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Phoenix, Tucson.... I took welding classes in Sierra Vista. 1951M1078, you may want to consider a day trip to Mt Lemmon. Run up the back side control road(PepperSauce Canyon). It's more than a path, less than a road. It's rough enough to be interesting without being a real risk of getting...

Not all sand is created equal. Most of the sand in the AZ desert is reasonably fine and well compacted. Walking on it is no problem and neither is driving. Many of the roads are on this type of sand. Riding a bicycle on this stuff is fine. Then there's what they call washes. They flash flood...

If you want your truck original, CARC is the good stuff. If you have a need to wash VX, Sarin, or Tabun off your truck, then CARC is the good stuff. Other than that, there are much better choices... (Been there, done that. Painted one with VOX CARC. No more...)

This is desert. I probably even have a pretty good idea where you're going - we took Janet's jeep there. There's a stream, but it's sand bottomed. There's also dry washes with very soft sand. You want your tires at like 15psi and don't stop.... Ideally you want another equally capable vehicle...

An assist with pics...

The deuce is bad enough, but the 809 series 5ton is worse.... you have my attention.

A1 and A2 trucks have 'combat rims'.

Talk to silverstate55. Mine only have about 800 miles on them. (No issues yet)

Several ways to do it. One of the better ways is to leave the stock switch in place and just add a keyed battery cutoff. (Like a Cat key)

We are in agreement ; morphine is an opioid.

Consciousness is retained for several seconds afterwards. Guillotine would not be my first choice. Massive opioid overdose would probably be the most humane. The way lethal injection is typically done today is not humane. 5mg Versed 20mg Pavulon Followed by potassium chloride The versed...

Nuke2000's truck is an M931A2 with the 5th wheel and toolboxes removed. A standard cargo bed was cut down to 12', with the fiberglass siderails and seats also redimensioned. Here's some pics from his driveway on the day of the bed installation:

What are you driving?

Lugging it also causes high EGTs. Long steep uphill climbs with a heavy load risk elevated EGTs. In theory, stock settings won't take your EGTs beyond tolerable limits. High EGTs are bad because diesel pistons tend to be made from aluminum alloys with a melting point of 1200ish. (George...

Lol, that air compressor probably won't be there long as I expect it to die without warning at any moment. I bought it in a moment of desperation - I had been idling my 5ton as an air compressor and the horror fraught abomination was cheaper than the fuel... None of it will be facing the...

So today I fired up the plasma cutter and cut the obnoxious oddball brackets off the MRAP boxes. I also fabricated the brackets that will bolt the welder to the trailer. One of the steel pallets from the 40mm ammo cans makes a perfect skid for the MIG welder and plasma cutter and associated...

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Thanks Ken. MEA CULPA. Please withdraw my M818....

So today I disassembled the MRAP storage boxes. They're held together with a bazillion bolts and screws. No two of the boxes are identical, and they're infested with bizarre mounting brackets. I think I've found the way to mount them on the fenders. (I have two crates of these, so i have 2 of...

I nominate Dennis's M931A2 shortbed. ( I forget dennis''s SS name. He'll be along shortly....)