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Self Recovery Winch Since I'm still waiting for the remaining hoses and fittings to finish up the hydraulic system for the dump bed, I decided to start on the installation of the DP 20,000# self recovery winch. It will be mounted to the right side of the frame, just behind the crane. I will...

August's MV of the month nomination So I know that there have not been any current updates from Jones and the "baby HEMTT', but his project is awesome and he has been a great inspiration for my FEMTT project and I'm sure to others as well!. I would therefore like to nominate him and the "baby...

Dump Bed Control Valve Today, I was working on the hydraulic system for the dump bed module. I fabricated a bracket to install the cable controlled remote unit for the dump valve, in the cab, next to the transfer case shifter. Since the actual hydraulic valve will be farther away from the...

Good luck finding one, all you can get as far as I know is parts and residue.....They are cool trucks though! Soni

Dump Bed Just a couple of quick pics that show the hydraulic cylinder arrangement under the USMC 7 ton MTVR dump bed. I'm getting ready to paint the underside today. after that I will be turning it back over and painting the top side as well. Soni

Excellent point!!!! Thanks! How could I possibly miss that.......:doh: Soni

Well, that is of course the most professional way to do it! I just hate to take all the drums down to install them. Please show us some pics of the project! Soni

Make sure the "spacers" you found have the taper for the inner side of the budd caps machined in to their holes. I found some, back when I did the first conversion, but they where truly just spacers....no taper in the holes. So unless you have a milling machine or a big heavy duty drill press...

Bud caps came from NAPA.....I will see if I can post the NAPA part numbers, but they are probably cheaper from your local truck supply house.....just don't have one of those in Chama....lol I think the "blind" inners have to be made.....never saw any commercially available.....anybody? Soni

Most of the modules will flex with the frame, but the 'Tank- and the 'Camping-Module will have a flexible front mount to allow the frame to flex without putting undue stress in to the module. Oh and I will certainly take this truck "off-road"......that is what it is built for! Soni

Yes Drew, So far I'm planning to build the following modules: -Dump bed -Fifth wheel -Flat bed with removable drop sides -1200 gallon stainless tank -Wrecker / Recovery -Camping pod Soni

Well, I have not started the fifth wheel module yet, but I promise that I will post pics as soon as I do! The corner castings for the next three modules are ordered and are supposed to be delivered a week from now!:grin: I have changed the design again and it will now have the 45,000# winch...

Thanks everyone for the nice compliments! I am getting pretty excited myself about the way this project is working out! R Racing, I'm sorry but I think I just realized that you actually asked me if I was using the crane to DUMP the dump bed, not how to set it on and off, right? This bed is...

Yes! As a matter of fact I just got the slings in today, that will be dedicated to lifting the 'modules' on and off the FEMTT. I needed to flip the dump bed over to finish some of the welding on the underside from where I shortened it and to finish the bottom welds on the ISO corner castings...

Final Touches on the 'Dump Module' So the first 'module' for the FEMTT is finally nearing completion! [thumbzup] I got the bed shortened by 20", to make it fit the cargo area of the FEMTT. What a pain in the but!!! And yesterday I made the new...

More about Wheel Nuts..... Since I had to do some research on the different "Budd caps" (inner wheel nuts) that are available on the market, in order to find the most suitable style for the rear of the M916-M920 trucks, I figured I should share my findings with the board. This should be of...

I have a complete pusher axle setup off of an M920 for sale. PM me if you are interested. Soni

Rear Wheel Stud Fix FEMTT / M916 Since I had to take off the front rear wheels anyway in order to drill the holes for the front twist lock brackets, I decided to seize the opportunity and address the issue with the rear wheel studs being too short for the use with HEMTT wheels. There are...

Conex Quick Connects Install I know it has been a while since my last update on the FEMTT project, but I had a bunch of other things interfere in a bad way......:evil: Anyway, I finally got a little time to install the Conex quick connect system, that will allow the fast exchange of different...

Sorry about the slow response! I bought it off of ebay a few years back and do not know much about it. It is made by a company by the name of "Kinematic" and is rated at 500 pounds. No model or other specs. Soni