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I just started rereading this post after I had abandoned it , while I had returned to work for a time. During this time I had written an " After action report" to shear with the local MVPA club. Now I thought I would shear it here. This report was written in Sep 2018. “After action report”...

“After action report” Natural staging area The last big fuel station going into the disaster area. In this instance I-45 Buc-ee's Fueling station. This is where we ran into people coming out of and going into Houston people would transfer cases of water to my truck because I was going in and...

My truck has the 20k lb wench on it. I have all ready used it to pull trees out of the ground for fun. Also I have loaded up a chain saw and fuel. An emergency 55 gallon drum of fuel with transfer pump. Plus what parts and supplies I have on hand. Autocharge ps. sucks waiting on parts. :(

480.00 with out labor. They donated the labor cost because of me helping out in Houston.

I took the truck into a truck repair place they inspected the differentials got all the water out of them and Fill the differentials with grease regreased all the zert fittings on the chassis wheel bearings drive shafts the winch. check for water in the engine oil there was none. Repaired the...

Turns out it was my fault when I bought the truck according to the auction site it was 8.3 L Cummins diesel engine truth is it's a 250 diesel engine by Cummings so I gave the company the wrong information hence the wrong brackets they are overnighting me the correct brackets And pulley so we...

I received the alternator today but it's the wrong part. Doesn't fit my truck even with the Adaptive brackets. I have a dual V belt pulley it came with the serpentine belt pulle​y. Looks like a bridge too far , Most likely I'm not going to be able to respond in the same manner I did in Houston...

I made it to Houston and back twice. It wasn't pretty but I made it. I was in 4 foot of water for 3 to 4 days. With a little bit of maintenance I hope she has proven her battle readiness. I just don't want to be stranded on the side of I20 for long. Worse case get towed anywhere but the side of...

More pics from Houston.

Once the alternator is replaced there are no other known issues with the vehicle you are correct it is a very long drive hence the concerns I have packed items for minor repairs and have a heavy tow bar in the back jumper cables and other items. I did perform rescue operations in Houston for...

c/p "Ordered a alternator waiting for it to arrive today install on Sunday trying to go to Enterprise Alabama looking for support vehicles to Convoy with once in the staging area will deploy to Florida to support efforts with the hurricane Irwin" Up date : parts did not come in. Still planning...

Ordered a alternator waiting for it to arrive today install on Sunday trying to go to Enterprise Alabama looking for support vehicles to Convoy with once in the staging area will deploy to Florida to support efforts with the hurricane Irwin

Houston Trip I went down to Houston on Friday thinking my truck was fixed. On the way down the generator stopped working due to the water on the previous trip(Monday to Wednesday were I sucked up 5 gallons of water into my snorkel ). I spent the first part of Saturday at O'reilly removing the...

Yes I have the event number and yes it runs. No EUC needed. ad: AM General hard-top 6x6 cargo truck, model M925, powered by a Cummins NHC 250 6-cylinder diesel engine and Allison automatic transmission. Includes spare tire, pintle hook, 2 tool boxes, troop seats and 20,000 lb winch on front...

Thanks for the info. lots of reading. 836 pages!!!!!!!

I just won the truck and I’m looking for a mentor and/or Ride along. I know nothing. I learn fast but 10 days to retrieve truck is a steep learning curve. I have plenty of questions. I could even pick someone up to check out truck one week and maybe even the next week to retrieve the truck...

I just won the truck and I’m looking for a mentor and/or Ride along. I know nothing. I learn fast but 10 days to retrieve truck is a steep learning curve. I have plenty of questions. I could even pick someone up to check out truck one week and maybe even the next week to retrieve the truck...