What shelter is this and are they still available?
I like the stairs being I have a bad knee
TIA
https://youtu.be/ZKDzJVERG8s?t=62
I like the stairs being I have a bad knee
TIA
https://youtu.be/ZKDzJVERG8s?t=62
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Shelter identity
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That is the van that is permanently attached to a M1079. Ladder is a two man lift to place on the back of van.
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The aluminum ladders aren't that bad to move around, or that fella is doing the work of two men.
I've been told that I do the work of three men: Moe, Larry, and Curly
I've been told that I do the work of three men: Moe, Larry, and Curly
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Been looking for one of those ladders for mine for a while...
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They are on eBay regularly.
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the s280 box is very similar in size.
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S280 goes in bed... that box used in several configurations on various trucks ... each with its own special brackets but can be duplicated without too much trouble.... see Sean Fillners videos youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEP6SA73nfECZWH6E4lkJJA
The box on the M1079 had special brackets..... captured spring mount front end... fixed mount rear end... no bed on that model at all. not hard to duplicate either. Captured spring mounts can be purchased from places that build or sell parts for water tanker trucks. M1079 box little longer.
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The s-280 shelter are a lot more plentiful easy to get ahold of.
I’ve seen a few trucks M1079 Sold without the vans. Haven’t seen those come up in auction though. The older 109 vans have. Not sure what they did with them.
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I've got a spare box if you're looking to build. As for weight I believe they're closer to 5000 but I can check the data plate tomorrow.
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That guy has done a lot of good work and I admire his progress but I can't bring myself to love how he made the brackets, especially the part where he drills through the bed of the truck around the pockets to install them. The original bracket was a flat piece of plate with some square tube welded on that fit into the pockets. This served the double purpose of putting a small gap between the shelter and the bed. This seems like a much better design, well engineered, easy to fabricate, and, keeps the truck original without drilling holes in it...
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The ladders I've seen on ebay are the troop ones for M1078, M1083, not the M1079 which is more like stairs.
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I watch his build on a regular basis. Granted some of the stuff he does or the way he does it might make you shake your head. Why? Personally I would have never thought of using tie down chains instead of the military cable tie down system.
My take on it is a few things.
1. Basically show someone that is working on a budget how that can get that ac in the cab or habitat. May not be the right way or most efficient , but he got ac in the cab. Don’t recall if he used it while rolling down the road though. He did install a plan b for cooling down the cab while goin down the road by installing those horse vents. He is continually upgrading the systems.
2. This is your truck do what you want to it. Which he does say know an again. His truck is like one big experiment and toy which they are in private civilian hands that are not using these commercially. What does the military do hack the truck if they need a particular mission capable truck. You wouldn’t have all these gun trucks or war wagons that people like to replicate.
One good example of this is after WW2 the Philippine had all these surplus us army jeeps. What did they do turn them into mass transit for the public to use to get around town. Intro the jeepney. They took the base Jeep stretched it added bench seating on both sides. Steps out the back so your customer can get in an out. Kinda a mini troop carrier. Anyway I only use that as an example cause I love jeepneys an find them fascinating. The navy guys will know what I’m talking about but may not love them as much as I do.
3. If you look hard enough, do research or think outside the box. you can find similar parts for less. That’s the one the reason for the sticky’s at the top of the sections right.
Think I’ve gone past my motto. Tear it apart as you see fit. Just ones opinion. Returning to the sidelines to further learn from everyone’s post.
Good day gentlemen.
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