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That is an extremely cool truck! I have an '89 D250 Cummins truck. Your truck gives me ideas...:unsure: I mean, I already have the front axle, and a 205 transfer case is not hard to come by... Of course, the box might be a problem.

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The W400 ambulance sounds like an interesting beast!

My understanding is that all M880 series trucks have the semi-floater Dana 44 front axle. But I have a kingpin Dana 60 (FF, 4.10 gears, open diff) front axle that came out of a gray W300 Powerwagon that I'm pretty sure was a variant of the M880 series. Anyone ever seen a military Dodge meeting...

Back in the early '80s, the Navy had a lot of gray Dodge pickups that looked like M880s except iirc, they were 2wd. That was the standard vehicle used for base transportation. Anyone know anything about these?

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Something I haven't seen mentioned is that any mechanically injected diesel (probably electronic too) can run on a combination of whatever liquid fuel it is running and a gaseous fuel (propane, natural gas, methane etc.) added to the intake air stream. Basically get to your cruising speed...

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I use any leftover motor oil for steel; Ed's Red or wd40 for aluminum. Not saying either of those are the best. Just what I use.

Interesting thread! Both the gin pole construction and the drilling info. There is or used to be on the net a pdf TM on rigging.

Oh yeah, MVs do manage to look much cooler than civvie vehicles, just by virtue of not worrying about looks. My favorites in terms of looks are the MB, the M715 series and the Dodge WC series. M37s look pretty cool too.

Thanks for the welcome, everybody! It doesn't really even rise to the level of hobby, tobyS. I just like the fact that MVs are designed for function as opposed to civvie stuff which is mostly designed for appearance. 123mack, thanks for the heads-up on the upcoming rally. I actually know some of...

Hi all; figured I would make my first post here. I live in the Huntsville area and have an M1008, M38A1 and MB.