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  1. hairba11

    NH-250 Supercharged??

    i don't think it would blow up, and i don't think he's trying to make more power than a turbo, or at least not more peak power. depending on how it is driven it could provide more boost at lower rpm than you would get from a turbo. the 1800-2100 rpm power band the NA motor has is only at the top...
  2. hairba11

    NH-250 Supercharged??

    so in going back to the original intent of the thread, seems like nobody has ever tried a blower before but it sounds interesting. the debate of blower v. turbo is as old as the devices. if you already have the blowers "sitting under a workbench" as you phrased it why not give it a shot? the...
  3. hairba11

    Who Bought Those Oshkosh MK-48s???

    ok 1: cab, max extension on offset dirt piles. 2: cab, max compression on offset dirt piles 3: trailer max extension 4: daylight under 1 tire = stuck with all diffs open. second round 5: cab extended, trailer compressed 6: trailer extended 7: daylight under two wheels unloads the front of the...
  4. hairba11

    Who Bought Those Oshkosh MK-48s???

    thanks guys. i did end up pulling one of the dogbones off and checking, the ball joints are nice and tight, just the seals cracked. i guess normally an axle wandering side to side an inch would be grounds for concern, but it is designed in. these are Extreme Mobility, not Extreme Highway. the...
  5. hairba11

    Who Bought Those Oshkosh MK-48s???

    so to those who have got theirs, i noticed during low speed maneuvering a pretty hefty clunk coming out of the rear tractor axle. while riding on a couch on the trailer i can actually see the rear axle shift an inch or so. crawling underneath the seals on the lower links are cracked and you can...
  6. hairba11

    Bobbing m35a3 keeping 6x6

    that's gotta suck. even my 77 LTD wagon is 19'-6"
  7. hairba11

    M915 battery relocation kit toolbox mod.

    i get an easy 300 miles comfortably out of a tank, it doesn't hurt my feelings at all to stop and stretch a little every couple of hours. i made a trip from st.louis to jefferson city to pick up a trailer. it is about 140 miles from door to GL lot. from there it is about another 40 back up to...
  8. hairba11

    M915 battery relocation kit toolbox mod.

    the top- step is bolted on, the bottom step is welded. the tread plate on top of the box is bolted on. it makes for easy roof access. and a place to bungee stuff down. seeing as how i was mounting the box as far to the right as possible to clear the davit crane diagonal with the door i left them on.
  9. hairba11

    M915 battery relocation kit toolbox mod.

    send a message to andy1234, that's where this one came from.
  10. hairba11

    M915 battery relocation kit toolbox mod.

    i had thought about relocating the batteries and making the battery box/ under cab step a tool box, but i'm starting here. if i end up not liking the tool box up high i can always move stuff around.
  11. hairba11

    M915 battery relocation kit toolbox mod.

    once all the tools were picked up i took a couple of more pics. The boss even came by to give her fuzzy approval. the tire rack dose stick out from the cab a little. but it does not extend past the fenders. the 818's back rack is 93" wide so the wingnut on the outside of the tire carrier only...
  12. hairba11

    M915 battery relocation kit toolbox mod.

    Started this on friday and finished it up today. I've been looking for a way to get more storage in the 915. Especially considering i've been thinking of putting a second springer in for the passenger. I've been walking around a m93x series battery relocation kit for the last couple of weeks and...
  13. hairba11

    Will a deuce run on refrigeration oil?

    ok, so get two fuel tanks, idle and low speed with diesel/WMO, then when you get on the highway switch to WRO so it at least is blowing away from you.
  14. hairba11

    Will a deuce run on refrigeration oil?

    no chuck, i'm deliberately being a wisea$$. The points you have raised have been valid, I even understood the molecular diagrams you were using. while i think diluting it further would help, and if it is as light as everyone is saying maybe a little WMO and diesel could help dilute any harmful...
  15. hairba11

    Will a deuce run on refrigeration oil?

    so it should run, but there is a 4, or 0.4% chance it will eat your face. good odds as long as you're not in missouri.
  16. hairba11

    m813 over the road reliability

    ok, i've got the solution for you, seeing as how you would need to replace the motor, transmission, brakes, axles, and you wanted to make the cab more comfortable, but like the looks of the military truck, maybe you could fit the hood and grill and front fenders from a 5 ton onto a cxt?
  17. hairba11

    m813 over the road reliability

    one othr thought with everyone wanting to go faster, i helped recover a 816 from oklahoma city to st. louis, mo it was about 800 miles and 12 hours. the truck had good power and the roads are reletively flat, and we were making about 52~54 mph. after about 500 miles, the gear oil in the axles...
  18. hairba11

    Best Thing You've Found in Your CUCV

    best thing we got was in a shop trailer, a 6/12/24v battery charger. High range cranks out 28 amps at 24V, sucker weighs 50 lbs. I already have a few 12v chargers, so i replaced the battery clip ends with a spare slave cable end so i can just plug it into the truck and charge it
  19. hairba11

    side by side size comparisons

    i'll play along, here is my toyota paseo under the m818 riding on 1600x20's the first thing to touch is the bumper to the front pumpkin. third photo is the family, m816, m35, m123e2, m920. the roof of the deuce does come up to the hood of the 920. that's right, the deuce is the small truck.
  20. hairba11

    Battery size and type?

    i've put it some group 27 batts, about 900cca. the 6tl's in the truck are 600cca, so the smaller modern batteries are actually putting out more juice. 2 in the deuce, 4 in the 818, 2 started the 915 just fine this summer, may have to up it to 4 this winter.
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