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Simpler body as well though with older ones. A lot of straight lines and basic curves when it comes to building the cab makes it a lot easier to do body work and repair damage when there are no complex curves or shapes to deal with. And flat windshields means you can basically cut a square out...

No doubt it is more capable in many ways. But the question is whether or not a smaller option is capable enough. And I like military vehicles, It's just a preference but I find overall they are simpler, more basic renditions of civilian vehicles, a lot of the crap I don't like and don't need...

Well, I am actually thinking I can do what I need to do with a much smaller vehicle than any of them. The M715 or a modified M37 might be plenty if I am able to use money saved to buy land with better access or close enough to a road that I can improve the path leading to it well enough to pull...

I am 4,000+ miles from there right now and haven't decided for sure where I will buy land yet, so I do not need a vehicle yet. I am currently looking at more upgrades and modifications people are doing with them, I would really like to find a solution to the brake issue and with the popularity...

Alright. Then what are the going prices for the LMTV, 5-ton, and Deuce? If the LMTV is $10k more expensive than the deuce then with the money I'd save on the deuce I could put towards some of the upgrades I'd want and end up with a more tailored vehicle in the end than with the LMTV. One such...

In terms of getting WVO, I might actually grow it. I've done some calculations on the oil output of various plants growable in the climate I am looking at. And if I had a small 50 horse tractor to aid in plowing and harvesting I could probably completely sustain my fuel supply on oil grown...

I would be more prone to using waste vegetable oil than WMO, which would only be used as a backup, and I would potentially build a centrifuge to properly and completely filtering it before putting it in a separate storage tank. For the system in the vehicle I would probably use some of the...

Can they run WVO/WMO with a pre-heater? And is there enough space underneath the cab of an LMTV to install such systems?

Where exactly are all these air leaks in a deuce that i hear about? I know they have a soft top so I'd imagine that to be some of the culprit?

Yeah, that is what I was thinking as well. I am still considering the deuce and the 5 ton trucks as well though. If the 5-ton costs the same, gets the same fuel economy, has better brakes, better cab, and still gets the same fuel economy as the LMTV then it would probably be the better choice...

Yeah, I was looking at something else. I am finding late 90s models for $15k which isn't bad either. But if an A1 is much more than that then I am not sure the upgrades it has are worth the initial costs and are probably upgrades I can add later. Hmm, let me ask a different sort of question...

I see the M1078s for $3-$5k but I have not seen the A1s anywhere. I am not opposed to an A1 with a different engine, ABS, and other features if I could find one. What are the A1s going for? Another question is can either engine run on WVO, WMO, WATF, etc? I know most diesels can with some...

but then you have to rely on that software, and software glitches, wires go bad, and electronics fail more so than mechanical. I am not sure if it is different with diesels as i haven't done much work with them but my entry into mechanics began when EFI and electronic engine controls were the...

What do you really gain from all of that if not efficiency? Maintenance doesn't seem to be improved if not decreased because you are adding more components to the system. So what do you gain from the electronics assuming both engines in 100% working order?

So then why does the M35A3 with a 3116 get double the fuel economy of an LMTV with the same engine? Is the deuce geared differently? Is it the transmission? Wind resistance sucks for both of them.

I found data from Cat saying 4% improvement in fuel economy. This is very, very low. I could save more fuel than that just by tweaking my driving habits a tad. Hmm, it gets the same fuel economy as a 5-ton cargo truck weighing a good 6,000lbs more, why is that? And people are claiming...

What is the difference in fuel economy between an electric C7 and a mechanical 3116? If there isn't a noticeable difference then I don't see much benefit to using EFI. I do not know the fuel economy of the truck in question, my guess is somewhere between 7mpg and 10mpg.

Then maybe if I keep the 3116 I should keep an eye out for a low cost, low mileage replacement when I can find a good deal and then grease it up and pack it up for a backup in case I ever find myself needing to do a swap. If they are that cheap and I will be somewhat remote, a backup can't hurt.

Well I am just over 30 years old and plan to use it for the rest of my life, so. I imagine I will be doing a whole lot of driving over the next 40-50 years. Also when I no longer need it for construction I may put a camper shell on the back and use it as an offroad RV to do some traveling.

Wow, alright. When you guys said the 3116 can't be sleeved I was thinking really? you just bore out the cylinder, press a sleeve in and machine it down. I didn't know many diesel engines actually have sleeves that can pretty much be removed and reinstalled by hand as easily as changing a...