Recent content by armydad93

id apreciate it if you could let me know what you find out. if i cant get an mv i might have to combine a couple trailers and make a camper to be pulled off road by my sport trac 4x4 lol.

one final point check to add check emergency hand brake for working order last thing you want is a to get all those checks done get rolling hit e brake because a brake line snaps and poof no e brake to stop

anyone know of a mv bone yard in rhode island or mass? i'm looking for my first mv. i have been looking thru the auction. but so far havent found a base close enough to me with anything available im interested in. for a camper 6x6 bov survival rig i want to build.

what no sink no wirlpool spa no sauna? :mrgreen:

wouldnt it be easier to just add the running rails down the trailer from underneath. then do a broken frame connection to the tractor unit with nose wall of trailer right behind the cab. like a pick up bed. permanently attaching all airlines/ electric lines before hand. you would then have a...

unless your haulling a lot and i mean alot of water you dont need a tub id stick with a shower in a pinch you can make them quick gi showers to save water

have you or anyone considered combineing a 818 and the 146 to one unit like a bus only off road and fording capable?

looking to build a survival bov camper vehicle for me and my twin children so it will have to be prity good sized money is very tight so im working with a sewing string budget lol. thats why i was looking at auctions i figure a 2.5 long bed or 5 ton long bed would fit needs as well as a...

north smithfield one town over. is there a yard around us i can buy my mv at closer than going all the way to md for it?

hello im not from mass im from rhode island about 30 minutes south from worcester. im looking at government auction site and hoping to buy a working 5 ton duece to drive home and turn it into my camping/hunting home/ bug out vehicle. i havent driven the cargo bodys at all just the 818's and...

i envy you all im still trying to scrape some funds to bid on my first and only mv as my plans are to make it my b.o.v. camper. to keep it as simple as possible a job im thinking of eather a grabbing a rolling apparment box from a jumked civ tractor and tossing it on the frame. where the cargo...

what about running used motor oil for fuel? my cousin has a garage does oil changes can i use his old oil to run my rig im planning on buying? if so i won't need to buy diesel again after the initial pick up and drive home run

i think you can do it. same idea except instead of removing the camper from the bed you remove the bed from the chassis. you could have quick connects for your taillights. and have mutiple rear bodies that once you disconnect the u bolts holding the body to chassis. simply back the chassis...

how expencive are they for vehicles? I was thinking of buying my first rig as a long bed and replacing cargo bed with a walk in house box to make my bug out rig for camping/ shtf etc. But as im a single parent money's very tight. i've been looking around the internet and anything I can afford is...