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  1. ke5eua

    M1070A1 & M1000 Walkaround

    So I was wasting time on youtube and came across this. This makes the M1000 look like a tonka toy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJoyarbcbJs
  2. ke5eua

    M1070A1 & M1000 Walkaround

    We had a hett crew try to drag a Bradley on the m1000 trailer and didn't want to listen to us when we said cross the cables. Long story short it took my 88 and another to put the Bradley back on the trailer after they put it on its side. Funny site, luckily we told all the soldiers to stay...
  3. ke5eua

    M1070A1 & M1000 Walkaround

    You couldn't do anything on the engine without pulling he cab. Extending the nose and exposing the engine more make it better for servicing. Adding oil on these is a pita. You need a flex funnel that has at least a 2' length or you are going to be spilling oil everywhere.
  4. ke5eua

    M1070A1 & M1000 Walkaround

    From my "sources", lol, there is an upgrade coming out. Not like we will ever see the m1000 in gl, that's asking for trouble.
  5. ke5eua

    M1070A1 & M1000 Walkaround

    Yeah it is a pain in the rear end running bobtail. You don't do it often but when you do you wish you could disable rear steer. We only did it a handful of times in Iraq. Mainly when another het was hit and the trailer was good we would send out a hett to recover the het, and a het to recover...
  6. ke5eua

    M1070A1 & M1000 Walkaround

    Df, is the steering improved on the a1s, I remember my het in Iraq, and the one I'm driving g now the steering was a little loose when bobtailing.
  7. ke5eua

    M1070A1 & M1000 Walkaround

    Still missing a 12v power plug. How am I supposed to charge my cell phone when on missions. Come on Oshkosh, new fmtvs have a power port for the tc.
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