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Welcome to the addiction! Lance

No, but it will keep you from becoming the ground rod. Lance

By "control circuit breaker" he means the 3 pole breaker down by the convenience receptacle below and to the left of the main panel. There is a separate push button breaker for the convenience receptacle just to the receptacle's left. Under the cover to the left of the main breaker is the...

I know David wrote an article some years back for MV magazine detailing deciphering SNs which, I believe, mentioned the DLA contract number dating in a side bar. Lance

They are canvas boots for the transmission and transfer case shift levers where they come up through the floor. They cut down on the air blowing into the cab and seem to reduce the noise a tiny bit, too. they keep the cab cooler in the hot weather, warmer in the cold weather and cut down on...

The 7th and 8th characters are the year in which the contract was let. It's the same for MREs, ammo and tanks. Obviously many contracts went on for years but it can help to fix a "not earlier than" date for aging. Lance

No, they cannot be synchronized. The MEP-002A is rated at 52(?) amps but that is max output and they are I believe, rated at a power factor (PF) of 0.8. This means that they will produce the rated max for a short while but can be operated at 80% of data plate output continuously. A 10 kW...

Jeez, and here I was going to suggest showing it some dirty pictures.......

My notes show a minimum of 17% of the total trailer weight on the fifth wheel with a target of 20% and a max of 25% total weight on the fifth wheel. That said, I got my Class A license in '77 so there may have been an change in industry standards. Lance

D8dave and I had looked into maybe going in on the tractor with the idea of eventually reselling it. The thing apparently ran OK when the town took the engine to replace one in an M911 that had over heated. The M911s engine has been checked by an engine shop experienced with Detroits and...

One of mine pulled off a while back. On the side of the handle was a flat spot where it was staked onto the end of the cable. I drilled through the flat, tapped it and used epoxy in the end of the handle followed by a set screw. It was a 10 minute repair that's still holding. Lance

The lines are steel. They will bend with a standard tubing bender if you need to reroute them at all. I didn't need to on my M1008. You can install the aftermarket cooler as a stand alone cooler or in series with the radiator cooler. Series is more efficient for cooling the tranny with a...

The -20 TM and a vacuum gauge. the gauge to check the pump and the manual walks you through the process. Often these trucks had well meaning mechanics adjust the shift points when they should have been replacing $2 worth of vacuum lines. Change them first because of the "you can't see a...

I'm sure not an expert but I'd think that since most of the gun trucks belonged to transportation units that had mostly 5 tons and very few deuces that'd account for a lot of it. Mounted spare tire were typically a large part of the load and were incorporated into the crew protection on some...

They seem to cross reference as a universal fit for 4x4s. I ordered a bunch so we'll see what happens... THANKS!! Lance

Good deal! Lance

I agree that it's asking too much of an M1009. Regarding the stock tranny cooling system; transmission coolers are cheap, repairs are expensive. As far as speed, the 6.2 is no barn burner and you'll be going mighty slow on even fairly gentle hills. Turbo or not, the engine and tranny are a...

Uh-oh! It's another tread-head! Welcome to the addiction. there's only about a gazillion places in "upstate" so, where's your place? Lance

It's not normal. If you haven't done so, replace the rubber vacuum lines from the vacuum pump through to the transmission. It's take 10-15 minutes and will likely fix the issue. If there is a vacuum leak it will cause late and hard shifting. If not, look at the -20 manual for the checks to...

The M1009 has a pintle and an official towing capacity so, of course, it's "set up to tow long distances" To answer your question in the way seem to want, we'd need better information. As asked above, how much weight? What do you consider "long distance"? What kind of speeds, roads and...