the old saying go big or go home. Well they don't come much bigger. Here's a few pictures to tied u over for now. Its powered by a inline 6, 250hp@2100rpm, Cummins NHC-250 diesel engine, 855 c.i.

The last picture is what it will look like when its all done some time next summer. Still need to find hemmt rims for those 49" tires and a deuce bed.

 

[nvrenuf]

Dang, that's pretty sweet!!

 

[dremu]

That's a 5-ton, too, innit, not a deuce and a half. That's serious big!

-- A

 

[Indy4x4Fab]

Its gross payloads only 15000 pounds. ONLY. WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A M920, not going to happen in this life time tho.

m818 http://www.oshkoshequipment.com/details.cfm?ProductID=126&pid=2&cat=4
818 is a 5 speed spicer manual

m920 http://www.oshkoshequipment.com/details.cfm?ProductID=141&pid=2&cat=4
920 is a 16 speed auto cat trans

 

[imiceman44]

Its gross payloads only 15000 pounds. ONLY. WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A M920, not going to happen in this life time tho.

m818 http://www.oshkoshequipment.com/details.cfm?ProductID=126&pid=2&cat=4
818 is a 5 speed spicer manual

m920 http://www.oshkoshequipment.com/details.cfm?ProductID=141&pid=2&cat=4
920 is a 16 speed auto cat trans

Yeah 5 ton is only 10000 lbs so your payload is 7.5 ton which is pretty good for such a heavy beast.
The 5tons have 8 lug wheels versus 6 lug for the 2.5 ton.

 

[Indy4x4Fab]

Yeah 5 ton is only 10000 lbs so your payload is 7.5 ton which is pretty good for such a heavy beast.
The 5tons have 8 lug wheels versus 6 lug for the 2.5 ton.

Five tons are 10 lug

The trucks five hours north of me and recovery is set for augest 27th.

 

[DrkZide]

It needs a RPG net

 

[howdiy]

I hate you

 

[sweetk30]

well bonus is real brakes over 2.5 ton single line master system.

real p/s over the air assist option only factory on 2.5 ton

and now you have a bigger platform to add more power to later with less breaking of parts.

i seen a video of a 5 ton or one of these in the woods/mud trials. guy was hammerin it home and finaly got it out and it was awsum to watch it take the abuse.

 

[Bent77]

Does it snow in Indiana in the summer?






Nice snag, I like it!

 

[63chevyll]

Man, my wife would shoot me if I brought that home. More power to ya man

 

[1BEATK5]

whats the gear ratio in that? there must be a big split in between those gears with only a 5spd.
one of our trucks had a 330 cummins with a 9spd and 4.63s. it was low geared enough for power, but 60mph was it. all of our dumptrucks where like that. low geared and under powered.

 

[Keitha]

That thing is 13 kinds of Bad Ass! I love it.

 

[DEMON44]

Hey now thats awesome, great minds think alike!

we got a 1978 m912 oshkosh in our yard that was abandoned after we inframed the 8v92, its got a big Allison behind it. It's seriously been sitting just like it is, for 10 months or so with a brand new engine, with 2 new heads. I'm trying to get the company to sell it to me. This pig has 14r24 tires!

What a gnarly beast. Chexk the spring pack out on the front drive.... Gawd

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[DEMON44]

Ha for giggles I looked at the gvw on the m911. With the tag axle, 88,000 lb.


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[diesel4me]

Looks like the truck Rocky drove in First Blood!...I'd love to havr one like that for plowing,you could sleep till it stops snowing with no fears of not being able to push whatever the amount of snow is with that thing!...

Something is wrong though,when you can buy a truck like that for 3 grand,but you cant find a decent Blazer or Pickup for that much !...you get a lot for your money at these army surplus auctions...the scrap priice on that big a truck must be close too or more than that much too I bet...

 

[sweetk30]

rocky first blood was the old 2 ton 6x6 gmc model. not even the 2.5 ton deuce we all like to use the axles from and play with.

 

[Indy4x4Fab]

Hey now thats awesome, great minds think alike!

we got a 1978 m912 oshkosh in our yard that was abandoned after we inframed the 8v92, its got a big Allison behind it. It's seriously been sitting just like it is, for 10 months or so with a brand new engine, with 2 new heads. I'm trying to get the company to sell it to me. This pig has 14r24 tires!

What a gnarly beast. Chexk the spring pack out on the front drive.... Gawd

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DEMON44 u will rock if u get that thing, i will surely loss in a "tug a war". let me know if u get it.

 

[DEMON44]

I sure will!

The Detroit is jammed up to around 550 HP. So its got some bite to go with that big dog straight pipe 8v92 bark.


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[70jimmy]

CK5 saving the planet one rig at a time! Thanks for going green, olive drab that is, or camo, or...