olympicorange
Active member
...... reinforcement of the ''steel'' fifth wheel plates is a good upgrade, and in certain circumstances , such as optional equipment ; as in a rear mounted tiller ( a rare option), or front mount snow blade, an engine upgrade(weight increase), etc.,.... a must. also updating the leaf spring 'stacks'' weight rating ,for extra load-carrying, is a good idea,..... on the 1542 , it had a rear tiller & power plant assy. added to it , so the rear fifth wheel had been reinforced. so when i removed the 318 , and installed the 3.9L ''B'' series, I reinforced the front fifth wheel , when I had it out to ''rebush'' the trunnion shaft & leaf spring ''eye-lets'',... here's a few pics ,.. I found that the easiest way to address the disassembly & reassembly, of the fifth whl. assy., is to ''roll-it'' out , from underneath the Cat, on the bogie wheels, after removing the tracks. which helps with re-aligning, because it rolls out & in on the same ''line''. everyone feel free to add your upgrade pics,....
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