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I picked up a couple of extra things at Home Depot to throw in the tool box. Metric allen head sockets in case I need to take the fan blade off in the field, some Gorilla tape both full size and pocket size, a crowbar cause I might need to pry something and my tanker's bar won't fit, a tarp...

I know everyone is going in a couple of different directions on camper builds but ran across something I wish had been available when I bought my M1078. My thought was to take a Hi/Low bumper camper, pull the axle, then mount it on my M1082 trailer. The goal was less wind resistance when...

That's the "offroad" rating. On road should be 5 ton.

There are certainly a lot of things on the LMTV that make you scratch your head and wonder "what were they thinking?" Personally, with as much room under the bed of this thing, I think they could have come up with a bigger tool box, factory placement of some jerry can holders, better way to...

I just got a line on the straps needed for holding the bows down. They're not exactly what I was expecting. There are buckles on the bows then these straps go into the buckles and slide over the j-hooks and they you can adjust the tightness. Simplicity itself and once I get them on I'll be...

Great. Let's go back to the picture and I'll type slowly. "As anyone can see..." The vehicle did NOT come down from an airborne roll onto the right side. If it had the roof of the cab would have been the first impact and would have crushed downward. Instead the vehicle made a roll to the...

Can't answer a question so you result to insults? Really adds credence to your opinions.

Not an "expert" but one of my jobs working in the automotive claims industry for 15 years was accident reconstruction. Still don't see how you know how fast the truck was going or that it flipped based off of auction photos.

If someone over compensates to the right that causes the left to dip even more causing a roll to the left. This vehicle rolled on the right. How do you know how fast it was going based on a GP auction? And do you know most of the people here personally? I know you have no idea what my driving...

The question with that truck is did the flat cause the roll or did the roll blow out the tire? Flat is on left front but damage would indicate that the truck rolled on it's right side first - away from the flat. And they're Michelins. I never liked those wavy side walls.

I like cheaper so am happy to go with your guy.

Last time I was there I spent about 30 minutes just digging through the shovels and that was about the 1st 2' of a 6' pile of them. I'm guessing he'll have enough for my next 10 vehicles.

One of those would probably work but I'd better get 2 if available just in case. I need to make a trip to Lujan's for some pioneer tools. Are these things he might have? The trick with the pipes is to line up where your wheel needs to be (on the LMTV you have to worry about the CTIS...

How'd you get the belt over the fan?

Welcome. Do a little more research into the HMMWVs. The ones being auctioned by GP starting in the $5k range are branded "Off Road Only" and are not supposed to be allowed to be registered to drive on the streets. They are auctioning some that start around $25k that come with street titles...

Chances are that belt hasn't been changed in many years. Rubber deteriorates from age and heat as well as wear and tear. I'm not sure which truck you have but for the CAT 3116 engine they're available on eBay for $11 including shipping so why not do it? Mine looked fine but I changed it...

It was about 1/2 way through the trip to pick up the M1082 trailer that I realized the only tire changing equipment I had was a jack. Everything else had been taken out before sending the truck to the AC shop and I had forgotten to reload it. Since my 1st call in an emergency like that was in...

You can say eBay, Amazon, GovPlanet, etc, you just can't post a link to an auction from any site.

There is a fair amount of labor involved in putting the pulley on. You have to pull the fan shroud and fan which means disconnecting the intercooler pipes and moving them. My advice is to have the compressor mounted BEFORE you put the pulley on as all that stuff needs to come off just to get...

I don't like drilling any holes in equipment unless absolutely necessary. Forty years from now someone might be trying to restore it and I'd hate for it to be in the condition Tinwoodsman's MB was in when he started. Either I'll find the factory method of securing them or just use some...