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I got into scroll sawing about a year ago. (My retirement hobby) Somewhere along the line i decided to build some model cars out of wood just to add some variety to my scrolling. I ran into some cool plans for military vehicles.

I bought a M1008 truck from GSA. It was a former fire company truck. Had signs of blown battery on passenger side. Juanprado helped me with the passenger side alternator. After messing around with it for a while he noticed someone had reversed the 2 large red cables on the alternator. (that...

Just saw 2 M977 HEMTTS sell on GSA auctions without EUC requirements. These were on GSA. Just shows the government one hand does not know what the other hand is doing! I was going to bid on one but got too high for my pocket book!

Has anyone made up decals for the MEP-002A front panel? All my data tags are bleached out. The only one I am really concerned about is the front panel. Would be a lot cheaper to get decals made than replacing the aluminum face plate. Maybe someone can do a nice tracing of the writing around...

Searched TMs as well as online and could not find the AMP rating of the CB1 3 phase circuit breaker on the MEP002A generator. It tells you the rating of the CB3 that protects the service outlet but no the main breaker. Anyone know what it should be?

I am looking for some rims for my M116A1 trailer. It has the split ring rims with a 5 lug pattern. I saw some nice M151 700-16 rims for sale that have a 5 lug pattern and am wondering if I can use them on my M116A1 trailer. I have 900-16 Superlugs I want to mount on them.

What model trailers take a Super-Lug 9.00-16 tires on 16" 6 hole rims? I know the M116 and M101 trailers can take the tires but not the rim.

I am trying to use a Meritor Wabco System Saver™ 1200 Plus Air Dryer to produce dry air with my shop air compressor. I am having trouble with leaking air out of the bottom discharge during compressor building up pressure. I tried to get tech support from the manufacturer but was not helpful...

I have a M116A1 trailer I just finished restoring. I am getting a MEP002 5KW diesel generator that I plan to install on it. I am also getting a 55 gallon fuel tank from a M931 tractor. I want to set up the trailer so it will tow properly. How much tongue weight should I have when done...

Juan and I purchased 2 XM1073 trailers from GSA last month. When we went to recover the trailer we found out that the rear stabilizer jacks were damaged. Both jacks had the retainer pin assembly sheared off. The retainer pin assemblies were nowhere to be found. We had to secure the jack in...

If you have mud daubers where you live then you probably have a problem with them filling the drain valves for your air tanks with mud. (especially if you don't use the truck frequently) I have had to clean those holes our many times due to being plugged up with mud and larva. Well Tuesday of...

Had a great time at Tim's Rally. Got to hang around with the GA Mafia crowd. My sammiches were a hit! Got a lot of compliments on my M1008 CAMO paint job. Here are some pictures I took after lunch in the GA Mafia Headquarters.

Saw one of these trailer / generator setups on Ebay when I was looking for the selling value of the generator. The trailer looked like the small trailer I saw in the Harbour Freight circular. I thought it would make a better transport cart than the heavy duty garden cart I used with mine. The...

I got a good deal on a Ridgid 600PN bench vise that was installed on a M936 wrecker. I need to repair the collar that is attached to the shaft. I is loose and I cannot move the jaw out with it being loose. Just wonder if anyone has come across one or has one. It is HUGE! Pictures to...

I want to install a separate battery bank for the 18,000 lb winch i am adding to my M923. I looked up the Installation instructions on one brand of battery isolators. There are 2 different types of the isolators. 1 has 3 large terminals only. The other also has an exciter terminal on it...

Has anyone installed a Meritor Wabco System Saver 1200 Plus Air Dryer on M939 trucks? I found a source for these that are pulls off MRAP trucks. Look like really nice units. Has a built in governor.

I wanted to say thanks to Juanprado for going with me to Hooks, TX to recover 2 lots of tools there yesterday. Juan volunteered to go with me on the long trip to Hooks. It was a long but fun trip. Good exchange of information and interesting stories along the way. The recovery went well as...

I need to add steps to my truck since I added a 4" lift to it. Has anyone found an off the shelf nerf bar that will fit the M1008 without modifications? If not I could use some details on custom installed step.

Anyone know how to adjust the idle speed on the 6.2 engine? Diagram would also help. Truck has been idling slow for quite a while and changing the fuel pump did not fix that problem. It did fix the issue of air in the fuel line casing hard starting after 24 hours of sitting.

I remember reading a thread about lifting front end of M1008 using 2 leaf springs from 5 ton truck.. I did not find it in my search. Does anyone have a link to it? I finally got the springs from the scrapper in Jeff's yard along with other goodies. Thinking of doing the lift on my M1008 so I...