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I think I remember reading somewhere that I can swap in new brake drums (just the drums, no other changes) to make the axles 6-lug? It would be more convenient if it had the same pattern as my M1009 and 6-lug are more plentiful.

The six-lug was just the picture I was able to find. I was wondering what the bore size needed to be (min) to fit my M1101 trailer. Unless you've all been saying all along that the GM eight-lug wheels only ever came with one bore size. The six-lug wheels came with at least two bore sizes, and...

Does anyone know what the BORE size needs to be? I see ads on craigslist for Silverdao wheels but the bore looks much smaller than even my 6-lug M1009 wheels.

Try to post some clear pictures from above and the sides. The bracket may be on wrong. When I put mine back on it didn't line up, then I realized I had the adjuster on the wrong side of its mating bracket.

Take them out of the truck and put them in the freezer overnight. In the morning quickly install them in the truck and see if it cranks. That won't factor in the cold engine oil but it might give you a guess.

It looks like a great way to adapt a lunette ring to a civie trailer hitch. Lop off that ring on the extension and machine it to allow you to bolt or weld on a ball coupler. Would let you keep the ring on your mil trailer and swap back and forth between your mil or civ vehicle for towing.

Drove the 09 out to Quilcene to the Ranger Station to give them $5 for a tree cutting permit, then up into the mountains for our tree. The studded snow/mud tires were great. Wife got some video and I'll try to get it off her phone and post it up.

It's Monday and the SF-97 arrived via FedEx. I dashed down after work to the licensing office. The SF-97 was made out to IronPlanet (not me) and there was another paper assigning the trailer to me, which caused the licensing guy some consternation but he didn't turn me away. $87 and 10...

Yes. The government vehicles on base have been running them for almost a month now.

I put the studded snow tires on my M1009 today. The BFGs on the aluminum wheels have a larger bore hole so the disk that holds the spare tire to the mount in the bed is too small. I'll have to rig something up.

UPDATE: I jut got an email that my title is on its way. It should be here on Monday.

Why two months?

Well they were prompt with a reply. I emailed them last night asking about it and got a response this afternoon. They say no later than next week.

OK, it's been over a month; where is my $50(!) SF-97?

Mine doesn't smoke that much and I'm running four or five gallons of used motor oil in a tank of diesel.

The speedo needle in mine wave at me while I'm driving, then reads anywhere from 5 to 10 MPH too fast. I just look at the GPS on the dash for speed. I can also turn on the K-band radar unit and it'll display my speed. It's one of those repairs that's prioritized so low it'll never get done.

lol you won't get me three hours down the road in my truck. We'd have to do it somewhere closer.

That would be great, however where I was scouting was about three hours to Ocean Shores. We also found a really great spot for camping next summer with the roof-top tent. The road in is already so overgrown I doubt many will drive up there. The scotchbroom was taking over on both sides and...

Drove up into the Olympic Mountains today to scout for our Christmas tree. At one point I spotted a sign on a tree about 500' up the hillside and decided to climb up there and see what it said. Dang. :-( I'm not 13 years old anymore, that was 40 years ago, it wasn't as easy as it used to be...

There always seem to be a few dual axel steerable trailers on the auctions but I never see any on the road. They would probably make good utility trailers for hauling stuff- no tongue issues to deal with. Are they not allowed on the roads? Do they not track well at highway speed?