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The M1010 is 10,000 lbs GVW, 19' long. For $35K, you could buy a truck, replace the stock drive train with a turbo 6.5 diesel, 700R4 transmission, and either a GearVendor overdrive or a lift with bigger tires. (Bigger tires improve your off-road performance, but you have to be strong enough to...

The military approach involves items like big wooden stakes, which few of us carry, or digging really big holes. Given that he was stuck in a wet, low-lying area, any hole would have quickly filled with water. It always seemed to me that the guys who wrote that manual seemed to assume an...

http://www.danforthanchors.com/hitensile.html If you have rocks, wrap a chain around one. If it's all sand or meadow, the danforth is designed for exactly that circumstance. It's sized for boats, where the direction of pull changes as the wind shifts, and the pull is very jerky as the...

My truck has its original markings, including "US ARMY CU0222 Official Use Only", "MS-TMP-06", etc. The First Amendment protects my right to paint anything I like on my truck. There are limits, but those limits don't involve anything that interests me. I see this as me preserving a small...

In the wintertime Northeastern US, you need a shovel even when 2-wheeling on the paved roads. I got my kids collapsible snow shovels for Christmas (among other things). They were somewhat underwhelmed when they opened the packages. Then we got another 7 feet of snow. The shovels saw a lot of...

Holy Blind Spot Batman! My daily driver is a crew cab dually C3500 with a utility bed. I have large truck-style towing mirrors on each side, with additional concave mirrors for the wide angle view. I can back that thing into very tight quarters with no trouble. The crew cab means I can look...

Head and plumbing Not wanting to hack up an as-issued M1010, I went with very simple, removable head and plumbing. This head is somewhat rustic, but it's capacity can't be beat. I have large athletic people in my life. Imagine Vince Wilfork without all the talent. If you take someone like...

Part taxi Planning a road trip with the M1010 late May - early June, moving my daughter's stuff to her new home. So far, we're planning to visit 4 SS members to drop off or pick up parts. It's only an M1010, no trailer, so we won't be moving any big, heavy items, but if you need something...

Others have mentioned the important issues of mounting, pulleys, etc. Electrically speaking, a higher-amp alternator will not cause problems. The voltage regulator controls alternator output. Up to the capacity of the alternator, it outputs enough amps to keep the voltage at proper...

See corrected video in #5. Basically, you replace the old ring with 2 thinner rings, and put the 2 gaps on opposite sides of the piston. I've not done this. I just saw the video and found it interesting. Here's a link to the right video. Sorry about the error...

I found this interesting. He installs gapless rings, dramatically reducing blow-by and keeping the oil much cleaner. I'd consider this if I were installing new rings. The video is a 6.5, but I imagine they come in deuce size. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3z6DotB7S8 Edit: Sorry. That was...

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Having driven 800 miles with a dead 12v alternator, I'd like to point out that a mechanical pump works when the electrical system doesn't. I used a jump box to get it started, and then it ran fine without electricity.

how hard to push the brakes Stopping power is more of a concern than how fast it will go, IMHO. Especially when towing and/or heavily loaded. I decoded the VIN on my M1010, and the brakes are designed to stop 10,000 lbs. If your Gross Combined Vehicle Weight (GCVW, loaded weight of truck...

Plan B mod complete. M1010 now has happy, healthy DUVAC-free electrical system, thanks to SS for the solution and Hillbilly Wizard for the implementation! Now to flush fluids, replace rubber, inspect bearings and brakes, rustproof, etc. The IRS took a much bigger bite than expected, so...

I'm working on a similar rig, but with the trailer used for gear & consumables, and the truck used for the living space. Planning to build a trailer top like http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?118634-Had-an-Aluminum-top-made-for-the-m1102-trailer, pic below. Also getting matching...

I've been told that a 6.2 equipped with electric fans will better tolerate fording, if the water is deeper than expected and it reaches the fan(s).

Question for winching experts. I have a question for those experienced in using winches. We want to be able to store the winch inside, out of the weather, and to be able to mount it front or back when transitioning to off road. 24v winch pickings are slim. Should I go for the lighter RT40...

It seems this truck has had a troubled electrical system for a long time. Someone in the military tried to fix it using an approach that is not in the TMs. It's impossible to tell whether their "fixes" fried the alternator, or whether they were trying to work around the alternator problem. I...