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You can get the ends on eBay from beltfed34, and make your own cable with heavy welding cable.

It's a very neat idea, and well executed, but I'm with the last two guys, getting a pintle hitch for the truck side is easier. However, if you just wanted to build something different and new, you succeeded!

You could also hire someone to watch your MVs as a security guy. You know, someone who is out of work, or could use some spare cash or beers. You know, someone into MVs that cares about them, someone good at...ahem...taking care of problems and who is...uh...really good at dealing with people...

You could save even more if you buy a used truck and do the work yourself. Just a thought, we're all hobbyists here....

Looks like American M48 tanks are half off today....

He may be able to get most of the parts back into USA, from what I gather they were sold surplus from a US base in Germany. However, even if you can, the bottom line is, how many folks you know have surplus American helicopters? I know a few, and the birds are so old the chances of parts...

I guess there's no easy answer to this. I think the correct answer would be, however, to wear protective gear no matter what paint you are sanding on, just in case.

Great - another imaginary drink that rideni can mix up and call his own and get drunk on at Aberdeen. "Deuce Juice", made from grain alcohol, diesel fuel and DOT-5 brake fluid, and is OD green in color.

Is original 24087 (and other original military paint that is NOT CARC) lead-based paint? Should we be paranoid about sanding old military paint without a particle mask on?

Never ceases to amaze me how ugly those MVs are. And that's saying something when I think a deuce looks pretty cool. But they DO go places, don't they? ;)

Mmmmmm...nothing like Dutch Oven cooking outdoors! I have fond memories of the Boy Scouts (I became an Eagle Scout), in a way I wish I had a son so I can see the next generation have a blast as well. Camo goes well with Boy Scouts!

Looks awesome, gives me a lot of ideas for my own M880 project I'm planning in the future....

Thanks for the kind words, guys. I've always been a decent writer, I've been published in a few different mags over the years, but this is the first time I submitted an article to Supply Line. Glad you liked it. Sorry about the pic, Neil, the editor gave credit for your pic to someone else...

For those who are going to Aberdeen next month, and want to travel in a group with other MV owners to the show, arriving on Thursday, May 12th, there is the East Coast Convoy. There are convoy serials coming from the north and south, along I-95, and there are plenty of stopping points along the...

I don't know of one online, I'm sure there are plenty. You might want to check out any local places that do decals , I'm sure they can make them in any size font you need....

I'd buy that for a dollar!

Once I tried a 1/2" impact because it was all I had. It sat there going tick-tick-tick-tick and the nut just sat there. I got a 1" impact from CGarbee a couple years back and I never looked back.

A WWII German Dornier Do 17 bomber was found in great condition on the coast of Britain, and is planned to be raised and restored. More details: Nazi warplane lying off UK coast is intact - Yahoo! News

I wouldn't say worthless, but suffice to say that to use these LMTV rims on something other than an LMTV you'll have to put a lot more effort into it than it's worth. UNLESS the tires are nice on them, then it may be worth bidding. It might be worth it if an axle swap is in the works as well...

The easy way to tell is that HEMTT rims have 10 center bolt holes, and spaces for either 10 or 16 bolts around the outside. FMTV/LMTV rims have 10 center bolt holes, but have the spacing for 20 bolts around the outside.