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Welcome aboard. I drive down 51st past your unit pretty much every day! There is a local guy who has some engines to sell, he'll run it for you before you buy it so you know what you are getting. Give me a PM and I'll get you his info and arrange an introduction. He can be kinda grumpy at...

Thanks Leonard! That all stands to reason, particularly with the many different versions of the 5-ton, some of which, like the wrecker, must be very heavy. Would we be safe saying most of the rear axle parts are the same? Cheers

As far as I know, yes. The goal was as much parts commonality between versions as possible, which they seem to have achieved. But, as always, I stand to be corrected! :) Cheers

FMTV stands for Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles and refers to all of them, regardless of which model or weight capability (M1078, M1083, etc.). LMTV stands for Light Medium Tactical Vehicle and refers to the 2.5-ton/2-axle version. (M1078, 1079, M1080, etc) The 5-ton/3-axle versions (M1083...

The colours listed (Green 34094, brown 30051, and black 37030) are the correct ones for the 383 3-colour camo, how your avatar truck is painted. Since the stuff fades fairly readily, a touch up on your truck probably won't match exactly, at least until it has been in the sun for a while. Cheers

Something else to check- the pins that hold the caliper on. When I picked it up, my 'pretty' M1009 dived for the right ditch on brake application (alarming, and enough to immediately deadline the truck pending repair). Turns out the drivers side front caliper is only held on by one of the...

I'm looking for some information on this light, which I acquired recently just because it was interesting. Looking at it, it is obviously a safety device of some sort, with a red steady or flashing light and an MV-type reflector. From searching for the NSN I find it listed as BII on the M88...

If I recall, one of the last times that anvilconda came out there was some 30-40 feet of gooey mud between where you could park your 1009, and the M813 that needed a jump. All the extra cable was useful that night (not that I would know whose truck needed slaving..:roll:). Cheers

1986 M1009 SN- 1G8ED18J7GF184318 Reg- NF0KVY NSN- 2320011232665 Only semi-legible bumper #s - STAR or STAB, and NTV (both right rear) Bought off Tinker AFB OK Reputed to have come from Camp Perry OH Thanks, and cheers.

That is a very nice truck, congratulations! Warthog, the Marine M813s with the ISO beds have their tail-lights mounted that way too. Keeps them well protected! Cheers .

We'd love to see it! Those are very cool aeroplanes. If you have "as the project advances" pictures, post them up, those would be very interesting. It will save you getting the much dreaded "this post is worthless without pics" icon too! :grin: Cheers Edit- I see one pic now...

The lights and the trailer plug on the M1009 are 12V. Cheers

Welcome aboard gents, and Semper Fi brother to you, MSgt! The M109 is in the old MERDEC desert camo. MERDEC (or MERDC, often referred to as 4-colour camo) was used from early to mid-70s until mid-80s when the 3-colour started to replace it. It tends to survive in Guard units, it seems. My...

Justin, here are what pictures I have on my computer. Let me know if you need something else, or closer pics, or...? Cheers .

Okay, bummed that we didn't get to see you, so I will definitely PM you next time I am going that way to see if you are available. Looking forward to Temple. Here are a few more pictures that illustrate stuff mentioned in earlier posts. Cheers Pic 1- Another bullet strike (on the spring...

Now I feel bad Tim..:cry: Not like we didn't think about you though. We figured you would be at work at that time of day (0915) so didn't think you would be able to join us, could you have? Didn't know your school was that close to the highway either! Next time? Cheers

I happen to have a crank out of one of my 1009's at the moment, the pics should show you what you need to know, even though one pic is kinda cruddy! Cheers

Thanks Jim. :p (Edit - this was originally for the silly stuff Jim posted about what thumbs up means around the world, which I thought was funny, but now he has taken it away! Still works for the above) This was Texas thumbs up which means- 1: Cool, or; I like that, or; looking good, or...

Scott, ya twit! No, it was real, not an April Fools trick, and I have pictures to prove it! Latest update- Today I took Scott up with me so he could finally see the fabled beast in person. He can no longer cast doubt upon its existence since we actually took it out and drove it. That was a...

Very nice work, sir! Looks a LOT different than when I saw it...:) Cheers