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Just got my LMTV, so just now exploring old threads. I am very much interested in locking both ends. I did that with the CUCV Blazer= all the difference in the world. Will have to sell the Blazer to buy the axles, I reckon :)

I've got a motorhome that has about 12 ft of body behind the rear axle. I find that its very easy, when making a right turn, to take out a vehicle in the lane to the left of me....

looks like I got a CAT.. Um, well, by the pound its a good deal...yeah, that's it. Guess I'll go hang out at the FMTV threads.

The M35A3 that I used to own didn't have that HEUI feature, did it?

Oh, the FMTV has a yellow CAT.......oooooooooooh.....

Whole thing comes off; 44 pounds worth.

Why do the hubs stick out so far ? The dually hubs on mine look like this. Stock backspacing H1s bolt right up, the hubs do not stick out past the tires.

A trick I use during assembly: lay a bead of silicon RTV into the O-ring groove, install the new O-ring, assemble the wheel/tire but do not inflate right away. Wait a day or so, at least overnight. THEN infllate. If you inflate before the RTV has cured, then it just squeezes out.

Putting the Blazer on a diet is a formidable task, with unsatisfying results. You see all I have stripped off mine and its near GVW, well, would be if suspension was stock. There are multiple threads on the interweb with titles like "K5 on a diet" that will give you ideas. Some are difficult to...

That is correct. The CO2 is stored in liquid form, like propane, so there is alot more "air" available than a scuba tank would store. Regulated at 115 psi, can fill a 37" tire in less than a minute. Also can run pnuematic tools = my favorite thing to do. Well, second favorite. There is no worry...

Weight of a mixed/matched M1008/m1009: steer axle 3120 lbs, drive axle 3000 lbs. This is the CAT scale nomenclature. Thats an M1009 Blazer w/ M1008 pickup axles. No top, No tailgate. No back seat, trail doors +rollcage + 2 spare tires + CO2 tank Full of diesel Me in it (after lunch).

Oh wow.

Would they be good for rock lights, in your opinion? I did not think much of rock lights until I saw them in use: they are for the spotter, not the driver! Duh.

Is there such an animal as a CUCV with unmolested wiring? Rick?

Newscasters in PHX were fighting off laughter when the teleprompter, not having "haboob" in its dictionary, substituted "baboon." Beware of a giant baboon limiting visibility on interstate 10...

I owned a looow mileage M1009, previously owned by border patrol, specially outfitted with air conditioning. What I did not realize is that during a typical shift the truck was parked at a strategic vantage point, engine running, air on. So it has THOUSANDS of hours on the engine.

With a torch + welder you can do whatever you want. I like coloring outside the lines.

Yeah, I'll be doing the key/steering lock delete as well....that's so old school ;)

3 inch exhaust system. Recall it was straight piped before. I still have to drive to the trailhead (not a trailer queen), the exhaust w/no muffler exiting right behind the driver was giving me a headache. All better now.