Huge mistake. I won a GP auction…. Cali FMTV

[KN6KXR]

Bring an air compressor (if you don't drive a truck with air). The guys are cranky about filling tires. Since I'm taking my regular pickup this time I'll be toting along a little Honda generator and a pancake compressor.....

 

[serpico760]

Well, I need a bigger vehicle for some work pulling larger trailers AND camping and probably doing some emergency type volunteer work.
Purchased a 13,000 mile Cali FMTV. Not running. Bent driveshaft.

Time to cry. Then read TM’s and post here.

I own several HMMWV and an H1. I guess I’m branching out.

It’s a disease.

what have I done!

Where are you getting this thing transported to? Few years ago it was six grand to move one 2200 miles.

 

[serpico760]

Bring an air compressor (if you don't drive a truck with air). The guys are cranky about filling tires. Since I'm taking my regular pickup this time I'll be toting along a little Honda generator and a pancake compressor.....

Yeah and it only takes about 6 months to fill each tire!

 

[Xengineguy]

I can’t seem to find the link to Mikes Eco Hubs. Search disallows three letter words.

EcoHubs.net. Give me a call or pm. Happy to answer any questions.

 

[KN6KXR]

Yeah and it only takes about 6 months to fill each tire!

Childs play. When driving my M936A2 home across country I found the CTIS issue when it flattened all 6 14r20 on the side of the road. Filling them all with the engine compressor took quite some time. Would have been even nicer if it hadn't have been the plains of Wyoming in late November. Unplugged the system and didn't touch it again until I got home and fixed it.

Lesson learned on the M1078. Drove it home from east Utah and left that sucker unplugged all the way. Plugged it in at home and got 4 flats!

 

[serpico760]

First time I did a test of deflating down to sand pressure and then back up again it took like 45 minutes with the engine compressor. This is a 6x6.

 

[TOBASH]

Where are you getting this thing transported to? Few years ago it was six grand to move one 2200 miles.

I will ship her 500 miles to LittleRock CA.

There I will work with my partner in crime (and the original “jobless loser”), Eric HummerH1.

This unit is destined to be a camper, relief vehicle, and I will purchase a several hundred gallon water container and Honda water pump to turn it into a makeshift fire truck for emergencies.

 

[TOBASH]

Just read up on the EcoHubs. Website is solid BUT YT videos really make the units understandable. The hubs are elegant in their simplicity. Brilliant.

I like the idea of removing the parasitic outer spider gears in favor of direct drive. Seems more practical than 3.07 front and rear gears based on loss of parasitic drag.

I’m sold.