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I’ll be hanging out more in the auxiliary equipment section as I work on this 803a. Taking a break on trucks for now, but as you know it gets in your blood... Time will tell.

Truck was sold today to another forum member (Recce01). A couple parting shots... You can track his trip home here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?173506-2000-mile-road-trip-in-an-FMTV/

Annual Georgia Rally. It starts tomorrow. I wish I could go... maybe next year. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?169699-Official-2017-Ga-Military-Vehicle-Rally-info-thread-Oct-18-22-2017

Ok Coffey. This is the tire wrap up for you. I now have 6 on the ground and a spare all mounted up with bead locks and such. These last three kicked my backside physically. That is the last one being dismounted for the spare and here are the other 6. On to the next project.

I’d like to, but don’t think I can get away this year.

I know! I know... A few things get in the way timewise... work, wife’s knee surgery yesterday, teenage kids, work, church, clearing land for pending septic system repairs, work... did I mention work? auaLOL. I need to take vacation to stay home and tinker with the truck!

I was able to get four MV/T tires installed on the truck tonight. I still have 3 more MV/T’s to mount on wheels. I will be taking the truck Sat back to a friend’s shop to remove the old tires and mount the new ones. At the end of the day, I’ll have all 7 including the spare!

Work has me 200 miles away from home tonight. I have 4 tires ready and waiting. Time, all I need is time. I plan to put these on the truck and haul the last 3 MVT’s with me to my buddies shop. The remaining tires to switch are on the truck and I will just mount the MVT’s and re-install on...

Thanks Juan, I figured it was something like that. Is the wheel material with run flats aluminum? Is that an easy way to distinguish? Or do the early MRAP's also use steel? Obviously the clear distinction goes out the window when people start taking them apart and putting on new tires. However...

The first photo above is the bead lock insert. There was no run flat.

I contacted a friend with a used car business to see about using his shop... Let me just say, a quality Snap on 1/2” impact and a high volume air supply make quick work of these wheels. Disassembly was a breeze! He even had a duck billed sledge hammer and real tire irons. All that and a dash of...

Yeah, I had MV/T’s on my previous truck. I really liked them. These XML’s are kind of dry rotted. I’ve already had to replace 3 XML, just to be safe on the road. Now I will have a full set of decent tires. ...and 3 decent used XML to sell to offset cost. Mark, The Goodyears weigh a bit over...

As a side note, I am planning to offer the old tires to "crossfit" gyms and work out clubs around town... They may take 2-3 each and there will be no disposal cost other than me hauling the tires to them! That way they can flip big tires and get in shape like Coffey and I...

I deserve that since I voted for someone else the MV of the month this month! My tools are seriously lacking here... I ended up using a breaker bar with a pipe over the handle for most of the time. I have an old air compressor my neighbor gave me (had to fix it before using it) and a borrowed...

I sourced some good used MV/T’s and hauled them home this weekend. They do not have wheels, so I am beginning the process of switching bead locks and wheels. It is a lot of work, but will be worth the effort once I can get these older XML’s off the truck. I got one completed today.

No, the rebuild kit has the new air bag with the metal caps and rings in place. I did not use new O-rings. I did need new bushings in the shock-end once I dismantled the unit. I believe ReworkedLMTV was able to reuse his bushings. They are pricey at $22.50 each x2.

I wish it WAS a lift gate. It is only a fold down platform to stand on. I believe this truck had a shelter on the bed it's entire life.

Yes, cab air ride went back together flawlessly. It certainly improved the CTIS issues. Occasionally, I will still get 5 flashing lights, but if I hit x country and dump a bit of air, it seems to reset when coming back up to 55 psi. I may still have a slight air leak in the hose fittings at the...

Yes sir! My carpentry skills are great unless you get more accurate than "chainsaw" level.

I hauled some landscape wall block today for the church. In addition to the pallets of block, there is also 36 bags (1/2 pallet) of gravel stacked on the other side. This is the heaviest load I have hauled. It handled the load fine, but I could definitely feel the change in center of gravity.