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I am glad they kept SOMETHING from the old cabover days, most of the old trucks had cab jacks.

I think this hits the nail on the head for most of us here. The old 2.5t/5t trucks CAN be maintained by one person in his/her driveway, the FMTV can not. From a civilian MV enthusiast's point of view the older trucks are better. From the POV of the current 20yr old, MTV/Playstation generation...

I carried a new key with, but there was one in the ignition already! The new one works better though...

My M1009 lost it's spare tire and fire bottle somewhere between Illinois where it was photographed and Tinker AFB in Oklahoma where GL sold it from. The spare went away in the Tinker yard (seat folded down and footprints in the dust on the seat back, rear window was stuck closed), who knows...

DITTO: On the welcome, and on the Atta Girl! Sam

The caps have not been easy for me to find, if you come across some please let me know, I need two... Is that your truck? I saw that one in SA, didn't get to look at it closely but it appeared to be VERY nice.

The highest temp I have seen inside my M1009 this summer with the windows rolled up is 165, and I am only a few miles from where Rory's tire exploded so I suspect it was the same in there.

Coles! NEW Desert Camo Alice Pack Cover--Tire Cover

State Farm does my Deuces for about $110 a year.

A little easier to do with a HMMVW than a Deuce, no mods required. Thanks for your service Sir.

No inspection of any kind, windshield or anything else. When you register any vehicle from out of state you have to have the VIN certified. You can have that done as part of a safety inspection but since a MV is exempt from that you have to have the local PD's "vehicle theft interdiction unit"...

VERY good point, the law does recognize that mechanical systems need to be "exercised" periodically to maintain proper working order. Fuel runs are also a legitimate reason to be on the road.

I have been meaning to make up an info/spec sheet for my trucks and carry them with me to hand out to curious folks, and I display MVPA stickers. It is not a stretch at all to consider a Sunday drive on a pretty day an educational experience for the General Public. If you don't cause a...

I bleed the air so the low air buzzer will scare the tar out of anyone foolish enough to hit the master power switch, I do NOT want the truck started accidentally

It's NOT illegal to drive a vehicle registered as a "Texas Former Military" for reasons other than parades and shows. The law allows maintenance runs and "items of public interest". If people ask about the truck or even give you a thumbs up then I say that is a rolling parade and living history...

Likely company policy and not DOT regs. My M1009 has a vibration over 60mph and I went to Wal-mart to get the tires balanced, the kid that runs the department spun my tire on the balance machine and showed me the lumps and wavy tread. Even though they still have a lot of tread and the little...

You make a very good point. The tires on my M1009 look new but are 6 years old and bumpy, I will be replacing them very soon...

We had a guy at a local parking lot show get all torqued up because jeepJeep parked his XM818 about 10' from the dudes Camaro, he didn't say anything but he DID move it to another space. I think he was afraid something would fall off. Camaro Dude was one of those guys who open the...

We do, sort of, at the Temple Airsho in May!

I am looking for photos of a bobbed M818 with the spare tire rack and tool boxes still on it, complete truck minus the 5th wheel and rear axle, maybe with a short home made bed on it. I am not looking for ideas, just wondering what one would look like... I made this with my lacking photo...