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Another idea is to use a COTS, civilian off the shelf, truck to pull it.

Here in CA the truck speed limit is 55. When climbing hills trucks tend to slow down. Hazards are used below 45. There is a section of the grapevine that has a truck speed limit of 35. The Cajon has a reduced truck speed limit on the downhill side. Here in CA Amber beacons require a permit...

The circuit uses the resistance of the glow plugs to lower the voltage that each glow plug actually sees to 12 volts, nominal.

If you have a newer panel with at least two open spaces next to the main breaker you can probably install an interlock kit cheaper and easier than the transfer switch. They only catch is you should get an electrical permit, or have a licensed electrician install it.

Which freight liner air ride did you use? How did it work off road? Most tandem air rides and spring suspensions do not have the articulation that the walking beam suspension does.

What is the dimension from the center of the axle to the bottom of the frame.

The air ride walking beam is too new to end up in the junk yard. If it did it would either be gone in a heart beat or fetch a premium price.

Looks like the raydan suspension. Hendrickson makes a similar one.

If you read the entire section it specifically describes the vehicles that are authorized to have amber flashing lights.

Yes the cast brackets will brake. I used my M101 as a dump trailer for over 10 years before they broke. This is how I fixed it several years ago. This is how I dealt with the front alignment problem back in the 90's

Here is a little project that I have been working on. It is a Gannon Earthcavator. It is an early one made for a small tractor. It is being converted from a FD-032 to an FD-042 on steroids. This is what I started with, after the original mounts had been removed. The original bent moldboard...

It is true that historic military vehicles do not do car freeway speeds. This is more of an issue for the smaller vehicles. The larger vehicles are of similar size to large commercial vehicles, class 7 or 8. A lot of the mega carrier tractor trailers are governed around 60 miles per hour...

That is a pretty bumper sticker. It is to small and busy to really be effective.

If you just look at the twisted metal the collision exerted a huge amount of force. How did the fifth wheel get bent that way.

The goverment has drastically under rated these trucks compared to a civilian truck. In the construction industry they typically put a 4,500 gallon tank on them. On the highway it is up to your state weather you have to stick to the data plate. If this was a civilian truck the GVW would be at...

That depends on your state and the dot. You can not exceed the rated capacity of the tires.

McGuire air force base used at least one for snow plowing, they got rid of it in the early 90's The Canadian military used them also.

I love all of the cans blocking the grill. I wonder is it has a cooling issue. Never heard of the military using one but anything is possible at some base.

You need to post pictures. The navy and air force both bought civilian vehicles and used them.

Are you hailing off road or on the highway? There was a discussion about this same issue not long ago. There is a big difference between water trucks used for fire fighting and water trucks used for construction. Your drill rig is probably top heavy.