Recent content by maritimer

well life changes and needs do as well, so i am selling my M1009 to both put a more family oriented/cost effective vehicle on the road as well as pay for a personal *no one else but me rides* vehicle on the road, thought i would let you SS" members know theres a M1009 for sale in canada would...

i have been in the process of doing a up a snorkel for my m1009, using the existing air cleaner with a rubber joint on the outlet piped to the front passenger fender then along the side and up the window frame to the roof level. my harley project kinda put it on hold that and its been to damn...

finances wont be there this year for that in time nor will my m1009 be ready for that kinda stretch, its going down in june or july for a body off resto, but maybe next years i will have at least 1 ready to make the trip

hey i fully support the guys just tryignto relax a bit with the actual armoured ghost ride as they are in the sand box, the vid i was talking bout was the one posted with civiys on a civy road in a civy owned truck. not the one with soldiers doing it in the sandbox, them boys over there if they...

readijn the TM on these vehicles is extremely important from bot ha mechanical and safety aspect, these ar not typical vehicles and often times are operated differntly then normal civvy vehicles, not to mention as a result ofthere often heavy and tall design handle considerably differnt then a...

personally this would be a great idea especially in the current economical situatrion, mayeb if it stays relative to the original topic it can be given its own section

well ihave only run bfg's once on my old ford p/u, and i wouldnt run them again, they wore unevenly, onl;y lasted about 2k miles before they needed re-balancing, and on pavement they where absolute heck, i went with hercules traildiggers for my m1009 and even though its a cheaper tire it is far...

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mine does it too, never had a problem with ti so never tried to figure it out lol, but i am interested t oknow what it is and if ti is a problem

check glow plugs, maybe controller card and/or relay

it actully sounds alot better in person, especialy since i fixed the tail pipes the other day lol, the passenger side at the bend where it exits was squished almost closed and the driver side was rotted at the hangin clamp so i cut them both off at the bracket behind the bend out and replaced...

jag tha twas my video and for most of these trucks if there set up right there should be jus ta puff of smoke at full throttle or under heavy load, i also have my mine set up to give it a touch more power via, turning up the IP screw and advancing the timing a hair which also gives a bit more...

use aheaver shouck mount, ma6y have to fab one up, heavier shocks as well, i would also recomend using auto leveler like what is used on big rig air ride systems, it will help both the ride and the suspension.

if your are going to use a chain, put a nylon tow strap either between the hook and tow vehicle o the hook and towed vehicle.. as for what a m1009 can pull well i can assure you that the pintle as well as the shackles will hold loads varying betwen 6000lbs and 12000lbs of dead weight. i know...

connect to the front battery, but keep in mind if your gonna be doing any amount of regular winching you will want to in vest in a really good battery as a winc hdoes put a strain on the batt.