difference in chassis MTV and LMTV.. can you swap them?

[coachgeo]

granted some MTV are longer...... but beside that...... could one cut off the hucks from one to remove the items different (rear shock tower, or mounts for inverted leaf spring for example) and then just swap everything over after drilling appropriate missing holes?

 

[Suprman]

So you mean strip everything off the frame. So all you have left is the bare frame? And then have a second truck next to it that you stripped down the same way. And put all the stuff from the first truck on the second trucks frame? I would loose track of parts. Just wouldn’t work out for me.

 

[coachgeo]

So you mean strip everything off the frame. So all you have left is the bare frame? And then have a second truck next to it that you stripped down the same way. And put all the stuff from the first truck on the second trucks frame? I would loose track of parts. Just wouldn’t work out for me.

no not that far stripped. mostly just swap engine and axles.. as well as interior of cab and doors. A0 to A0

 

[MGKMartin]

There is ~ 80% parts commonality between the various FMTV's so this should be possible. I converted our 2004 M1088A1 into a 12.5 ton capacity M1083A1 with an upgraded 2009 cab.

 

[Johno176]

Was the 12.5 ton capacity based on the 26,000 pound vertical load on 5th wheel spec. of the M1088?

 

[MGKMartin]

Was the 12.5 ton capacity based on the 26,000 pound vertical load on 5th wheel spec. of the M1088?

Yes, that is correct. I've never tested it and I doubt I ever will. For me, it is more an interesting bullet point to put on the sign when I display the truck at events. The most I have ever had in the back is around 3,000 lbs which the truck didn't even notice.

The hardest this truck has worked since I got it was recovering a halftrack that had been parked in the woods for 50 years. Once I got around the trees and hooked up to the halftrack, I was able to drag it to the street without any issues.



I did load 15,000 lbs into my M1090 dump truck when I had it and while the truck sat a bit lower than normal, it moved it without a problem. This includes going up an extremely steep hill that slows most commercial trucks down to 25 mph or so. The loaded M1090 climbed the hill without a problem at 45.

 

[Johno176]

Where did you relocate the trans oil cooler to?

 

[MGKMartin]

Where did you relocate the trans oil cooler to?

I used a 1083 trans cooler and put it in the stock location between the sub frame under the bed.