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The M416 wheels use tubes, as far as I know you will have to tube a tubeless radial tire on the stock wheels. I would go with stock Jeep wheels and not worry about the 1" offset difference.
My M1028 is very quiet and smooth, so quiet that I have to watch the speedo to make sure I am not over revving. It WILL go over 55 but I want this truck to out live me so I will not go over 50 (55 indicated, my speedo also reads 5 over, GPS verified) I can see how someone driving a nice, quiet...
Yes, there were Ferrets in Vietnam, belonged to the Aussies
Though, if I had to bet, I suspect they were remembering the V-100 Commando. Armored and four wheels, close enough in fuzzy wayback memory terms...
That is the real issue here, the laughing stock part. YES the Segway increases the mobility of the individual user, and is much more maneuverable than a golf cart or a motorcycle, HOWEVER everybody that saw them ride by just laughed and pointed. There was absolutely no air of authority...
With a NEW style bed on it! From my observations I believe that was the last M101A2 bed design before they went to the M101A3 bed with the skinny fender wells inside the bed.
It's portable! Car bat, XM receiver, some speakers and a 30mm ammo can, works anywhere on the planet... One of the kids with the truck made it, said he made some extra cash manufacturing them while deployed in Asscrackistan. Clever
The exhaust fan in the M109/M185 shop vans vents out the side and has a flap that opens when it is on, and has a cover over the outlet on the outside, and moves a lot of air. I bet you could fine one of those in a MV scrap yard.
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