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I don't believe this was common...it was not found in a large percentage of M1009s...but I've seen it before. I've also seen mounts for jerry cans, but again, I don't think it is too common.

Thanks for the tip. Do you have any pictures of your repair?

Nice ride!

That is the bracket that I PM'ed you about. I'll send pics shortly.

Here are a few links I found. I just GOOGLED "UK military vehicle club." The first might be your best option...but do a search and see if others come up...I just did a quick search. https://www.mvt.org.uk/ http://www.milweb.net/dealers.php?catID=36 http://www.jeepcity.co.uk/id8.html

What about contacting one of the companies overseas that sells them. Maybe they would reproduce a manual for you for a fee. Or, look into some of the clubs in the UK. There is a lot of armor over there and you may find someone who has one that will copy their manual. Just a thought.

Well, IMHO, if you found a low hour reset unit, you'd pay $3500 or so retail. So, go down from there. If it runs and produces power (and everything works), I'd have to think it is worth $2K or so. Is it on a trailer? That would add a bit of value.

Yes, Detroit lockers. I have never heard of a USMC truck with lockers in the front axle. They may have existed, but not in the M809 or M939 series to my knowledge.

Great question. I don't know the answer to that. I would guess the USAF used them, but I don't know what color they would have been.

That is a really nice looking M818!

I should add the clarification that most m880s would have started off either solid green or 4 color MERDC as those were the prevailing colors in the 70s. Then, they may have been repainted with 3 color camo in the 80s. Either is correct depending upon the time period you are trying to portray...

While I have seen some M880s in the 3 color NATO camo scheme, most would have been the MERDC 4 color camo, or solid green.

I would bet that most trucks with ISO beds have lockers. Rest in Peace Cdub. Gone too soon.

Or, it was overhauled in 1996. I've seen trucks come out with the overhaul date on the VIN plate as the date of manufacture. $11K for a running HMMWV with a clear title sounds like a good deal. If the data plate says it is a 1990 truck, and the 1990 title matches it, I'd be content with my...

That was the one that I had a video of swimming! :grin: It entered at a fairly steep angle as I recall (which is not what is recommended), water splashed up the windshield, and then the vehicle floated and propelled itself across a small body of water. It, then, climbed up the far bank.

I had a video of my old M548A1 "swimming" (video taken by the previous owner), although I cannot locate it. With that said, the A1s were not supposed to do so as they had one of the bilge pumps deleted (the vehicle has two). The older M548s had two bilge pumps. Apparently, one pump won't keep...

What improvements were mentioned?

The truck came out of HI and was a HI Air National Guard truck. I had it repainted by John Winslow, and he did a great job. But, unfortunately, he repainted the inside of both doors and painted over the HI AR NG stencil showing a patriot in a three pointed hat looking up at jets flying...

This is a great idea. I had a USAF M932 that was being used to move trailers around. When I got the truck, the pintle hitch had been removed from the front bumper, but the mount was still there.

That truck is awesome looking!