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on an FMTV? how tall are you? i was going to say around 60" - thought they were pretty tall, but it's been a few years...

ha! agreed.... :wink:

we're talking about 2 different things, and it seems that it is my fault. when i heard "towing an M1 w/ a HEMTT" i thought that you were saying towing an M1 w/ a HEMTT wrecker - no trailer involved. yes, the MK48 appears to be the same [or similar] animal as an M983 HEMTT tractor coupled to a...

ok. didn't sound like you knew what a HET was. but i understand now, you don't know what a HEMTT is because you guys have those LVS things. gotcha. google is your friend. here are some great pictures of a HEMTT M984 wrecker in action.

this is a HET.

no - just refurbed A1s. the only units [mainly] that have A2s are 1st Cav, as they are about the only units to have the 70 ton M1A2s or [very few] SEPs. basically, they won't make any more '88A2 Hercs. costs waaaayyy too much for not much gain in function/capability. to upfit to an A2 is...

trivia: the HEMTT wrecker was originally designed with the max capability of pulling bradleys off the battlefield. i've seen it done a few times. also, it'll handle an M9 ACE fantastic - seen the 10th Eng's do it all the time. M113s and M577s are child's play. we had one convoy cdr have...

the hemtt wrecker crane is 16.7k at 4', but all the others are substantially less. i think in the 8 or 9k range.

i was thinking that it looks a lot like the hemtt wrecker crane, but i know that it isn't for two reasons: doesn't have enough sheaves and the outriggers are not correct. my vote: if it's not a hemmt [cargo] crane, then it's a crane from a m1074 - PLS crane. i think... i haven't seen one in...

well, i just realized that you said you have an '03 cummins, which is a 3rd generation 5.9 with commonrail (CR) fuel system. the CR is the easiest to get big power out of, so 500hp may be doable w/ injectors and a programmer, though it may be a little on the hot side. honestly, i've only had...

please please please document well - i will be doing the exact same thing as soon as i get ahold of my [bobbed] deuce!!! in fact, the donor dodge is in the shop getting a 0.040" overhaul with some go-fast goodies as we speak!! :grin: i've even already picked out the PTO i need for the winch...

so you can't get deuce-jacked.

actually, schedule is a standard denotation of steel pipe - not owned by PVC. :roll: standard iron pipe, sch 40 steel, and 40S stainless have a wall thickness of 0.280". iron XS, sch 80, 80S are 0.432" sch 120 steel is 0.562" sch 160 steel is 0.718" stainless can be had as thin as 5S = 0.109"...

can you guys who have already done this post up and vids or sound clips? i'm kinda torn between the walker and the small size of the dynomax...

Re: RE: Re: FMTV i understand your point more now - the FMTV would have much more capable and better if it were designed as an armored vehicle from the beginning. yes, that is true. but what wouldn't have been?? the fact of the matter is that we've never spec'd our log and support vehicles...

Re: FMTV's opinion piece yeah, i remember picking up bobtails loaded w/ 5k gal fuel tankers left and right w/ my 984 during the invasion. i kept picking them up for injector pumps, transfer pumps, toasted trannies, overheating, and a couple of lost crank pulleys. man, those things just don't...

i'm going to have to strongly disagree. not sure when you were there, but we (3ID) replaced 1 CAV in early '05. that's when we first were supplied w/ the LSAC cabs. the kits fully replaced the cab but also protected the fuel tank as well as battery box. for the entire year, the FMTV family...

you didn't REALLY just say that, did you????? :oops:

yep, they had a whole herd of buffalo when i left. they are pretty good, pretty tough. extremely slow moving and turns like a drunken cow. but, their purpose was not to be a road racer. i have heard of them referred to as an RPG magnet. they are a maintenance nightmare, though. all the...

rmgill, actually, the 155 rounds are some of the less effective IEDs now. no joke. as long as you are not directly over them, most armored vehicles (wheels and tracks) have a decent chance of survival. soft (no armor) vehicles don't have a chance. what we are up against now are manufactured...