Recent content by Third From Texas

Interested, but not sure I can afford them at the moment. But if things start to come together with an order, I'd be needing a pair of front and rear for an A1R 2 front 2 rear

It's loud due to all of the above. Both the blowers (for the burner feed and air circulation) and the fact that it's ducted in a small aluminum structure to amplify it even more. Keep in mid the blowers run even when the thing is in cool-down mode. Then they all cycle back up with each cycle...

This is what I originally wanted to do: Some random images (none mine): This idea seems like a great support mechanism for a slide-out or rear porch. The M1079 could do it with the smaller/upper rail:

A few M1079 builds have added an extension out thru the rear doors. If I were extending the box, that would be how I'd do it. At one point, I considered a slide-out doing just that (extending out a couple feet when retracted, then expended out several additional feet when deployed).

One of the best mods that I did to the truck was redesigning the linkage between latch and handle. I'd tried replacing the OEM A0 plastic retainers. I'd tried using metal Ford carbonator rod clips (basically what the A1R used). All of which failed in very short order. I even welded tiny washers...

Nope, life stuff in the way still. Had to move the M1082 and the seal blew in the Haldex gizmo aft of the air tank. No part tag on it, but I had one apart before and it'll just be the tiny rubber seal at the top cap. Need to find the part number and see if there is a rebuild kit (never got the...

I remember as a teen, a local's story from Durango CO where a guy was on a log road in his RV with his family. They stopped at a view and with the driver away from the seat and the rig supposedly in park, the RV went over the cliff (no survivors). The wreckage confirmed that the vehicle had...

These guys seem to have quite a few reefer units: https://truckpartsinventory.com/parts/reefer-van-bodies-truck-boxes-bodies-for-sale *mostly Canada https://www.vanderhaags.com/Search-Results.php?inventorytype=truck-equipment-reeferbody *mostly mid US

I found this. Not sure if it's the same, but looks like it. *old auction of course https://www.resauctions.com/auctions/24710/lot/64288-16-reefer-box

And it may very well be true. AAR made a lot of various shelters for the military for a lot of years (at least since 2000,iirc). I can only speak to my experience. The hab on my 2008 is 100% aluminum. I've cut cores out of the walls to make openings for the fridge, water heater, and various...

One thing about the AAR shelters (for the M1079) is they do not (as far as I've ever seen) use any wood in the construction (they are all aluminum framed and skinned with foam panels). If they had used wood (as many of the other shelter makers did in fact include), the thermal bridging that...

I have a theory. If they are protesting, they are not sleeper cell terrorists. Those guys would want to lay low and not attract attention. So if they are protesting, they are not the bigger threat. But if you know of any illegals who are NOT protesting....drop a dime on those suckers. They...

Yeah, they had an "anti-ICE' rally last weekend. The local media had to film it from several clever angles to not give away the fact that it was only six people. I wouldn't waste the air in the airhorn to drive by and LOL at them....

Here's the set up dual batteries.

And that would be an A0. The TM's are here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m1078-tms.118919/