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Yes, stock rims. On mine- no loss of power, no appreciable difference in feel, no difference in braking, don't know if it effected top speed because I don't drive it that fast! Mileage appears unaffected at around 20-21mpg (taking speedometer error into account). Speedometer is off a bit-...

Okay, M1009 with BF Goodrich Mud Terrain 33-12.50x15s, no lift. The tires just barely rubbed where indicated in pic 2, so I whacked that edge off with a Dremel. I think a less aggressive tread wouldn't have hit at all, only the outermost lugs on these tires dragged, and then only on the...

You will, some of those are mine. :p I'll bring the M813 or the M185, haven't decided yet. Sarge, great pictures! Thanks for including my stuff. I was stuck at work the whole day and missed the snow at the farm. Got to admit, the 185 looks better like that...:sad: Taco looks cold! Cheers

To put this in perspective for all you folks who spend half the year anywhere from ankle-deep, through chest-deep and on into "I can't see over the top of the white stuff..", Central Texas has only seen snow in February 15 times since 1858! I, for one, missed most of those. So it is actually...

As I understand it, they were only used in small numbers and mostly by the USAF. There was a heavy truck proposal submitted by a GM/M-A-N team, but it lost out to Oshkosh with HEMTT and PLS. As RW66 indicated, it is basically the same as the M-A-N Kat. It is a beautiful truck, but VERY...

That's entirely possible. Jeff isn't on here much these days (if ever?), if you PM me your contact info, I will pass it on to him. That is actually a 5-ton next to the M1003, it just makes it look like a Deuce! :) Cheers

He got it off Tinker AFB in OK City. They had 'lost' the blade somewhere (how one accomplishes THAT remains a mystery!). Cheers

Here are a few more pics from the parade. In all, I believe we had 20 MV's, not including trailers. Cheers 1. Buckmaw's M1009/M101 2. My m813A1/m105a3. I carried 39 folks in truck/trailer, plus 2 up front. 3. The benches Reloader64 and I hastily built last weekend. They were cut down...

Hobie is correct in what he says. In addition, the entire cost of Research and Development is divided by the number of the first items produced using it and added to their actual cost. Good examples of this are the B2 bomber and the V-22 Osprey. The technology to build those aircraft was...

Okay, lest I get any more PM's asking if it was the MV rap video (carrumba, no!) it was Stoploss. When Paramount first approached me (and Sarge) we said no because we didn't like the story line. Then they started talking money. Well, lets just say they have deep pockets... :roll: For all...

That BTR is David Wang's. He does a LOT of truck business with the movies, worked with him on one here a while back. It is too horrible a movie for me to admit participation, and only my M813's wheels made it into the final cut (seen from inside a bus). That BTR is also the one I passed up...

Cool, thanks. I had rather figured any difficulties would be from the long shafts between the shifter and the transmission itself. The shifter in mine is all put back together and re-installed, but other stuff had been pulled out again (like the radiator), so I still haven't driven it. I'm...

Welcome aboard Rich. As Sam said, we would love to see your pictures. :jumpin: Anything else about them you would like to share would be welcome too. It is one thing to preserve the vehicles, and quite another to preserve their history and that of their crews. We get things from books like...

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There seems to be quite a bit of variance from county to county, and sometimes at different offices within the county. Originally, when you don't get plates, you were supposed to get a foil sticker that was to be placed in an inconspicuous spot in your cab. A few years back a buddy of mine got...

Andy, you are good to go. Pvt J covered all the pertinent bits, I will just reconfirm that the sticker, if you get one, goes with your papers, not attached to the truck. With that, you are covered with the club insurance. [thumbzup] See you Saturday! Cheers

An old thread but- The vehicle is a German-built UR-416, basically a 416 Unimog with an armoured hull. Cheers

Looking sweet Ed! To see it go from us standing around discussing the possibilities, to what you have built in such a short time is truly amazing, and highly commendable. If y'all think this truck looks good in pictures, you should see it in person, it really is beautiful! Cheers

I imagine he is referring to these... Cheers .