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  1. Third From Texas

    If I only had the garage for it....Bus Lift

    https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=3374357
  2. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Item

    That's cool. I just thrilled to have found these again. Hadn't seen them since the 80"s. They are super handy to have around in the winter.
  3. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Item

    Been there, done that. I never fully understood why some chicks would be with guys 30 years older than them. Daddy issues keep bikers young..... January road trip thru the Texas Hill Country back in '09. Riding season? Friggin' posers have "riding seasons".
  4. Third From Texas

    Rear and Side Mounted Cameras

    First off, address those loose mirrors, That's sorta a safety issue.. As far as camera systems, there are some good kits out there. I've owned a few of the really cheap Chinese b/u camera kits and (for the obvious reasons) they never seemed to hold up. The displays are the usual...
  5. Third From Texas

    Handy Little Item

    We used these back in the 80's when surfing/windsurfing/snow skiing. I gave my last one away to some locals in Durango after a trip decades ago and never could find them again. I looked for them back in 2000 when I was doing some cross-country rides on the Harley. And again in 2015 when...
  6. Third From Texas

    Cup holders?

    Search Amazon for "dump pouch". There's about a hundred vendors that sell them. :)
  7. Third From Texas

    260 amp alternator

    There's a guy who sells custom brackets. I saw a post in one of the LMTV FB groups. Very slick design, but not cheap (like $1200 or something). Just for the bracket. But several people have converted to a single 24v al w/a step down converter for the 12v stuff. It's not a...
  8. Third From Texas

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    Mine is the later small window shelter, and it has the 1/2" looking block of rubber. Just looking at things, it would appear the shelter has only about 1/4" of space between the subframe and truck frame. I think that distance is about the max the shelter is raised (and could...
  9. Third From Texas

    Cup holders?

    Yeah, HUMMER dog house
  10. Third From Texas

    SHC35 and SHC60 Battery

    A simple resister cam spoof the temp but there are also actual temp sensors. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/making-your-own-shc-35-battery-pack-this-helps.206656/ This is the heating element I used (test them before use, as I had one that ran SUPER hot)...
  11. Third From Texas

    Computer Mounting JCB-P

    My first truck had a mount for an old-school laptop (not sure which system). It folded up when not in use. Never like that thing. It sat 1/8" from the windshield and I figured that the dog or someone would eventually bump it and crack the glass. And it obstructed a good...
  12. Third From Texas

    Cup holders?

    Some random pics I've saved:
  13. Third From Texas

    Cup holders?

    The problem I have with most off-the-shelf cupholder solutions is they are typically size restrictive. Work great for a beer can, won't fit a Mega-Gulp from Kwiki-Mart. I hang a couple of these to the heater control protection bar. Adjusts to incline angle and can hold...
  14. Third From Texas

    SHC35 and SHC60 Battery

    Look back a page or two in this thread. You can make your own battery solution. The way the unit is powered and the way it charges, requires two batteries. A single would not work. I seem to recall that there is a minimum size (amp hours) but a couple larger batteries should work ...
  15. Third From Texas

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    Now I need to go check mine. I used the tire lift on my two other trucks, but I honestly don't know that I've ever had my M1079 spare down. I checked the tire presser once a year, but did that in the stowed position.
  16. Third From Texas

    Diagnostic Readers

    Yeah, I got a popup stating: "Cannot load Injector Trim Calibration from the ECM." I'll have to doink around with it tomorrow. As I said, the Trainer also runs that same error msg (although I only played with one engine in the trainer).
  17. Third From Texas

    Diagnostic Readers

    I did get a backup made. I tinkered with the Trainer before attempting anything just to be sure. Interestingly, in the trainer it didn't get a snapshot of the injectors. And the same thing happened when I made the actual replacement file for the truck.
  18. Third From Texas

    Diagnostic Readers

    Big old wall of unhappy red. I tried all the various combinations of Vendors, Adaptors, and Protocols. All red and dead. The only thing that flagged me was it says I have an .ini file that needs replacing. It did the same with the DPA4+ and I tld it to fix the file...
  19. Third From Texas

    Diagnostic Readers

    Looks like the second reader I picked up (DPA4, not a Plus) isn't talking. It has power and I can see it POST as startup (all the lights work at start) but it's not passing a signal to the PC. I'm using the known good DPA4+ cable. I have the DPA4 and DPA4+ drivers installed. And...
  20. Third From Texas

    Diagnostic Readers

    Thanks. Will do.
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