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I had no problem here in Kansas.

Every pound counts when you're airlifting/slinging/parachute dropping equipment. As I recall the original HMMWV was pretty near the sling weight limit of the original Blackhawks (7000 lb HMMWV vs 8000lbs external load capacity of the UH60). In addition, I suspect some construction contract...

That's it. Thanks!

All, I've searched here (and on Google, and checked the TMs I have collected) and haven't come up with an answer. Last week I was playing music for my kids through my VIC-1 while we were running errands and accidentally left my AM-1780 on, at least partly because the lamp is out. I'm looking...

I think you're right: it's a diesel thing. I also think it has something to do with engine temps. I have a block heater in mine and when I start it on a cold morning after the heater's run for about an hour I don't get any of the usual racket. But on mornings--even warm ones--when I haven't run...

I had a similar problem and it was the three-lever switch. If there's power to the interior lights (instrument, wait, brake) I'd bet that's your issue too. The brake light is unrelated... that's most likely a problem with the parking brake light switch. I have the same issue and I haven't...

Thanks for all the replies. It's supposed to be 70 on Thursday (and then 32 next Tuesday. Really Kansas?) and I'll see if I can pull it and take a look. I'm hoping for an easy fix, but it's an MV so I'm expecting to have to spend money :-)

It's 8 degrees outside this morning, so I haven't tried digging into this at all. Thought I'd ask for expert opinions before digging in to the problem--hopefully it will be 50 on Thursday. Anyway, driving home yesterday I glanced down to check my speed and saw the speedometer was well over 60...

From my understanding the JTLV isn't a "replacement" for the HMMWV and the Army will continue to use HMMWV's for "truck"-type jobs... things like delivering troops and materiel around inside compounds or between CONUS bases. The JTLV will be used more like an APC or scout car. It's not intended...

There are several alternatives that are "stock" if you're willing to pay. There's one that is like an upside-down U that goes over the tailgate and the tire bolts on the outside. There's another that mounts to the bed. HPG has that one: Both are available on the evil auction site...

Yeah, it's always bad when someone gets killed. Pure speculation until we hear more, but I'd guess there was alcohol involved. First, as mentioned above, who drives their HMMWV at night, right along the bank a river, in the dead of winter in Indiana? Second, who "forgets" they don't have a...

Lots of good points made here. For me, I'm driving my truck frequently but not at highway speeds. I don't usually get her up over 45mph because in the town where I live that's the max speed limit of any street here in town. And that's on an empty stretch right on the north end of town for about...

What? You drive a HMMWV and are afraid to get wet? You probably carry an umbrella, too! :p Just kidding. We'd all love to see pictures when you get it on.

I don't know how rural it is where you live, but when I added an air horn to my truck when I lived in the city, I kept the original horn and had it wired up so that I could select which horn sounded when I hit the button. That way I could give a "polite" beep when someone was sitting through a...

You can do a step up transformer, but you have to account for the fact that the primary input voltage times current is equal to the secondary output voltage times current. (Vp x Ip = Vs x Is). So if you're pushing 12v at 60 amps into the step-up, you'll get 24v but only 30 amps out. So you'd...

Not really to my HMMWV, but for it... Made out of a tackle box, a NOCO 24v charger, a Nato slave plug. I put the box under the front of the truck and plug it into an extension cord. The cord powers the charger and a short extension cord that comes out the same end as the slave plug. I plug...

For me, I just have turning the switch on after I start and off before I stop the engine as a habit. In my truck, the LED dash lights are bright enough to be a visual indication of whether I've forgotten to turn it on (or off). You could always rig a relay so that power is to the stock switch...

Terrific! I know the wait must have been aggravating, but congratulations on getting your truck on the road. Looking good!

I much prefer zippers to velcro--I always hated how loud that stuff was when you were trying for noise discipline... They look pretty good, but a lot would depend on the quality/price. I've seen pairs of the commercial MOLLE-backed covers for under $150, but I've never pulled the trigger...

Perfect. Thanks Norm