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. Might be in how you present it to them @ Good Sam. If you show them a "big green machine" and call it a Military Vehicle, chances are the answer will be NO. Big no, said loudly too... On the other hand if you present it as an RV and if the inside looked like an RV it might work. The old...

. Then we start talking about short-sheeting the bunks... How much fun can we possibly have!?

. Wow! Neat. Amazing how much higher the boom the M246 raises when compared to my M936. That extra length of JIB is pretty wonderful too!

. These big trucks are a real adventure. To be completely honest, it is even fun to go outside on a cool rainy day and just sit there. I just did a quick WebSearch and found a MV Club in Colorado called the Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado (MVCC) . You might find truck-minded folks there.

. Nicely written B-Dog. Lots of logic there too!

. Need to be really careful with Truck Air mixed with Human Consumption Air. Truck compressors are not filtered. If you need to consider tapping into your truck air, there are filters - cascading levels of filtration - that dive supply stores would sell. Another idea might be to talk to your...

. Need to think about supplying hydraulic fluid to the pump. You don't want to engage the PTO driving the rear pump without fluid. Lack of oil will overheat the pump vanes (burn them up!) in under a minute. Wet is good for sure! You will need something to hold (guessing) at least 10...

. Progress! The rotation manifold down in the belly of the crane finally passes electricity up to the Work Lights. Rewired from the switch in the cab back to manifold, then cleaned the contacts and the power flows! When I got the truck, there was one missing incandescent light. The...

. That is Great News JD4044M ! Seems that specialty medicine is the way they make a buck - OR - more likely that the insurance companies won't insure them to do everything. That part sucks. And always going to a different doctor seems like a real pain. - The LED lights on my first truck...

. IDEA: What about a USB camera that would plug into your cell phone? Quick search calls it a USB Camera Scope. Like an endoscope or borescope That would give you a set of eyes on the end of your mobile phone...

. Mine does okay but it isn't a meat locker like I would prefer to have. Only thing I can compare it to is home or my van. It isn't a 150 inside my house when I walk in the door and I don't burn my hands on the door when I walk in either... It takes a while to cool off all that metal and...

. I think these trucks generate more heat than a bus. Engine in the front, pushing that heat to the cab - rather than a bus where motor sits in the back and shoves the air the same way. Bus with Insulation vs None (or nearly none on the MV. Maybe?

. Don't we all!?

. Nice! Looks like you are making some real progress here.

. Crazy AC Question... The condenser in particular - Does it need to get "matched" to the evaporator on the inside of the truck? Does it matter? The purpose (as I understand it) for the condenser is to relieve the heat generated by compressing refrigerant. So, if that was correct, bigger...

. Great! I am not sure where I got them, but more than happy to share!

. Everybody has a pressure washer. What they DON'T have is a steam heater pressure washer... Dropping the tank, cleaning out what you can, then with really hot water and pressure you will knock loose any "splooge" that might be in the tank. Again HOT, REALLY HOT water. Then dump it wearing...

. Very little. Warm is the key. One of those "temperature (heat) guns" would be a good tool to have. Red dot to aim it and squeeze the trigger for a temperature reading... That way you can compare left and right sides and maybe +/- ten degrees or so between the two. On a boiling hot day...

. Nice looking truck!! That BA Tape is definitely a plus too. Seems that somewhere along the way mine was painted, then sprinkled with sand, then painted. Really nice when you step up out of the wet grass!

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