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On my BEOD, they sealed up between the cab and the body with a strip of velcro, the same as if it was a troop cargo cover. You could always get a full wall built behind the cab to seal it up, then you wouldn't have to worry about any gaps between you and the shelter.

It won't be at Winlock this year, the site owner has a lot going on and is unable to host. I know a few of us are planning on the NW Overland Rally in Plain, WA June 16-19, and then after that there will likely be the Great Western FMTV Roundup again this year in Chehalis at the end of July or...

you got lucky. I tried putting them on my M116A2, and even with 1/2" spacers the tires are rubbing against the brake cable with no room to move it. Might just be that you're running the old bias ply tires instead of newer radials though.

No parts needed yet luckily. Just been keeping my eyes open and even the non running gens that are obviously missing stuff are still going for more than I would expect.

I'm sure there will continue to be some in service for many years. My unit in Korea still had some MEP-002 generators, and this was in 2005-2009, so long past when they should have been obsoleted. Unfortunately around here they go for 2-3 times the price they were just a couple years ago. I...

I'm aware of a section for non-military modifications, but other than that I think it's some people are saying that if it could go on a HMMWV it should be in that section, including trailers like the M101 series (that predates the HMMWV and only the A3 model is actually designed with the HMMWV...

Get a good battery charger designed for AGM and top the batteries off once a month or so. That's about all that can be done without a complete redesign.

No, no you won't. Once you do so much as show one of these a picture of sand, you'll keep finding it coming out of nooks and crannies you didn't know existed for the rest of it's life. Clean what you can, and just accept the fact that you'll find more later.

The early 6T batteries were flooded lead acid; the only thing really special about them was that the vent caps were capable of being submerged under 5 feet of water before they started leaking. I have never seen anywhere saying the military switched over to them for their additional safety in...

Define "reasonable price" Napa sells 6T batteries for $220ish each with 6 month warranty. 6TAGM will set you back minimum $450 and usually over $600 each Lots of battery threads and discussion, but part of it always comes down to is it worth the extra money to get the military batteries when...

I've occasionally used a suicide jack to move a trailer tongue a little bit if needed, but only if the trailer jack was nice and sturdy and wouldn't have issues if it got a little side load on it. Use it pushing at a 45 degree angle instead of straight up, and it either slides the bottom of the...

I meant overall size. With a rubber tire if something makes contact, you get a little rubber friction. If a tire chain makes contact, you can have some serious damage.

IROK makes a 39.5" tire that fits a stock HMMWV as long as the springs aren't sagging. As far as I know that's the biggest. Only caveat is with that tire size you can no longer run tire chains. (the military tire chains add about 1" to each side of the tire, so on a 37" tire that makes it...

Not specifically a military vehicle event, but I've been talking in out local group, and sounds like we'll have at least a few of our rigs at the event, so thought I'd share here, and if there is interest we can increase the size of our military encampment. I know I'll be there with my HMMWV...

looking up the M1061, it's 6k lbs empty, and 600 lbs of that is on the tongue.

Provided the dual voltage generator has the 14V output wired to the rear battery, that is where I would wire it. Reason being, the battery is the most stable output of power. It acts as a buffer to any fluctuations in the output, and it's where the power will come from when the vehicle is off.

positive wire to positive terminal of the rear battery, wired through an appropriately sized fuse. Negative wire goes to negative of the same battery, or straight to ground if you prefer. the fuse IS important, as it's what protects you from burning down the truck if a short circuit appears...

only part of the A3 that is wider than the A2 is the fender flares to cover the wider axle

to me this looks like the Trailer Chassis ( as the nomenclature in the parts manual calls it) or Light Tactical Trailer chassis (same as the M1101/M1102 as I mentioned previously). The HMMWV towable trailer. I think that is more likely to be a pair of 802 5KW gens than the 803 10KW, because the...

The 103/105 trailers (I believe they are the same chassis, just different body on them) are larger trailers for towing behind an air brake equipped truck, and not the best choice if you don't have a big air brake truck to tow them. They are also pretty massive overkill, and weigh about 2700 lbs...