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Yeah, the crank is the a part of the design I would like to see improved. Mine came with both a long and short crank handle, but even the short handle can't clear the boom (so you end up doing a lot of back and forth). The crank also sticks out pretty far, and gets bumped by cargo going into...

That would be nice to keep the registration and stuff in too, if they can be found on the civilian market (if you like to collect the original stuff... or maybe just similar if not). Is it just a folder (fairly thin)? 8.5x11" size?

I've never seen a "real" one like in your picture. It might fit in there. Ours were always in these large black binders, with the operator's manual inside (so you could follow the PMCS checklist), that will not fit in the bag at all.

This was actually my original plan, two years ago when I was replacing my engine, but I couldn't find a LMHC in time. I know the LMHC is only rated to 700lb with the boom extended, but it must have a crazy factor of safety on it. The cheap little Harbor Freight truck bed cranes are rated to...

You have the logic backwards. That's a reason to use oil, and NOT use ATF. The Army could have easily chosen to leave the ATF that the transmission typically uses in commercial applications alone, and use it in a wide range of temperatures, but instead they chose to switch to oil that they...

I think it's a "map bag".

They are in the TMs. For me, I found them in the [long] section about replacing the engine. They tell you to take the old engine out, and move the fan and clutch to the new engine, along with a note to switch to the new clutch and fan. They are probably also described in the section about...

It's printed in PETG for exactly those reasons. I think it says that in the post, but I'll double check.

I wouldn't recommend using a 3D printed one on the truck. It would make a good master pattern for a mold, so that you could cast a polyurethane one, though. For the OP, if you swap to the new style fan (single piece, with steel plate center hub), you must switch to the new fan clutch too. The...

Why so rough on the Allison tech? The military has 100,000 of these trucks with oil in the transmission, for some VERY intentional reason that nobody still seems to know - best I've heard so far is that oil has a higher boiling point than ATF. I've driven LMTVs with oil in the transmission...

I've also been working on a 3D printed tach housing for the dash... https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?179668-3D-Printed-Tachometer-Gauge-Pod-with-12V-USB-Outlets

Not having seen the inside of the hubs in detail, what was difficult about cleaning them out? Are there lots of little crevices for it to get into?

While it might be wishful thinking, I don't think there is much rationale for it that would be "logical". If it had different capacities, it would have been a benefit for them to say so, and they didn't. Many parts of the truck are certainly overbuilt, but we're not totally sure what the...

I thought the cranes were expensive when I bought it, but honestly, I use it all the time. It's really worth it.

It's also recorded, with the threads referenced, in the "Common Issues & Fixes" guide in my signature here.

Some people have said they used airsoft pellets or ball bearings.

They are on eBay regularly.

I have some real gaskets, and I think they are made from EVA foam.

Regular 3.90:1 axles.

I have a M1082 trailer that I tow behind my M1078, and my truck does not even notice it's there. It does not slow me down at all, even on hills (anymore than the 5MPH the truck slows down anyway), and I still cruise along at 58 MPH maxed out. It's pretty much like driving without it when it's...