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Can you drill the pockets/bows and put a lock pin in?
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Can you drill the pockets/bows and put a lock pin in?
I don't like drilling any holes in equipment unless absolutely necessary. Forty years from now someone might be trying to restore it and I'd hate for it to be in the condition Tinwoodsman's MB was in when he started. Either I'll find the factory method of securing them or just use some additional super rope (looks better than a bungee cord). That's what I did this morning and went out for about a 15 mile trip and it seemed to stay in place at 55mph so should work.I was thinking of drilling and using a self-tapping bolt, and then realized simplicity should rule for field situations with no tools. Here is an option if it is long enough to go all the way through the bow pocket.
One of those would probably work but I'd better get 2 if available just in case. I need to make a trip to Lujan's for some pioneer tools. Are these things he might have?What size military box do you want? Two smaller ones, or one big one? I come across them cheap sometimes, I can grab it/them for you next time I have a close encounter. That's one of those things best acquired nearby, because shipping usually makes the cost unreasonable.
And now that you have teased us, what is the trick with the two pipes?
One of those would probably work but I'd better get 2 if available just in case. I need to make a trip to Lujan's for some pioneer tools. Are these things he might have?
The trick with the pipes is to line up where your wheel needs to be (on the LMTV you have to worry about the CTIS connection) then you stick one pipe through a lug hole on each side of the wheel and the open end of the pipe over the corresponding lug. It helps you to lift the wheel up and slide it in to place. We used these changing all 4 tires on my truck and, outside having a hydraulic wheel lift - which you're not going to have along side the road, it made things considerably easier.
Last time I was there I spent about 30 minutes just digging through the shovels and that was about the 1st 2' of a 6' pile of them. I'm guessing he'll have enough for my next 10 vehicles.He was running low on the pioneer tools, just kidding.
I like cheaper so am happy to go with your guy.Yes, Lujan probably has some. And he's down to about 20' of pioneer tools...... in the one pile...
My guy is cheaper on the boxes, but at Lujan's you could pick your own. Sup to you!
Between those straps and the bed compartments that only hold "some" of the top bow components, I hereby give the Stewart and Stevenson engineer responsible an "F".I just got a line on the straps needed for holding the bows down. They're not exactly what I was expecting. There are buckles on the bows then these straps go into the buckles and slide over the j-hooks and they you can adjust the tightness. Simplicity itself and once I get them on I'll be original and not worrying about a helicopter canopy.
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There are certainly a lot of things on the LMTV that make you scratch your head and wonder "what were they thinking?" Personally, with as much room under the bed of this thing, I think they could have come up with a bigger tool box, factory placement of some jerry can holders, better way to keep the troop seats in the "up" position, slide down or flip down ladder on the tailgate, etc, etc.Between those straps and the bed compartments that only hold "some" of the top bow components, I hereby give the Stewart and Stevenson engineer responsible an "F".