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I would do some homework, you gotta know that thing will need 14 tires, and if that size is unavailable, the unit is basically a conversation piece.

From the Fred Crismon "Wheeled Military Vehicles" book.

I tried the 36,000 trailer with the A2 as well, even with LDS power, the axles, transmission and transfer were red hot after a few miles. Soon thereafter a 915 joined the fleet for this kind of work.

That 425 tire was not used in the military except on that trailer. The tire is used as a steer tire on trucks that need floatation like cement mixers etc. That size is seldom stocked new or used anywhere, and it is expensive, even Chinese Doublecoins are $600. Name brand $800 and up.

My advice to you is to have a hd wrecker come get it and put in storage. Then send a new carrier to haul the trailer the rest of the way on top of another trailer. It is not safe to tow a trailer with the axle chained up like that clear across the United States. The tires pictured in the...

Your 550 is probably 11,000 and the 109 is 16,000 ish, that is right at the edge of safety. So no flaming from me. Truck looks really good!

New Life Canvas has it for $196 . . .

Oh yes, no problem with two 6TLs. 4 are only needed for arctic operations.

That is one nice 880 and great dog too! 42 years old means nothing, those trucks can be incredibly dependable once the bugs are worked out.

De-volved is the operative word. Market basically collapsed. I went from inbound won lots weekly to nothing. Fun while it lasted.

You will not find a zipperless procedure in the TMs as the military did not use zipperless boots. Your choice of non-zipper boots requires you to disassemble the axle knuckles completely so you can slip the boot over the knuckle. An all day ordeal.

I think it's a good idea. Agree the Niehoff parts are very scarce. Let us know what Cat p/ns you end up using.

There is another thread on the topic of why these trucks were stripped. Basically a SF budget paid for the GMV upfits of basic HMMWVs and SF decided to keep the goodies rather than loose the investment at turn in time.

Slant back? These were/are? GMVs! Did you not see the pre-strippage photos at Colorado that GovDov was showing many months ago?

Well I thought I knew about most HMMWV add-on kits to date, but I missed this one that the USMC came up with. The Macaw unit is a backpack foam system that uses compressed air and a foam solution to shoot a jet of foam at a fire. The system can also be used for decontamination with a different...

The satellite transceiver is nearly the same between the two systems. Edit: no, above statement is incorrect

Aim for the least expensive thing in front of you.

Guessing, maybe a hole for the Blue Force Tracker satellite transceiver, which is roughly 10" square.

My understanding is that the liquid is contained in a paste kinda like oil is contained in grease.

You did not make the right choice. If you want to help in the hurricane affected zone along the coast, you need a flat bottom boat. During Harvey, every rescue we did, our high water military trucks could not get to the houses, but boats could. The trucks ended up being ineffective transfer...