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Extremely crude mock up of the stabilizing arms design that I made in MS Paint (Soon to be RIP). Not scaled an angles aren't correct, but you get the picture. Actual angles of arms will be a bit skinnier so we don't need as much space on the sides to deploy. The design has them at 45 degree...

Yes! Planning to have two in the front and two in the back angled out 22.5 degrees from the truck. Similar to the TIV2's hydraulic spikes. Drawing up a crude design in paint of the hydraulic stabilizing arms that will swing out so I'll post that when I finish.

Hahaha I agree. I'm extremely surprised not only that the truck can withstand that but they feel comfortable in there as well. I would have thought they would at least have ballistic glass but was shocked when he told me it was regular automotive glass.

Nope none whatsoever. They do find more remote locations so they don'y really have to worry about debris. The Instruments on the back range from $250-1000K so they do everything they can to avoid debris.

Bit lower profile and less surface area for the wind to catch, but this is the Doppler on Wheels. They have 8+ of them that they chase severe storms with yearly, and intercepted the eye wall of Harvey a little over a week ago. 28,000lbs. They deploy their hydraulics to level the truck out to...

Yupp back to the m923a2 again haha. Just kinda posting my thoughts out loud to get people's opinions. Thanks! Yesssss. Although we don't drive over the actual corn like they do there, a lot of the roads are very similar to the dirt roads/paths in that segment there, sometimes filled with thick...

I've been chasing out west (From the Mexican Border all the way up to ND) for a while now so I understand how the storm paths and speeds work :) Most of the supercells we chase move at 20-30mph; 60 is relatively rare as most happen with warm fronts. Early season storms do tend to move much...

Really starting to like the M1083

Starting to really like the M1083. 5 ton capacity with a cab over engine so more area in the living quarters

Gotcha! Thanks for the info. And yeah, it looks like we're going to have the cab and box built completely separate from each other to help with flex. Lockable doors and a crawl through compartment between the two

Not sure who built this, but it's extremely similar to shape I've designed. Want to know how they deal with articulation tho. Maybe they just don't take it off road lol. Edit: It's a 14-ton caiman mine resistant ambush protected vehicle by BAE

I know I'm pulling up an old thread, but do you know who built this and how they dealt with potential articulation problems?!? This is extremely similar to a vehicle that I'm designing as a camper

Actually mentioned this in my second or third post on this thread :D Great minds think alike Have a crude design so far, would have an arm on each side of the top of the truck running from front to back and one running from back to front. Could rotate them down when needed and have them be able...

Fuel economy also seems to be exponentially worse in these as well, is that true?

Thank you all! I've looked into them a bit and do really like the cab over setup to keep the truck shorter and reduce surface area for crosswinds.. How's the ride quality compared on and off road compared to the m923? the m1078/9s seem to have a good amount less flex too, is that correct?

That seems much more likely than what I've been hearing so far. I feel like it would take sustained 70mph winds hitting exactly broadside for to flip the truck, and only if it was stationary. The faster your forward momentum (not speed) is, the stronger the crosswind has to be to roll the truck...

Wow, thank you all for your feedback! A whole lot more than I expected. I also should have probably mentioned that I'm looking to live out of it for a good part of the year and use it for overlanding as well. My post may have been a bit misleading - I'm not building nor designing it to...

Preventative measures both in a change in the shape of the rear box to increase aerodynamics in a side wind during transit and hydraulic stabilizing arms and panels to deploy if parked and expecting strong winds is the plan. Still a big surface area for wind to catch, but the sides are less than...

Price, customization, and abundance of parts are the main reasons for starting with a stock M923. Even if I did go with an armored cab we'd still have to make a lot of modifications to it. And yeah, cab windows will be replaced with 2" bullet proof glass which will be used for a few windows in...

Hey everyone! This first part is basically a repeat of my Noobie introduction thread, but I figured I'd give some background here as well.My name's Travis, I'm 27 with and have a B.S. in meteorology. I work as a Financial Advisor specializing in Life Insurance and Annuities, but also run a Storm...