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Oddly enough, my A1R has this issue when the CTIS controller is plugged in. I suspect the ground on the CTIS controller in my case. All was fine until I removed the controller to paint the heater panel. Unplugged, all functions normally. Plug in the CTIS and a mile or two down the road, the...

That's a tiny habitat on that build. Looks like it came off a Unimog... ;)

Just a thread back from the FB on the LMTV group a couple years back. Someone had expressed interest and a couple people who had dealt with them spoke out. Wasn't anything good said about them (from price, to failures, to service). There's not many dual voltage solutions and when one comes up...

I've heard bad things, as well. If my alt ever craps out I'll absolutely be picking up a HD commercial 24v alt for 1/10th the price tag of a Neihoff.

Pass me some of that Grey Poupon, old chap! Heh, it's a pretty exclusive club still. :)

You bring up a good point with the trans, though. The OP is looking to lower his frame/COG/hab. He will have to incorporate a "hump" into the design to allow for the trans (and it's gonna be a BIG hump protruding into the hab). Else he'll have to raise it to the height of the M1079 hab (which...

More like Styre to Steward & Stevenson. ;) You know that *I* know about the trans protruding (keep in mind I was going the ambo route same as you before I found the M1079). And you and I both know that many builds have accounted for the trans protrusion. If you look at the other image that...

Ah, the two maim frame rails are part of all S&S M-series trucks as far as I know . Are you thinking of the little 3rd frame member that it part of the M1079 hab? IMO, deleting the secondary chassis will leave you twisting the frame like the 12M18 trucks do...

Here's a Styer 12M18. Note it's being lower due to only having a single main frame. This one also has an articulating subframe for the hab:

You *could* but it would take a great deal of modding and fab. There are things bolted to the inside and outside of those frame members. You face a ton of rerouting of wires, air hoses, brackets, braces, etc. Both rails are just C-channel and I suppose you could flip two back-to-back. I...

I suspect that he's thinking back to this part expecting you to post a drawing of the specifics...

A0 and A1 4-wheel trucks have the issues. The 6x6 and the A1R have corrected (ie: straight not down angled) setups thus do not suffer the same catastrophic vibration issues.

Why not replace the entire column with a real truck column (w/turn signals, horn, cruise, *real** tilt, phone and radio controls)? :)

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Hey, it adds up fast: NOS auction LMTV bumper = $150 Steel stock = $60 Welding rods = $12 Paint = $10 Labor = $50 Profit = $2318 I don't see a problem. /sarcasm ;)

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Yeah, my air horn pulls from the fan supply. And when the fan is on, the horn won't work (which happens a LOT at the beach, lol). So yeah, I need to fix that too.... :)

Bret is in Irving up NW of Dallas but I don't know if he wrenches for other folks. But as Chief says with more info we can get you in the right direction, I bet. Cranking is good. Fuel issue is the usual suspect at that point (and one of the easier things to address/diagnose). You have the...

When someone actually *makes* something, I don't mind them charging for their product. *opposed to flipping a $20 something they won at auction for $900 That said, I base value on quality. If it's a "weld it yourself kit", the quality will be on who welds it so the parts are only worth what I...

Here's his solution. This is exactly my situation to the letter... https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/resolved-dash-gauge-issues-when-ctis-plugged-in.201141/post-2343302