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Dreaded oil-change time for Goliath, my M1081. I’ve avoided these because of the mess when the oil drains over everything except for the strategically placed pan. Trying to figure a way to direct the geyser of hot, black oil to the pan, I spotted a couple of old RV sewer hose pieces and had an...

Saw this today outside a window tint shop near Port Canaveral, FL. Best I could do for photo. Any claimants?

Seems that the air dryer for the M1081 is mounted different from the standard LMTV. The threads here show the old and new filters mounting directly to the frame. The old finned filter is removed and the new one mounted using a notched universal mounting plate. Reuse the original hoses only...

A crazy thought for the crowd. Here I am with a fleet of vehicles, including my M1081 and a fifth-wheel camper. I'm racking my brain on ways to be able to tow the camper, short of buying a -350/-3500 or larger truck (the fifth-wheel empty is 12k+ lbs). Part of this plan is an excuse to add...

For the LMTV community (and should be similar for other wedge brake systems): I had a noisy rear left side pair of air chambers after I shut down my M1081 LVAD. You could hear air leaking out of the spring chamber (larger inboard section that uses caging bolt). The air could be heard with or...

I found that the pressure protection valve from the wet tank on my M1081 was leaking where the two halves are assembled. No gasket in there. Made a gasket and was reassembling the entire christmas tree of fittings in prep for reinstallation onto the right angle fitting on the tank. I noticed...

First post for long-time lurker... My M35A1 was sold way back in 2005 and I'd hankered for something for a while. Teased my wife about getting a Tatra 813 KOLOS but that never happened. That's where I found SS though. Several months ago I surprised my wife with my 2nd military vehicle - A 1994...