M1088 camper conversion

[ckouba]

Had an opportunity to grab a set of A1R doors with much better handles, and managed to get a grille in the process. Pretty happy with the new look:

Still have a shimmy around 58 MPH, and spent a few days trying to remedy by balancing the brake drums (starting with the front 2). Despite getting them fairly well balanced, still wasn't able to eliminate the shimmy. I have another idea or two, but not looking forward to the effort to implement,

 

[hike]

Still have a shimmy around 58 MPH, and spent a few days trying to remedy by balancing the brake drums (starting with the front 2). Despite getting them fairly well balanced, still wasn't able to eliminate the shimmy. I have another idea or two, but not looking forward to the effort to implement,

We added Hutchinson rubber beadlocks, stainless steel ball bearings and fish weights opposite the CTIS valves to all our tires and wheels as suggested by @Gunny 0369, Made a huge difference in our ride: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/whos-running-dynamic-tire-balancing-beads.186801/post-2575708 <fixed link>

 

[ckouba]

We added Hutchinson rubber beadlocks, stainless steel ball bearings and fish weights opposite the CTIS valves to all our tires and wheels as suggested by @Gunny 0369, Made a huge difference in our ride: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/whos-running-dynamic-tire-balancing-beads.186801/post-2575708—

Interesting. Are they these:

Hutchinson 8" x 20" Tire Beadlock for M939A1 M939A2 Series 5 ton Trucks

Hutchinson 8" x 20" Tire Beadlock for M939A1 M939A2 M923A1 M923A2 M925A1 M925A2 M927A1 M927A2 M929A1 M929A2 M930A1 M930A2 M931A1 M931A2 5-Ton Trucks equipped with 14.00R20 Tires NSN 2530012118405 PN 12301119 D45393

www.easternsurplus.net

NSN #:
2530-01-211-8405
Part #:
12301119 D4539-3

 

[Gunny 0369]

Interesting. Are they these:

Hutchinson 8" x 20" Tire Beadlock for M939A1 M939A2 Series 5 ton Trucks

Hutchinson 8" x 20" Tire Beadlock for M939A1 M939A2 M923A1 M923A2 M925A1 M925A2 M927A1 M927A2 M929A1 M929A2 M930A1 M930A2 M931A1 M931A2 5-Ton Trucks equipped with 14.00R20 Tires NSN 2530012118405 PN 12301119 D45393

www.easternsurplus.net

NSN #:
2530-01-211-8405
Part #:
12301119 D4539-3

that is them,
they’re quieter with those ball bearings, and they do not wear on the rubber locks as they would to steel bead lock.
There’s a great trick to installing them in the tires, collapse them down, tie them together, put them in sideways, then release the string holding them collapsed.
A scissor jack on the inside of the tire widening the beads further apart also helps tremendously on installing these.
.

 

[hike]

Interesting. Are they these:

Hutchinson 8" x 20" Tire Beadlock for M939A1 M939A2 Series 5 ton Trucks

Hutchinson 8" x 20" Tire Beadlock for M939A1 M939A2 M923A1 M923A2 M925A1 M925A2 M927A1 M927A2 M929A1 M929A2 M930A1 M930A2 M931A1 M931A2 5-Ton Trucks equipped with 14.00R20 Tires NSN 2530012118405 PN 12301119 D45393

www.easternsurplus.net

NSN #:
2530-01-211-8405
Part #:
12301119 D4539-3

Yes. Dave was very helpful at helping get 5 used pull outs to match closely.

Make sure you get the right size, we saw some with other vendors that were not the right width—

 

[ckouba]

Thanks gents!

 

[ckouba]

Cleaned the windshield and had another excellent weekend with the wife, dog, and truck. Headed over to central OR for hiking, biking, boating, and fishing.

At the trailhead:


Hiking near Tam Mac Arthur Rim:


Three Creeks Lake:


Getting around Three Creeks Lake:


Biking with some buddies on the McKenzie River area:


Rowing on Clear Lake:


Sunset near Santiam Pass, happy dog!!!:


McKenzie River (no fish but beats a great day at work!):


Last campsite of the (5 day) weekend:


Took the liberty of knocking my stair, which bent it, so... need to rebuild that. Otherwise a fantastic week in the woods. Looks like it might have been our last sunny trip of the summer. The rain is back starting this week and my calendar is a bit booked up for the next month and a half. Was a great five days though!