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Pics coming soon - but several days ago helped my local Sheriff Office recover an old pickup truck from a former open mine/now lake. Pickup truck had been shot up significantly, and Sheriff was concerned it was part of a criminal case. I needed all 300+' of my SRW and extra straps to get down...

Today was a beautiful day in northwest Nevada. First open day at Lake Lahontan State Park, a local reservoir used by boaters, fishermen, picnickers, sunbathers. Churchill County Search and Rescue, of which I am a member, spent the day patrolling the beach, assisting Park Rangers, and helping out...

Light bar in place of rotating beacon: The beacon is a single bulb and motor, not a lot of amperage draw. My light bar is an "old school": four 50w 12v bulbs and rotator motors. IIRC, 4x50w=200w. 200w/12v=nearly 20 amps, then add in motors. Too much for continual use, my circuit breaker would...

I just noticed, you're lucky and have the 11k hydraulic self-recovery winch (SRW). It's a somewhat rare and very handy tool to have in your arsenal when off-road. I'm jealous, your truck is much prettier than mine and has a bunch of upgrades. :cool:

Funny, I did nearly the same drive a year ago in my M1081 with factory gears. Colorado Springs to Fallon, NV. Yes, 50 is very scenic but nobody on the road. Fill up every chance you have just in case, holler if you have problems. Watch the weather - when I drove out last May/June, I got snow...

Based on my experience and documented on the site - you've got a spring in that spring brake chamber that has broken and punctured its diaphragm. Could possibly be dry rot only without a broken spring too. When spring brake button is pushed, air pressure into the spring brake chamber applies...

Springs in the spring brake chambers (two per wheel) break and puncture the diaphragm. You push the knob on the dash for the spring brakes, pressure should override the spring in the chamber, pushing the diaphragm and releasing the brake. With the punctured diaphragm, the spring brake will not...

I've used the SRW on my M1081 a number of times - skidding cut logs up a steep incline, moving a 40' CONEX shipping container, pull a M-35 from a snowed-in pasture, pulling itself out of mud, and out of a snow bank. The logs were single-pull, the others required dual-lines via a snatch block at...

Wait - just because it's on display doesn't mean that you can talk about it! :roll: I've worked in some areas that even though they're acknowledged, I can't say anything :whistle: But good on you for getting the opportunity and helping out! Hope you got a good deal out of the truck!

Opening a connection on the engine head? Should work, as you said you got fuel out when using the primer bulb. Same as pulling the bolt on the big filter mount. The filter mount bolt allows complete filling of the filters, there still should be fuel remaining in the high pressure pump. Maybe...

All lots of good preventative maintenance. Now, stupid question: Did you bleed the fuel system after replacing the lines and filters? There's a bolt on the top of the fuel filter housing (-24P, Figure 33, Part 2) that you should loosen nearly completely when pumping the primer bulb on top of the...

From the other recent driveshaft posting: My M1081 had the supposed modified drive shafts. Ran fine down the road but I wasn't convinced all was well. When I bought the truck, the bolts on the bracket between the air compressor and the power steering pump were missing, as were the bolts for the...

My M1081 had the supposed modified drive shafts. Ran fine down the road but I wasn't convinced all was well. When I bought the truck, the bolts on the bracket between the air compressor and the power steering pump were missing, as were the bolts for the alternator. Less than 12,000 miles on the...

Because: Without a trailer, "Hauling Ass" requires two trips... Besides, the truck won't be jealous of you buying the trailer, whereas a wife would be jealous if you got a girlfriend (well, most anyway).

IMHO, the main difference between the WTEC II and WTEC III is the controller and keypad, not anything internal to the transmission itself. That being said, wiring is different, but not functionality. Other than having a newer transmission and control system, you aren't gaining anything specific...

I think I see what they did! By pulling the plug on the end cover, they were able to use a bolt into the end of the drive shaft to retain it (or push it into the center diff housing). The drive shaft is independent of the bearing and hub assembly, and only rides in bearings and the splines into...

Sorry, mine were faded and unreadable. Big problem would be cinching down the band clamps to prevent the bag leaking. Upper clamp is exposed and a worm gear clamp would probably work, but the lower clamp rides inside the air bag and any exposed points would probably wear a hole on the folded...

Just want to say "Thanks" for the pics and info on the air bag/shock rebuild. I just pulled the assemblies on my M1081 today and disassembled same. Bushing for top of both shocks was gone, rattled around in the air bag assembly. I'm shocked. One shock had lost all of its oil too. Replaced...

Nevada Day Parade 2019, Carson City Everybody loves a parade, amiright? The Military Vehicle Preservation Society here in Western Nevada participated in the Nevada Day Parade in Carson City on Saturday. My LMTV was the largest vehicle in the MVPA section, and almost the newest. Was an excellent...

Somewhere in SS there's some postings I did several years ago, similar problem with my CTIS. Wound up rebuilding the manifold under the dash using new seals, but I believe that the problem was caused by the pressure transducer that plugs into the manifold. There's no way to test it, but it's an...