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Idaho Motor Pool is auctioning off a pile of blank SF97 forms (real ones) this month. Just thought I'd mention that, you know, for academic purposes...
https://jbsauctions.hibid.com/catalog/168277/idaho-motor-pool-military-surplus-reduction-auction/?cpage=3
I finally worked up the nerve and replaced the water pump belt and the power steering belts. Yeah, the ones in the very back...
...now my entire spine hurts
Spring is trying to make a comeback here and I'm finally pursuing little projects again.
I picked up a set of black rivets and added the missing data plates to the side of the bed.
My R&D group has been working with the Festo ADNM multi-stage pneumatic cylinder and it can be configured with up to 5 stages with stroke lengths starting at 1mm and incrementing 1mm at a time. This might be a solution but there are some limitations on stroke size (see pic) and you can't go...
If you're in Boise I would contact Alex at Idaho Motor Pool up the road in Fruitland. He's retiring this year and is wanting to clear out his inventory. He had brand new 16.00R20 XZLs just this last year and had wheels also. Not sure what his official inventory is right now but I would...
Feltz also has more in their inventory than what's on their website.
There also this CSM army tires.com sponsor at the bottom of the main forum home page that has tires.
@patracy, am I in the right cast of folks here? My truck was truck of the year for 2021 so I would think that I'm not eligible for it again. Whoever was truck of the month for Jan. 2022 should be in my spot...or maybe I'm more confused than I first thought.
You could run chains on the front and maybe one rear axle but there's not enough room between the rears for both axles to have chains on with 16.00R20s
Maybe I'm old school but I still prefer my stock canister fuel filter. It's far more robust and less susceptible to damage (think branches/ brush) than a thin spin on filter.
Also, I don't think an M809 truck has a lift pump to suck from the tank and send to the injection pump. It only has...