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Bedtime for Bonzo here. Some interesting ideas. Between now and the weekend (weather permitting), I'll get some measurements on the camper overhang height and length, and LMTV info. I won't be able to use my camper specifically, it's wrapped with sheeting for winter weather. But will get close...

Unimogs are known for their frame flex, and anything mounted to the frame behind the cab must be three-point and flexible, not rigid! As for the Steyr 12M18 and LMTV, hard to say. Flex could go both ways - allowing more wheel travel overall, but possibly stressing the frame causing cracks. I...

Nice rig, something I'd considered as an option. Cutting the bed into 3rds versus half - 3rds would allow more clearance between bed and overhang, but you're right, would also shift weight forward. Could be compensated by moving the pin or saddle behind the axle, though might cause stress on...

Also thought about, but on a regular fifth-wheel camper the overhang is usually around five feet, just enough to clear the rails on a non-lifted pickup truck. So the overhang would barely clear the bed, and I'd have to really jack up the front of the fifth-wheel to get the hitch into place, and...

Well, removing the entire bed is feasible, if I travel cross-country, the bed is still where I started from. Or if I go somewhere for a shorter period of time and want to use the truck as a truck, not a tractor, I don't have the bed. The idea is that the bed travels with me in pieces, to be...

A crazy thought for the crowd. Here I am with a fleet of vehicles, including my M1081 and a fifth-wheel camper. I'm racking my brain on ways to be able to tow the camper, short of buying a -350/-3500 or larger truck (the fifth-wheel empty is 12k+ lbs). Part of this plan is an excuse to add...

Yeah, but not in a good way. Took several hours to get the truck out of the yard. And the yard still hasn’t fully recovered.

Well, at least the CTIS wheel valves look salvageable. The rest of the vehicle and the 463L pallets - not so much...

LVAD M1081 photos Here's a couple of photos if that'll help. First is of my M1081 resting against a tree. I was trying to drive out of the back yard in Maryland after several weeks of rain, the truck slid down the slight slope and rested against the tree. I used the Self Recovery Winch (SRW)...

OK, LMTV meet in Flagstaff? That'd be a long drive from Colorado Springs, but would be worth it! Keep the group informed on that please!

Put my new personalized Colorado plates on the truck: LVAD Of course, G0L1ATH was not available, and I didn't think about B1GBABY until after the fact. Oh well. And put together all of the parts that have been collecting, so I now have a functional rear emergency gladhand, which can be used...

Welcome to the Board and the LMTV Family! I still owe you a phone call and visit! Wife is coming to visit this weekend, so that's out. Will reach out next week for certain! Oh, and you need to post a pic (or three) of your truck! I've had no major problems driving the truck around here. The...

Forget the water buffalo, load some International Product Containers (270 gal) in the bed for your water needs. You can always remove them, they aren't very heavy when empty and they're pretty inexpensive. And they make good ballast when full.

Yup, got the Self-Recovery Winch, multiple snatch blocks and straps. Prior to getting the truck stuck, I skidded a 40' CONEX (shipping container) across the yard using the winch and snatch blocks. Just a few weeks ago I was way up in the Colorado mountains skidding logs uphill and loading them...

Yup, there's those that have stuck an LMTV, and those that haven't yet. I've stuck mine. Maryland got a ton of rain early this year. Goliath (my M1081) was in the back of the yard, I wanted to drive it that day. Bad idea. The ground was so soggy that Goliath barely motivated out of its parking...

Looking for help or just advice? I lived in Maryland until May of this year, but am now in Colorado, had my M1081 shipped from Maryland to Colorado, having a blast with it here.

Tree recovery effort Goliath (M1081 w/SRW) and I trekked into the Eastern Range of Colorado to a coworker's mountain retreat. He downed three trees and cut them into 12' sections. Using the SRW, we skidded them a hundred feet up the hillside to the truck and loaded them using the davit crane...

I used Kessler Body and Equipment in Southern Maryland. Very Southern Maryland. As in, if you drive a mile east you hit the Chesapeake Bay, two miles west the Potomac River, five miles south you hit Point Lookout and can see Virginia from there. About two hours south of DC, but only 10 minutes...

I purchased my M1081 last year already titled in Maryland but not registered in the state. I transferred the title into my name with no problems, took the truck to a local truck inspection station for the state inspection, fixed a few things, re-inspected successfully, then registered as a...

Mine had about 3" toe in, to go with improperly shimmed king pins on the axles, and a damaged/worn steering box overstressed by the king pins binding. Now drives like a dream! Thanks Suprman for the steering box!