Had the truck moved out of the shop to bring in some engine parts. Rebuilding a John Deere 6068 out of a 270C LC.
I bought the truck used at the tail end of the down turn in the Alberta Oilfields. Truck is 4 wheel drive, with a 10 speed stick, 2 speed transfer case, and rear diff lock, 35,000lb GVW. Cummins 8.3L that I've turned up to 400hp & 1200ft/lbs, straight piped with a 5" miter cut stack, has a really nice bark to to it
. Sleeper bunk in the cab. 8000lb Hydraulic Cobra Crane and Miller 302 Airpac welder/compressor.
Since buying it I've:
-Swapped out 11r22.5 steer tires for 385/65r22.5 rubber and installed fender flares. The 385's are a much much smoother ride on our sorry excuse for highways up here and they straddle the small pot holes etc in the bush, instead of the 11r22.5s that fall into everything.
-Moved PTO tank from service body dog house to a frame mount (more space)
-Installed 3 battery frame mounted box and a battery charger tied into the truck and welder batteries. I can plug in to "shore power" when I'm on site or staying in the camps, keeping 12V power for my Espar heaters, work lights etc.
-The dog house was full length enclosed. I shortened it and raised the roof a foot, this gives me space to store a pallet as well as more room in the dog house and height enough to stack oil 3 pails high.
-Espar air and coolant heaters. Air heater for the cab and coolant to keep the engine as wells cabinet & welder heaters up to temp.
-lotts of other odds and ends.