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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    I have been watching some Canadian big wrecker shows. They are using a new product that is a giant air bag. They are using like 4-5 of them to help lift the trailer and using a rotator to pick it the rest of the way. The bags don't have good traction on snow but they seem to be able to lift a...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    DriveDarrel: That's solid advice. I would like a EGT gage to see how much it climbs when the truck is going uphill and use it as a barometer of workload. I do plan on doing water/methanol injection in the hopes of getting some improved fuel economy with no change to the fuel injection system...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    Snowtrac nome: if you did have any kind of winch is there anything to attach them to? What got you so stuck?
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    Deep mud: I think deep enough both vehicles will get mired. The extra ground clearance gives the Mog a huge leg up in this race. Steep Slope: the max slope looks to be a function of how low gearing do you have. I know the mog has a whole basement of low range working gears. Absent of having...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    With any luck someone will make a kit with usable instructions. :wink:
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    I do like the idea of adding a manual override to the CTIS in case of computer fault. I had a first generation rover with air ride. The system failed endlessly and everyone swaps it back to coil springs. I found and fitted a manual system which made it possible to air up and down the air springs...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    I wonder if the fuel economy of the other vehicles is higher because the tires are run at a higher PSI and the contact patch is smaller. I heard the LMTV runs 75 PSI but you can get the CTIS reprogrammed to run 100. I know commercial trucks run over 100 PSI like 110-115. The other factor might...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    I do plan on adding a pyrometer and doing water methanol injection to control the EGT and possibly improve fuel economy. I have no idea why the military didn't at least put in the gage. Looking at the CAT spec you can certainly turn up the power output of the power plant a whole lot. Given the...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    Would an exhaust brake be worth retro fitting to the truck? It looks like for turbos there are dual turbo (small/large), VNT and twin scroll turbos available. I think you can turn up the base HP but increasing the torque the transmission is torque limited. I'm not clear on what is needed maybe...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    DriveDarrell can you tell me more about exhaust brakes. I've never owned anything large enough to have one. I did see a build with one retrofitted to the LMTV. So much of what you say makes a whole lot of sense. Commercial off the shelf parts (check). I am actively investigating both lockers...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    I'll take a stab at what drove the choice of suspension on the LMTV. If anyone knows better please correct me because this is just all speculation. The US military wanted a whole family of trucks based on the same base design so there would be some parts interchange and it would be easier to...
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    LMTV vs other military trucks - offroad

    I have long been an admirer of the Unimog products but alas I can't afford one and have purchased a M1078 LMTV. I believe for my use (off road camping) it should be perfect. I have a lot of new questions about why the US military chose the LMTV and it's design features. Also how those compare...
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