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When it was in the driveway on wood blocks it ran quietly and didn't vibrate the house. Now, on the side of the house it vibrates quite a bit. It's certainly tolerable, especially if it's 30 degrees and the power goes out. So this is my list of possibilities for the vibration, probably not...

It's kind of in the only place it can be. The ground is very sandy soil, and I brought in a half yard of 1" minus gravel and tamped it down before pouring the concrete. I'm hoping when the rain comes and saturates the ground it might dampen it some. Wife isn't complaining, just not thrilled...

Genset is on the pad and when bolted down vibrates the entire earth around my house, which includes my house. The glasses in the kitchen cupboard ring like bells. Took RCamacho's advise and put some Diversitech air compressor pads underneath and that took some of it out, but the house still...

Well, the generator isn't doing me any good in the driveway. Poured a slab and then started to noodle how I was going to move a 850# generator from the driveway to the slab on the side of the house. I had an epiphany; if I could get the gen back on a smaller narrower trailer it could push it...

Where is the yard you need to pick it up from? If it's west coast, ship the truck to Retired War Horses and let him sort it out. Steven will give you an accurate account of what the truck needs. Then decide if you want him to get it road worthy or if you want to do the work yourself. It's...

Spent a couple hours today making my M1165 do this, which it isn't supposed to do. (running lights without headlights)

If it were me I'd go with a quality straight 30 weight oil. I don't think multi viscocity oil is bringing much to the party, especially in FL.

I think all motor vehicle forums have these questions - whether it's cooler thermostats, different weight oils, or bypassing coolers. I approach these things by asking myself if I really believe I have more knowledge than the automotive engineer that designed the system; and yes, it's all part...

I renewed my hatred for split-loom this week, finally getting the radio installed. Harris XG-100M multiband. I was gifted this radio rack with shock isolation. The radio didn't fit between the uprights so I took the top off an flipped it upside-down and mounted to the flat surface. The radio...

OK, so the big alternators have a 12v output, but where physically is there 12v inside the cab? Is there a line to the battery box somewhere?

Shots from a visit to a nearby navy base: Strobes in the corners and NMO mounted antenna on the right side sponson Strobes in front under the turn signal IR and red strobes I still don't know the purpose of these sockets or the square plates

Put these backup lights in the existing holes in the bracing behind the bumper - no drilling. They are 24v white floods and the sides are amber strobes, each controlled by a separate relay in the battery box, fused of course. The toggle switch is ON-OFF-ON style - up for amber strobes and...

C-141B crewmember joke: What the difference between a C-5 crew and the C-5 engines? The engines stop whining when they block in. :ROFLMAO: Anyway, the experts will be along shortly so I'll just ask; when was the last time you inspected the hubs? I would park it until you have.

This is becoming lost knowledge. Most young people only know - push pedal car stop. Back (early 80s) when I was stationed at Travis AFB I bought a Ford Maverick off some guy's front lawn for $50. It was my beater car. It had drum brakes all around, and coasting out of Mix Canyon there was a...

I've been an avid seatbelt wearer ever since high school, when my sister armor-all'd the bench seats in my 1970 Ford LTD. It was the only way to stay behind the wheel in a left turn. I had a friend a few years back got into an argument with his wife in a bar (he had ...uh... wandering eyes)...

I think BlueOx makes a bikini top for the HMMWVs. EDIT to add: He has a HMMWV, so he will make you pretty much anything you want. He made the roof and rear curtain on mine and as mentioned, without the doors and with the rear curtain rolled up I think there isn't much difference.

The manufacturer makes tactical dune buggies, so that might be a recovery trailer for them.

So several months ago I threw down a low bid on a "patient lift" - one of those things that lifts non-ambulatory people up so you can set them down somewhere else. I figured it would be a good tool for hefting the 400 amp alternator out of the M1165, being it's 24V and almost no effort is...

Wow, glad I don't have anything in the pipeline. I was setting up to use them to pick up my MEP-802A on the pallet in TX and ship to WA, but found their website too confusing to complete the deal...

Weatherstrip on order. Thanks to LightintheDark I have the missing knob and the MOV. Installed both this afternoon. Went down the rabbit hole of trying to find three LED panel light bulbs, gave up. Not really worth it. That should be the end of the driveway maintenance items, the rest I...