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Got my LMTV finally right after the holidays, took the government forever to demil it (purchased in March!), because they were not convinced that I had enough space on my 20 acre farm to park it. Your tax dollars at work!
Finding insurance was a PITA, took me several weeks, but I finally found a...
Running into a brick wall with trying to insure my LMTV. Nobody can compute the weird VIN number. The only place that did not spaz about the VIN was Hagerty's but they denied me because they did not want to underwrite a truck that will be used for my farm, and they will not let me re-apply with...
My MEP1040 stopped working. Totally dead, despite battery power. Cold crank works fine but won't start. Nothing seems to come on in the control panel. I opened it up and it had THAT SMELL™ of unhappy burnt electrical components. Cursory look over everything and I did not see what is fried, just...
I haven't gone to get it yet, the bureaucracy is still sitting on the egg. Some day the papers will hatch.
In the meantime here is another ridiculous photo:
Fuel level sensor in my MEP1040 is psychotic. Does not prevent use but is annoying. I have not yet taken it out but from what I've read they are mostly crap anyways and a lot of units shipped with garbage sensors. Is there a general purpose replacement part I can order or somewhere that stocks...
Wildwood specifically. Been lurking and reading up on things but TLDR we're moving to rural life and I've been stocking up on plenty of govt surplus for the farm. Just bought an LMTV and will be tinkering aplenty.