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  1. FloridaAKM

    M-1082 Trailer Pickup @ Fayetteville, North Carolina (Ft Bragg)

    It seems I have fallen into situation where a M-1082 trailer I won on the 1st of March & scheduled a pickup has fallen thru. The company that picked up my truck last April, can't get a truck into to do a pick after a week. Monday is the last free storage day, after that, it is $25.00 per day...
  2. FloridaAKM

    What good is a 400 MHz generator?

    I had one given to me & was going to run an ac off of it. The generator was 8kw @ 400hz 3 phase. It would generate voltage, but not current. Just another dumb idea that was fun @ the time 20 years ago. The two cylinder engine still runs, but the generator is junk. I believe that it was a 1953...
  3. FloridaAKM

    Re: Folding Ladders for MRAP's

    34 views & no comments. Oh well, they are home & not in the way!
  4. FloridaAKM

    Re: Folding Ladders for MRAP's

    Re: Folding Ladders for MRAP's I picked up these ladders a short while back & thought posting them for ideas would be good. I am keeping two & one is already sold, but here they are.
  5. FloridaAKM

    Door Opening Attachments That Limit Door Overtravel

    Here is a picture of it out of the box. It is missing a bolt that holds the strap to the door anchor, but that will be found later on. This addition, I have never seen before a few days ago. There are also a couple of handles to pull your self into the cab that came with the package!
  6. FloridaAKM

    Amy Gets Her Trailer After A Years Wait!

    My M35A2C is named after Betsy after a girlfriend from the same area that the truck came from, North Georgia. Amy is my Boss Lady from years ago(that I still work with)that is responsible for me being alive for the last 15 years, hence the name. None of my trucks are named after wives because...
  7. FloridaAKM

    Door Opening Attachments That Limit Door Overtravel

    Does anybody here have any pictures or information on the anchor bases & the nylon strap that limits the amount of travel on the doors of the A1 LMTV trucks. I do not think that the A0 has this feature. A set was offered to me & I can't quite figure out how it attaches to the truck side without...
  8. FloridaAKM

    Amy Gets Her Trailer After A Years Wait!

    Winning a trailer wasn't bad as far as $$$. The $$$ come after you start to pay the premium, state taxes, dealer fees, title fees; then the shipping bear grabs you unless you can do a personal pickup in your area. Shall I go on, we all have to pay to play......
  9. FloridaAKM

    M1088 tow bar storage.

    He subconsciously did that in a slack moment. You have to see the truck & trailer that was @ Mt Dora this past weekend. Top notch man cave with a really nice m-1088 pulling it where ever he needs to go next. Pictures of it are posted @ the Mt Dora meet thread.
  10. FloridaAKM

    Amy Gets Her Trailer After A Years Wait!

    My M-1081, Amy, got a M-1082 trailer & cover support this morning from GP. :jumpin: It seems folks are not hot to bid as the auction first starts. Now all I have to do is wait for it to be delivered & find a cover. Pictures will come after delivery.
  11. FloridaAKM

    2017 Mt Dora MVPA Winter Rally, Buy Sell Trade

    That was your snoring bouncing off the walls of your trailer, we couldn't hear it due to all the insulation in those thick aluminum clad walls 8). By the way, did anybody catch the military convoy headed South on Hwy 301? It was a pretty big one with lots of up armored trucks & firepower...
  12. FloridaAKM

    Interior Dome Lights

    Nice job on the installation. I put those lights in my Deuce for the same reason that you did in the LMTV. Mine are mounted on the seams of the hard top, so it was easier than your aluminum bracket. Since I also have a LMTV, I hope you don't mind me borrowing on your idea.
  13. FloridaAKM

    2017 Mt Dora MVPA Winter Rally, Buy Sell Trade

    Spent 4 days there, met with a bunch of old friends & new friends alike. Didn't sell anything, but came home with more weight than I left with, except for the wallet...which is lighter. All was a great time to be had, good food, good times, & lots of reenactment to keep you entertained. I hope...
  14. FloridaAKM

    Site not staying logged in

    Fudge is usually good, like in chocolate fudge; in this case, not so much. If you have a long post you want to think & write on for a while, do it in MS Word & copy it. When you are satisfied that it says what you mean, copy it & then sign on as normal. Copy & paste keeps a lot of us sane here...
  15. FloridaAKM

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I finished the install of the rear view camera on my Deuce & installed the other camera inside the rear cargo area under the first bow. The display is mounted in the ceiling of the cab, close to the windshield with a power switch in the dash. You can toggle back & forth between the rear view...
  16. FloridaAKM

    Newbie finally legit, no longer lurking

    Great looking truck, welcome from Florida. We keep our salt at the beach or in the ocean, not on the roads. Good luck with your new toy!
  17. FloridaAKM

    M1079 leaking air out the front bumper "Service" glad hand vent

    You can get kits to replace the diaphragms or new units & save the old units for rebuild. They also offer actual shuttle valve replacement units vs the ones with rubber diaphragms. Been there, done that, but no Tshirts were available. I had a similar problem with my truck & the repairs fixed the...
  18. FloridaAKM

    Re: Pyro placement on the Deuce exhaust manifold!

    Retirement is being forced on me due to the new owners that bought the Chemical plant I work at. They have taken a good place to work & made it very hard to get the job done & destroyed morale. Most of the really good people have resigned & the rest of us are headed out the gate as soon as we...
  19. FloridaAKM

    Re: Pyro placement on the Deuce exhaust manifold!

    Its one & done. No more probes/sensors after the boost gauge is installed. He is happy with what he has so I will leave it @ that. At least he understood the possibility of burning holes in the pistons & went the proactive route to monitor that & turn down the fuel if need be. Other folks I know...
  20. FloridaAKM

    Re: Pyro placement on the Deuce exhaust manifold!

    Re: Pyro placement on the Deuce exhaust manifold! A question to the learned experts here on the location of the correct placement of a pyro sensor. The proper place seems to be right above the turbo in the exhaust manifold. A buddy installed his today & he placed it on the rear exhaust manifold...
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