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Wow, I think that's a great deal.

I had mentioned a few times in this thread that I thought I had an toe alignment problem with my driver's rear wheel. The problem manifested itself as chewing up the outer edge of the tire and looking like the whole tread might be thinking about separating from the tire. I did the chalk and...

Agreed, but illegal in Maryland and I have to work.

Bottom line is, there is no good vehicle for the current driving conditions- Patches of very thin, hard packed snow, water on the road that is in a constant state of thawing and re-freezing, creating black ice and patch ice. Today's driving conditions were worse, if anything. I took the truck...

I let it snow all day, then took it out. Transfer was is hi-lock. The snow was thin and icy, just the worst. The truck handled like a pig on skates but it was manageable. Conditions were bad no matter what you were driving. I would never drive my 5 ton in this... well, I'd at least let a...

Safety first...

Oh shoot, you're in the 5 ton forum. Ask the question in the deuce and a half forum. Someone will know. I've driven the M35A3... when they were new!

I believe it's on the firewall in front of the driver, under the hood.

Right-O. No ABS on these fellows. I already brake pretty gently in dry conditions. The HMMWV is so heavy and suffers from so much gear drag in the transmission and portal hubs that they naturally shed speed very quickly and don't need a lot of brake action if you bother to look more than 5...

In my case, it's a bit of a drive to a safe place to go slide testing, that's why I was looking for advance information. There is a VFW parking lot just 2 minutes from my house but I got the stink eye from them the last time I went sliding about in my commuter Subaru. If the parking lot is...

If that tandem fuel tanker can get in there, so can you.

Ok, so the story is that HMMWVs are light in the rear and do not handle well in snow, especially thin snow. I only ever drove HMMWVs that had a heavy comms shelter in the back when I was in the Navy. Is this true or is the issue being exaggerated by the internet? If it is true, how much weight...

I should have asked: Does the speed/rythym of the sound correlate with the speed of the front left wheel? If not, you're looking at some other kind of problem.

First, ensure that the front left half axle is still solidly bolted to the brake disc. Next, ensure that the retaining bolt for the other end of the half axle inside the portal hub is still tight. Third, jack up the front left wheel and give it a strong shake from top to bottom then side to...

If that's true, our truck will last forever! :) You might also add: - Failure to perform PMCS

I *need* this for my M813.

To prevent this from happening in the future, read up on BTM: Brake Throttle Modulation. While common in the off-roading world, it's an essential technique for HMMWV operation: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/driving-techniques.194428/

I picked up a 2-ton GI-issue jack yesterday as well as a good tire to replace my wonky tire. Looks like only the 3.5 ton jack stows under the hood. I believe the under-seat straps for the jack are still present. I just don't want the jack to turn into a rusty pile of steel. I also replaced my...

I thought the MTR's had very thin sidewalls and were undesireable, at least for off-roading? Or was that just earlier generations of that tire? Jeeze, if you were near me I'd buy those MT's from you.