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    Great day today..."Optimus Prime" Lives!

    Get greasing soon mine took a lot of grease do not think the military did it recently as u jays took far more than a top up and track rod end ball joints crusty stale grease came out of them all till the new grease emerged and get some new 40wt 2stroke diesal oil in the engine your engine and...
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    Looking for help with left track on sherman tank

    When turning? What track vvss or hvss?
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    Looking for help with left track on sherman tank

    Hi is it the wide track hvss or narrow track vvss ? Sherman.when do you get the track coming off going forward straight or turning or going backward turning?
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    M16 Half Track Purchase, Need Advice

    Hi £40k ish sound about the right money for a nice half track in the UK add the turret with guns tome stone amo cans and correct generator and solenoid triggers on guns sounds ok to me price wise.has it all the under armour? As often this is missing.
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    M1070 HET + M1000 Trailer: Las Vegas, NV

    Hi if you can could you post some pictures of the m1070 with some of the loads they are moving.nice to see that set up being used In the non military roll.if I lived local to that firm I would be knocking on there door for a job! Surprised no one in the U.S. has converted one to a recovery truck...
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    M1070 PTO/handbrake

    Hi, I seem to remember someone mentioned in someone else's thread that they modified an M1070 so the PTO/winch would work with the handbrake off. The person didn't say how - has anyone done this if so can you point me in the right direction before I start tracing the wiring to enable me to do...
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    Tips On Importing Armor and other vehicles from Overseas...

    Hi, I would go with Mike Lynch at Inter-market Freight they / he brought my M1070 to the UK from the USA. He charged $650 for doing the export permit. He also goes to some military shows in the UK so has real interest. He has done a lot ofdifferent military stuff from tanks to motorcycles from...
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    M1070 charging fault

    Charging fault fixed new voltage regulator fitted to 24 volt alternator part number r240103822s both gauges in the green but fixing the 24volt alt masked that the 12 volt alt was also not working.if you remove the 24 volt alt belts then the 12 volt gauge should be in the green mine was not...
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    M1070 Tech & Tips

    Hi the work light in the bII is there any make marked on it as I am after one thanks.
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    m1070 battery master switch

    My bad it is that I have not seen a rebuilt m1070 with type a dash ie taco
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    m1070 battery master switch

    Hi measured the current drain on my m1070 with master switch off (pulled out) I have no drain on the 12volt or 24volt side (took both positive terminals off the 12 and 24v side when measuring) but with master switch on (pushed in) on the 12volt side have a fluctuating draw of 0.04 to 0.11 with...
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    M1070 trailer air lines question

    Hi on the m1070 drivers side is the red air line. which is nearest the electrical sockets for trailer.
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    M1070 Oshkosh steering T gearbox

    Guess no one has checked or thought about this steering tee box. The box has a 1/4 socket head plug in the base of the unit and also one half way up the side.mine has thin white grease to this plug what grease this is I do not know as lub manual does not show this steering box?
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    M1070 Oshkosh 24v alternator voltage regulator

    Hi, Has anyone needed to buy a replacement voltage regulator for their 24v alternator? If so, could you give me a lead / let me know which company you obtained it from? Thanks, Mark
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    M1070 Oshkosh steering T gearbox

    Hi, I was just wondering what lubrication the steering Tee box should have? This is the steering gearbox that the steering column goes down into and relays the turning motion forwards and backwards. The manual calls it a Tee gearbox. The lubrication manual *LO 9-2320-360-12 does not mention...
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    CUCV in the movies

    There are 2 in cucv in the series strange but true with Michael aspel espiode 1.8 it was about the USAF staff at raf Woodbridge that saw a UFO in rendlesham forest I know this since 1 of the cucvs was mine filmed over 2 nights.
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    M1070 dash lights

    Hi good to know yours is wired like mine traced the feed for panel lights it comes from the black out light switch straight to dimmer I think it's like that so when using black out lights you don't lose the panel lights.maybe it was a wiring mod on some as soni says should go on and of through...
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    M1070 rear cab lights

    Thanks for that will try to get bulb in the uk if not my take you up on you offer for the hole light thanks
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    M1070 rear cab lights

    Hi more lighting question ! The rear spot lamps top of cab has any one replaced one of the sealed beam units? The sealed beam is ge marked 4 1/2 inch od with screw terminals tried ge web site it appears to be a ge par 36 but is available in various voltage and wattage. Voltage I can check with...
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    M1070 dash lights

    Hi the gauge lights in the m1070 what voltage are they? the bulbs I took out only have 53 stamped in them. Also is it correct they do not come on when you switch the side or head lamps on? Mine only work when you rotate the dimmer switch
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