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I wonder why people go to the trouble of asking a question, then never come back and read the answers??? :-? Cheers

I have run 33-12.50r15 KM2's on both my stock M1009s (which I am assuming from your signature is the CUCV you are referring to). On one, they rubbed slightly on the very inside of the left front wheel well lip behind the wheel, but only when you flexed the vehicle with the tread edge adjacent...

Did you check the fluid in the master cylinder? It has a habit of 'wandering off' if the truck sits for an extended period. If you have a bad wheel cylinder, that is one of the places it wanders off from, and it's not always immediately obvious from a casual look. Cheers

Thanks, good info Sandcobra! I have visited my older son's motorpool a couple of times (he is a Dragon Master, LVSR driver with 1st CEB), and noted a lot of changes to the "old" norm, all in accordance with what you have written down. Thanks for taking the time to record your observations...

Also note that the Marines usually give tire pressure markings as 60 PSI rather than the Army style TP 60. You can see that in Pic 1 above. With the Marines, there are often variations though! Cheers

As said above, you need to decide on an era for period correct, as in yellow letters on a 3-colour camo deuce would be inaccurate. For anything mid-1970s to present (ie post overall green), Sandcobra's examples are what you would go by. Note that the Marines are somewhat notorious for putting...

He's still alive and kicking, busy as ever, and has a new baby daughter. He just doesn't spend much time on the computer these days. I'll tell him you were asking about him when I see him tomorrow. Cheers

Here is a picture of neighbour Sarge's S280 on M832 setup. I believe he had to modify the top of the mounts slightly to work. It hauls well on the road. I'll dig in the files for a better picture of each end. Cheers

I will miss our chats. What a great guy. Cheers Bill!

Alas, poor Pinky! I have many miles logged in that passenger seat, and even a few in the drivers seat. Good old truck. But the important 'accessory', Pawnshop, came out okay (even if he is a sore puppy!), so..... Cheers

The French produce machinery that is either beautiful to look at, or dreadfully ugly. That applies to cars, military vehicles and aircraft. For all it lacks in aesthetics, the SUMB is actually a very good truck. The French were one of the first military customers for the S404 Unimog...

In the mid-70's there were some deuces on NAS Corpus Christi that were painted grey. Cheers

Most of my C-130 flights I did not enjoy, because I was infantry and we were packed in there like human sardines. I don't know who came up with bright red seat webbing and a seafoam green interior, but it was a pretty nauseating combination! The one flight where I was able to prowl around and...

Boss Hawg, I like that. And an added bonus, my old baby is out in front of her. :-D Cheers

Here is a link to more of Scott S' pictures. These are all copyright, so dire warnings apply, including threats of evisceration in the event of unauthorized use, etc., they are just for looking at. Most of them are really good, Scott is a professional photographer. He was riding in the gun...

Some more, showing the full size statue being made. Way more impressive in person than in any picture. The Bastrop HS NJROTC colour guard had their picture taken in front of the gun truck. They did a nice job presenting the colours. Cheers

There will be more, and some better pictures, when I get them. We apparently caused quite a spectacle refueling the vehicles at a local gas station in Bastrop! Cheers

Thanks for the support guys, makes a huge difference when times are rough. The Goodyears are within a 1/4" or so of the height of the run-flats. We had to raise the V about that much to put a Goodyear on after taking each Commando off. The tread profile is very different, the Commandos being...

Yep, 140 mile round trip, at around 3 miles per gallon. I figure I will use about 47 gallons of premium gasoline, so the gas bill will be close to $180 (paid out of my pocket). But I know you guys were not treated as well as you should have been coming home, and in the years right after, so...

Thanks Louie. Don't know that I was ever normal enough to get back to that, but I'll get back to something. I kept the alternator tensioning bracket as we inspected that pretty carefully and don't think it was a factor in the belt shedding, just that slightly off pulley. I may be embarrassed...