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Russ, I think the forum software is playing tricks on you. When I click the link for the thread I posted and scroll up, it says it's the 5-ton thread. Those are parts that I put on my 5-ton. I have not put them on my HMMWV.

Yes. There is a thread in the archives here somewhere. I'll see if I can find it. Essentially, it's a vintage Anco or Trico wiper arm that fits right on the military wiper motor stud and a 12 inch blade that goes on that. No drilling or other mods required. Edit: Here we go-...

Wow, I think that's a great deal.

I must have missed earlier posts. What is this for? This is going on your 939 series truck?

Took the M813 out for an hour long maintenance jog. My voltage regulator is occasionally wonky. This time, it was pushing the red zone while warming up but never quite exceeded the green zone. After about 10 minutes, it settled down in that narrow "optimum" band in the green zone. It's...

I now have a small plastic storage tub dedicated to M813 Xmas decorations. I just bust it out each year and zip-tie everything on. Takes 10 minutes. After the parade, I zipped down the road for some fuel. I was doing 50mph when the thought occurred to me that I might be flinging giant, plastic...

Wife and I were invited to participate in a neighborhood Xmas parade. She drove her HMMWV with a bunch of friends in the troop seats. I followed in my M813 with my daughter.

Tires like that used to be recycled for use at playgrounds for kids to climb on or swing on. :) Not OSHA approved anymore, I guess.

@US6x4 Did you do this on the kitchen table? Was your wife out of town? ;)

That's a handsome fella.

Giddyup! Took the M813 down to the local farm supply shop and picked up 2 tons of pellets for the winter. This year I bought better straps to secure them with and ratcheted them down quite tight. As expected, pellets settled like cereal in a box that's shaken up but this time, the straps were...

I was curious to know if they were still in business. Their website is very static and their Youtube videos showing their inventory are very old so I wasn't sure if they went under. Good to know.

Yeah, you're one of the hardest working people I've ever seen, from what you post here. I agree on the humans. I'm not nearly as extroverted as I come across on the forums. I just really, really like information sharing, especially from experienced people. It helps me become self-sufficient...

Although these trucks could be considered "simple" by modern (and commercial) standards the fact is, these are large vehicles that have many systems and they are complex. Entropy is not our friend. It's a race to reverse and then get ahead of systems degradation. Then add in the sheer size and...

Hey, you caught it before the fan launched into the radiator.

My truck sat for about 8 years before I bought it. It may be too little, too late but I did a coolant flush and put in SCA shortly after I bought my truck. I used test strips before I performed the procedure and of course they indicated that the old coolant was "toast" but there was at least...

Did the liner fail because the engine was oversped or would the liner have failed anyway? Or is there no way to know? The whole cylinder liner issue with these engines freaks me out a little. Opinions abound. There are people who say that it rarely happens and there are people who make it sound...

@jonesal I hate heights. Your wife is a gem. I took mine for a maintenance jog. I'm probably jinxing things by saying this but it starts, idles, runs, shifts and drives *perfectly*. I definitely got some "WTF was that?!?" looks from the Jeep crowd. I'd drive it more often if drivers around...

What you say about the water pump cavitation is concerning. When I replaced my belt, it was winter. Everything was so tight that I could barely get the belt over the pulley even with the water pump rotated to the closest point of approach. Now it's summer and I've run the engine and the belt...

I managed to temporarily isolate several rattles in my cab so that I could isolate another loud, random noise that has been concerning me. I took a drive with all the windows down and the rear cab window open. Turns out the noise is the cargo cover randomly "whapping" in the wind when I drive...