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Come up to North Van for a pint. We'll talk. Welcome in. As for DL requirements, class 5 is all you need. Air endorsement is handy but not required as it is a secondary braking system, not primary. I have one and do not regret it. Contact Valley Driving School. They seem to be the best. While...

This is what makes this community so great. My thanks to all who helped out with this recovery, and if you come to town, I would love to buy you a beer! ( Just the participants on this job!)

So the big question now is, What is your record distance in the coffee can launching event? It would be kinda fun to hear the results!

The Steel Soldiers members in the Washington, DC areas will have a chance to get some good publicity for us..... W.Va.'s Governor has declared a state of emergency, and the heavy FWD and 6X6's would be usefull in hauling medical and emergency responders to the hospitals and fire stations...

That is the textbook recommended way. I only use the clutch to start from a dead stop. Yes, I do hold a CDL and have been paid to do this for 20+ years. On a civvy vehicle (syncro) learn how to speed shift. Bring the engine up to revs, back off slightly on the throttle, and put light preassure...

The engine just did not have enough stuff to make over 30 MPH on an uphill climb. Put a load on or tow a trailer...... As for the Allisons, well any good driver is way smarter than an old auto transmission. We bought them because they were easier to toss a new driver into and they were...

Still waiting for the parts for the M-135 generator rebuild. I won't make it this time. that pisses me off because I wanted to meet my neighbours.

Later on this week, I'll try to get a good photo of our current variant of the FMTV. We got a bunch in town for Olympic security, and I'll try to get a side by side shot of the M-135 for comparison. The last thing that I heard, was that IHC Navistar got the majority of the replacement contract...

A better picture will help. The box is not the one that was usually on the 135.

Yeah, but then you would have to call "Blonde Star" .... "Help. I'm Locked in my deuce and I can't get out. What's that ... What's a deuce? Oh screw it, I'll crawl out the window." Dang Civvies!

Get the ride height right. If you don't you will have wasted your money. Measure the low minimum height and the Max overall height. As long as you still have air cushion within these desired parameters, you'll be OK. The MFRs who try to bodge our custom trucks together allways screw this up. Yes...

Can you truck some of that clean white stuff over to Cypress Mtn. Our Olympic snowboard venue could use some more. Yeah, we will get the games going, but that dang ground hog lied about our promised snow!

This reminds we of what we used to do with immersion heaters. (Kerosene heater to warm up 45 gal of water for abolutions). If a newbie really peed us off, we would block the top section of the smoke stack, and the WAY over prime the heater. DF would then be told to get his can over and get some...

Yeah, all of these trucks come with a "Combat Lock" setting on the door handle... something rhat arose when taking supplies through impoverished areas. Just pull Up on the handle. On our M-135 (hardtop), just open the rear window (slider) or crowbar the foot level kick vent. On newer...

Hopefully this one is better. The old ones were badly underpowered. The Allison tranny saved us a lot in clutches, but the M-35A2 way out preformed them. According to the Col, our current MLVWs will be gone just after the Olympics. DO NOT hold out hope of getting one. The current MOT attitude is...

Good thread. I almost launched a mouthful of Miller Genuine Draft onto my fancy laptop! Thanks, guys, I'm still chuckling!:beer:

My opinion really does not count, but if you ask me a question about a civvy vehicle which is very similar to an MV, if I have an intelligent answer, I will respond..... if I have an intelligent answer. If you want to know about Fart Pipes.... well No! Questions about a Suburban, just because...

Welcome in. The manuals for that beast ar located in the Reference section on this site. As for parts, just go to our classified area, and put up your wish list!

I want to, but I'm waiting on parts, and that's a bit of a small trip. I do want to meet you guys, and as soon as I can, I WILL!

Welcome in. Under the Resources tab, you will probably find the manual that you are looking for. They are in PDF format and could take a while to download, but they are worth it.