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That's the funny thing with selling military wheels/tires. No one wants them until you finally mark them down to just get rid of them and all of a sudden more people need them.

Used conveyor belt might work for the base. It's cheap. There are more and different dimensions than the one I linked. This is just an example. The steel pieces don't look too difficult and I might be able to find them as scrap, at least some. Still thinking where to get the other rubber...

Never said I wanted to be a die-hard. Space is at a premium for me as I plan on living in my truck, 24/7. I had planned on carrying probably 2 sets of chains for snow but tracks could replace those and be used in very deep snow. Everything's a give and take. Generally, I won't be doing a lot...

Yeah, my thing with contrivances is getting to the dunes in the first place. I might drive thousands of miles just getting there. The idea is, what happens when you're confronted with an obstacle?

While interesting, that's kinda the same as just swapping in another wheel/tire combo. Even if I can make those tracks, I'm not sure if I have room to carry them. I'm gonna look around and see if there's a good way to carry them that doesn't take up a lot of room.

How hard could these be to make? I'm not talking for ripping about, but for slow driving ONLY when needed. Is the weight of the truck alone enough to keep the tire from spinning inside? I feel fairly confident I could reproduce this product, as pictured, and come up with a way to secure it...

I've seen over the tire tracks for duals before but not for a single tire, not that I've looked all that much. Btw, google "over the tire tracks", and you'll find a few different choices including rubber and metal. I'll look into these. I like to be prepared, within reason, but they may be...

Point taken on the tires. Sadly, I won't be in a position to fly in a whole set of wheels/tires just for one run.

You can read the Wikipedia page, for some insights. Here's another article. Lots of ads in the 2nd one. Think a properly outfitted Deuce would be ok? The 2nd article I linked mentions you cross over 900 dunes and it recommends no heavy trucks. I'm posting here because my Deuce has been...

Some things you don't let go of.

Added front winch, HF 12k lbs. Already have a Mile Marker in the back. Also added brush guard.

Method 105 beadlock wheels, 17x8.5 & Yokohama Geolander MT G003 37x12.5R17 Went with civilian wheels/tires because of the price of stock tire sizes. Even used tires have a big shipping cost - not everyone lives near suppliers. The offset isn't perfect but I won't be carrying much load most...

I could've sworn I posted this under HMMWV. Could a mod move it there?

Nothing significant. I didn't need it. I told my friend he could have it, but it just came down to space/storage. There was one for sale around here on Craigslist recently for $200. He has kept the chassis and is planning on using that to create an off-road toy.

Simultaneously making every other humvee slightly more rarer/valuable. My M1114 body at the scrap yard. 610 lbs...got $62 for it.

So, the 6.5 had some issues, the least of which we discovered that this vehicle had spent some serious time at least partially submerged. There was water in places that weren't meant to have water and it was still there months (years?) later when I took delivery.

Ok, so, I have a M1097R1. Now, according to the literature and the auction listing it was supposed to have a 6.5l, but it doesn't it has the 6.2l and it's still a 3 speed. Bought a M1114 with a wrecked front end that came with a 6.5l, turbo & 4 speed. The plan was to grab whatever could be...

New shoes. Method 105 17x8.5 + Yokohama Geolander MT 37x12.5R17. Both were cheaper than replacing the tires alone, in the stock size. They are a little bigger than stock. It's mostly for off-road use.

Yep, got that. I was just responding to that notion.

Just curious what you want to use it for, for consideration. This brings me back to my original point - commercially produced RV's use almost paper thin aluminum skins. However, unless you have a local source or deep pockets ACM panels can get very expensive due to shipping. I will probably...