Recent content by Stalwart

WOOT!

If you go to the manufacturer you are gonna fall down and gasp at the price. Just sayin’ . . .

Hey Mike, during moving all my crap, I found 2 new tires for the GG, know anybody that needs some? They haven't been mounted and been stored away from the sun. Stuart

On the civilian side AM General stopped offering a gasoline option after a very short period of time. The 5.7L 350 Chevrolet was unsuitable for the weight and demands of the truck. GM decided not to offer further warranty coverage on new units, too high of a failure rate and warranty costs to GM.

Be careful, some Army mechanics I've spoken with told me the HEMTT drives like a pig with the cab armor on.

I believe I have them all in both print and pdf.

Mine is still asleep in the garage.

I love the No-Spill too, have about 15 of the suckers use the 2.5 gal. ones for mixed fuel for the 2 strokes. I've never spilled more than a drop or two with them. I recommend removing the ratcheting portion with diagonal cutters. I leave the lids slightly loose for venting in storage.

I was wondering what that PTO looked like, now I know! Looks like a nice snatch block too . . .

Because when my truck was rebuilt there weren't such parts available. Even all 4 fenders were custom made from Oshkosh blueprints but of one gage thicker material. Current rebuilders have it easy with readily available parts, we had to have them custom made or pay Oshkosh a fortune.

There are probably some yellow metals in there, the older EP lubricants were hard on yellow metals. "SAE 50 motor oil" is the same general viscosity as "SAE 90 gear oil" without the extreme pressure additives.

HEMTT MAINTENANCE PARTS NUMBERS OIL FILTER - Fleetguard LF3380 Primary Fuel Filter - Fleetguard FS-1206 Secondary Fuel Filter - Fleetguard FF5206 Transmission oil filter - Fleetguard HF6243 Hydraulic low pressure filter - NAPA 1860 Hydraulic high pressure filter - PTI...

Yes, the best one is still here.

Digging up 4.5 year old threads . . .

New Truck-Lite LED headlights . . . low power drain, excellent focusing and high output. I have the older ones and I LOVE them!