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  1. TechnoWeenie

    How to safely throw a perfectly good 5 ton truck out of a plane

    Poor ratings across the board. False positives, and misses valid threats. https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/pc-matic-home
  2. TechnoWeenie

    How to safely throw a perfectly good 5 ton truck out of a plane

    You must have something stupid like Norton or Mcafee.
  3. TechnoWeenie

    How to safely throw a perfectly good 5 ton truck out of a plane

    TM 4-48.06/TO 13C7-2-481 https://ufile.io/9wkrdtnn https://fastupload.io/7Rkubq9nieF9PA1/file https://uploadnow.io/f/jd0dQCC Edit: Fixed first link and added one more.
  4. TechnoWeenie

    How to lock up / secure a M35 A3 ?

    Multiple things. Think of layers of defense. Keep people out, keep truck there if people get in. 1. I use a piece of angle iron welded to door and cab that cross the gap that can be padlocked. Kinda like the puck locks you see on work vans that go on the doors, but not. Hard to see in the below...
  5. TechnoWeenie

    Is it a scam? Gov Planet

    I personally have been advised of a situation where a GP EMPLOYEE was taking specific pictures of trucks (mostly LMTVs), then intentionally leaving out things like the push button drive selector, alternator, etc. from the pics and TAKING the parts off the truck, so when someone went to pick up...
  6. TechnoWeenie

    Is it a scam? Gov Planet

    I'm pretty convinced they're shill bidding. When they were bought/merged with Ritchie Bros. OVERNIGHT, prices went through the roof, and the trucks that went for ridiculous prices were seen at auction again a month later.... some I saw cycle through 3 or 4 times before finally 'selling'. So, 2...
  7. TechnoWeenie

    M1088 camper conversion

    That micro antenna you have has negative gain, and if it's NOT made by a well known brand like Maxrad, Antennex, Comtelco, etc then it's probably even worse, and doing damage to your radio. Higher gain = lower angle of radiation. That box blocks most of the signal behind you. A 1/4 wave...
  8. TechnoWeenie

    M1088 camper conversion

    1/2 wave would work better since there's almost no groundplane
  9. TechnoWeenie

    M1088 camper conversion

    where is the NMO mount?
  10. TechnoWeenie

    M1088 camper conversion

    Thank YOU for the link. It's supposed to work for the 939 as well. I snagged the last one. Worst case scenario is I'm out $16.. and I can give it to a local member with an LMTV Just another reason to dislike 'surplus' sellers. Spray paint something tan or green and charge $100 for it...
  11. TechnoWeenie

    M1088 camper conversion

    Hope you're not going anywhere near portland. That'll have a hole drilled in it drained by some tweaker who 'needs' 3 gallons and leaves the other 97 gallons to drain onto the ground.
  12. TechnoWeenie

    M1088 camper conversion

    All the Chinese #(%& is pretty much made by the same company. This is a water heater, no? Is it shutting down because it's getting the water to temp? Another common issue is the included incoming air filter is too restrictive and can cause high internal temps, but that usually throws an E05...
  13. TechnoWeenie

    M1088 camper conversion

    E14 is a metering pump failure. Double check your ground, and voltage.
  14. TechnoWeenie

    Coolant heater addition. 1997 1078

    Some would say it's a minor risk. They're probably not wrong. The odds of something going wrong are slim. The problem is, if they go wrong, can you implement a FER and get on the road? You're on a forest service road and you get a leak.... how long until you realize you dumped all your...
  15. TechnoWeenie

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    That explains why Disney has been crap so lately... Looks like you found mickey and Minnie..
  16. TechnoWeenie

    Charging/Maintenance and Alternators

    The above is partially true for systems that measure only voltage - newer systems made in the past decade also measure resistance, inductance, etc and don't rely solely on voltage unless you get something crappy. It will accept the 100A+50A as 150A until such time as it's full, or internal...
  17. TechnoWeenie

    Charging/Maintenance and Alternators

    The pulse is one of duration, not of high voltage - so no issues damaging anything. With multiple chargers - not true, all things being equal, it's additive. If you have 50A coming in from solar and 100A coming from your alternator you're going to be charging @ 150A..(again, all things being...
  18. TechnoWeenie

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I started it. It's been hibernating for over a year... figured I should at least get its juices flowing. ~35*... started right up....no hesitation.. didn't even have batteries on a charger/maintainer. That spin on oil filter kit has oil pressure up immediately, and it's great.
  19. TechnoWeenie

    Charging/Maintenance and Alternators

    I hope you're using a 24->12V converter and not just tapping into a single battery. That's not a leak, that's a hemorrhage. Those batteries are 100AH+, meaning you're pulling close to half (or more) of that, in 24 hours. Meaning you got a 2A+ draw. That's not insignificant. Either find out...
  20. TechnoWeenie

    Coolant heater addition. 1997 1078

    While a hydronic heating system sounds great, it adds complexity. With complexity, comes the increased opportunity for something to go wrong. Why would you complicate one of the few systems that's REQUIRED for your engine to operate? You get a coolant leak, and you're dead in the water. Sure...
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