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RE: Re: RE: Some more pictures of the FMTV Depends on the engine selected. The original HEMTT has an 8v92 which has a heat rejection of about 19,000BTU/min. The Series 60 used now is about 1/2 that. There is more that would have to be moved IF the radiator moved or got smaller, but to directly...

Re: RE: Some more pictures of the FMTV Nope-no problems at all, even at the winter PG in Canada. BTW- the HMMWV uses a "flat" radiator too. I used a cover for arctic conditions, along with the Swingfire, per standard requirements. Both the LMTV and MTV (Cummins 6C at 210hp and 6C at 290hp...

The location of the crane has nothing to do with convenience in operation-that is a function of the crane itself. Weight and balance of the loaded vehicle determines where it is placed. when it is at the rear, that means 2 things-the front axle would be overloaded if placed behind the cab, and...

A couple of questions: 1. Did you use J688 to obtain the road load calcs? 2. What grade input were you using? 3. What rpm are you calculating for? Emmissions and how you perform the cleanup has a great effect on the BSFC. You won't find out the results of the original testing at White...

Re: RE: Up Armored FMTV You are welcome-just remember what I said earlier. I am not anyone special-I know things from experience and have probably screwed up more tihngs than most. I just try not to let my mistakes out to the world....LOL.

RE: Up Armored FMTV Without going into metallurgy specifics, there are 2 ways to increase the strength of a frame rail. 1. Add material (thickness, hieght of the section, width of the horizontal flanges, or "box" it in to provide another vertical wall) 2. Add strength by using a heat...

Only one thing to say about that..... DAMN!!! :)

???? Sorry, I don't understand your meaning-can you add to it? (Guess my brain is fading.... :) )

RE: Re: RE: Brand new FMTV spotted The automatic Trans had a little (very little) to do with the speed difference. The biggest difference was the combination of factors that lead to lower VCI- more suspension travel to prevent punishing the driver, improved jounce and rebound damping in the...

Re: RE: Brand new FMTV spotted yep, we had some "restraints" to work with and around.... :) "NO STEP" means that it is simply unsafe, for various reasons, not just how heavy a soldier is.

This is going to be sort of long-winded..so please bear with me.... There were several SLEP (Service Life Extension Program) projects on the M35's and M939's. The M35A3 was a great improvement for the 2.5T vehicle. Prior to FMTV (actually they overlapped for me) there was a program GM/MVO won...

RE: Not all gone http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13201 I do not know how many people would be interested, but Joaquin is having a get together in November at his place for expedition people. Perhaps there would be people here interested in attending. I will be making a...

RE: Some more pictures of the FMTV ADDENDUM 2: Another little bit of info...If you look closely at those pics of Libby, you will notice that the entire cab can be made on a brakepress, less 2 cover panels. This was my idea to get around the refusal of TAACOM to allow us to design an armouring...

RE: Some more pictures of the FMTV Forgot to add...as Joaquin can attest, I cried when I saw this one up close after 20 years.It was my baby. Last I knew-TAACOM had schedualed all of the losers on the FMTV program to be crushed, and never sold to the public.

RE: Some more pictures of the FMTV The big box behind the cab is the engine compartment-the radiator is on top, next to the charge air cooler (what most people call-incorrectly-the aftercooler), All service was specifically designed to allow the daily, weekly, forward area, and depot...

RE: Some more pictures of the FMTV What would you like to know about Libby (other than my writing is still on the oil pan)? :)

Absolutely. Although underpowered for the role of EFSS prime mover, the size constraints are almost a duplicate of the M422. The main issue of being able to tow the mortar at speed would not be corrected by going back to the "Mighty Mite". Basic description for those not familiar wit hthe M422...

Be careful judging ANYTHING Steve Wilson says. I would look outside to check if he said the sky was blue-he is known as a sensationalist "reporter" (and I use the term very, VERY loosely). He is known in the Metro Detroit area as a person that embodies the worst fo the Geraldo Rivera style of...

I meant the hard parts-knuckles are recasts, wheel bearing packs are the same, geometry is close (not exact though-which is good), engine has been replaced, but trans and t/case is same patterns (can be retrofit into a 151) and various other hard parts came from 151. IIRC the Growler is 2 feet...

Scale is deceiving-the EFSS Growler is considerable smaller than the m151 in it's various versions, altho' it is made up of 151 design parts.