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Picked up my new to me slantback with turret! As you can tell, it BARELY fits in the back of the pickup version of my M1123. The roof is upside down with the full back on top.

Depends on what you consider stuck. Either way, pretty far. But if you don't mind some effort (think using a shovel, tires chains, winch, etc.) you can go pretty darn far. I normally like to limit myself to the shovel. And not to plan on using it, but to have it to get you out. Snow, typically...

I agree with what @Mullaney said in his post. My comment on lockers is pretty specific it certain situations. The diff setups in the hmmwvs works VERY well about 90% of the time. But if you HAVE to apply the brakes while trying to keep traction, you are limiting yourself in some situations...

Those were what I was eating in that little diner out near La Grange! That size, and SUPER good!

Oh Man, that is a hard pill to swallow, no chicken fried steak in TX? I lived in TX for about 12 years, and I really miss the food that I got in many different parts. I really miss the hole in the wall places. I know it's gross, but while in the Army, my statement was 'if they don't have...

I have tire chains, and even took them with me. But, like I said, I had no intention of pushing that hard on this day. This has always be a fun day in the snow. Otherwise I would have aired down and kept going. Chains were there to get OUT of something stupid, not into it ;)

I sure do miss TX BBQ.... I remember the Salt Lick before it got too commercialized... Not sure if that place is still open?

Oh, and I will also say that the MT tires on her M1123 were also a limiting factor compared to my Baja tires. And to be fair, I did NOT air them down. I had no intention of pushing that far with these vehicles on this trip.

Yup, sure am. And used it plenty on this trip. Still, running brakes at the same time as throttle still takes away power and 'subtle' throttle control. And no matter what, it will never be 100% locked 100% of the time like a good selectable locker is. Lot less strain on the drivetrain if you can...

Another Christmas, another trip to go wheeling in the snow. Usually take the Jeeps and go WAY back into the middle of nowhere. Hmmwvs don't make it as far :( Imagine if they had REAL lockers they would do a lot better.

This is one of the few left in the US. Not many were made to compete for the contract, and most of those were shipped to central america, or destroyed. Almost all the parts are M151A2 surplus parts. This was what the contract was all about, utilizing the massive surplus of mutt parts. Alas, they...

Funny, Long before we ever had a HMMWV, I bought two of these at auction (don't ask...) My wife thought she could build her HMMWV one part at a time. She wasn't doing too bad of a job either. We had all kinds of parts. But we traded most of them to get her prototype Mutt (M161). That was about 7...

Nah, I would tell her that SHE had to pay for it. End of story....

Well, in my typical fashion, when bidding on one, I end up winning TWO. (Back in the day I was bidding on a 5 ton and threw out low bids on some deuces. Ended up winning THREE of those!) And in her typical fashion, she chose which one of those she wanted to drive. She did the same thing for...

Wife and I took out our new to us M1123s for a ride in the hills.