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So if the bank isn't living in the HMMWV, then charging it via the slave plug is going to be the simplest/easiest solution. That would necessitate having the bank as 24V. Unless you have gear that operates on 12V only, then it's almost always going to be higher voltage for battery banks. The...

In the manual it is "Seat Frame" So that panel is used to mount the back cushion of the rear seats on the early trucks. Their image of it looks a little funny compared to what it actually looks like. Example...

Your average 7k car trailer is just a little on the light side, as the trailer itself is usually over 1k lbs, so you really need an 8 or 10k rated trailer to haul one of these properly. Also keep in mind some states (or maybe all of them?) require any driver towing a trailer over 10k lbs, or a...

if tub and body are both steel, then putting something between them is a little less important. I usually use PVC tape from the irrigation section of the hardware store between parts for noise reduction (and especially for dissimilar metals) If you are redoing the entire brake system, and...

So update, 2 years later. System was working great up to a couple weeks ago. Unit would turn on , then trip the breaker after about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Found the power input connector melted a little. Replaced the connector and contacts, but no change. Pulled out the multimeter, and found...

engine revs are not directly related to the half shaft speed. half shaft speed is tied directly to tire rotation speed. Doing a quick comparison, a 2001 honda civic tire (I picked a random small car for comparison) tire is about 24.5" diameter. It spins at 825 rotations per mile. The 37+...

Spray painted the tires so they'd actually look black for once. Then took it through a parade. Had the Washington State VFW Color Guard in front of me, and in the truck were McCleary City Mayor. McCleary VFW Post Commander. District VFW commander for my area WA State VFW Commander.

considering the truck has a 3 speed transmission, you can use all the help you can get for speed, so always go larger.

Do you have a winch mounted to your truck? If so, then as I said, they make mounting plates that either fold up when the winch is in use, or clip to the roller fairleads. Examples here: https://www.roundforge.com/articles/winch-license-plate-mounts/ If no winch, drill one extra hole in the...

... or they make brackets that will snap it onto the roller fairlead, and you pull it off when you need the winch. Also there are hinged ones for mounting to fairleads. Mine is held to the brush guard with steel zip ties. Not the prettiest thing in the world, but it's legal.

For the most part, deep cycle are lead acid batteries. Some are AGM, some are flooded cell. They are usually close enough that you can charge them the same if it isn't the primary charging method for long term usage. You won't get optimal life charging with the wrong method, but it won't be a...

Buying then selling a trailer is certainly one option. You are unlikely to take much of a loss for it with how pricing on stuff is going these days if you can find a used one. those people that rented the uhaul trailer to tow their HMMWV flat out lied to uhaul in order to do so. They decided...

That is exactly how the system is supposed to operate. And once again, yes, these engines operate hotter than gasoline motors do, and 220 is perfectly normal. Still a good idea to verify with the laser thermometer just to understand the relation between your temp gauge and actual engine temps...

The ECV/REV trucks recommend DEX VI in everything. GM says not to use it in non-automatic transmission applications because some manual transmissions and stuff have had early failures when they first switched over to it. Military finds it easier to stock a single fluid for everything, even if it...

I've considered it, but decided I'd rather have someone siphon fuel through the filler than have them drill a hole in the tank.

yup, this way makes more sense. The other way looked more like the equipment I have after I've used it for a bit.

You sure you have the right before and after pics?

in comparison, just the steel for my jack rail/sliders was about $200 for 4" angle iron 3/8" thick, bought through a buddy with a commercial account. Bolts, nuts and washers (grade 8 taper head bolts and lock nuts, and thick fender washers) was another $40, and the countersink another $40 on...

they'll probably work as jack rails, but I don't think I'd trust them to take any type of impact. Looks to be kind of thin steel compared to the other ones (or extremely thin) I'd say probably garbage at that price, 3 day free shipping included for $270.

mine had an actual hole drilled in the top of the tank. No idea how it got there, because there were no holes in the truck above the tank, but it was there.