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The only issue we had on our trip, was that I had to avoid driving at 40 mph because of a significant tire shake in the front end that seemed centered right around 40 mph. Our MTVR is an AMK23, so it was built as an armored truck, which means that it was built with run-flat inserts, and these...

I would resist the urge to carry anything in the M1090 for that trip- any weight you add, is just gonna make the hills suck even more than they already do. We did not use our MTVR to carry any cargo. It carried 360 pounds of tire chains, fire extinguisher, emergency triangles, tire chocks, and...

...and the cannonball guys are right- it's not your maximum speed that kills your cross-country times- it's your minimum speed- you're doing 0 mph at your stops. The clock keeps ticking, but you're not getting any closer to the finish line. Stretch out your fuel stops, and make everyone pee at...

Bring a case of Red Bull- that helped.

The M1090 has 275 horsepower and a top speed of 58 mph? That might make the trip a little more of a challenge. The MTVR has 425 horsepower and a top speed of 66 mph, and we were down to 45 mph on some of the mountain climbs with our hazard lights on. I'm assuming that you wouldn't even be able...

Absolutely zero- not so much as a check engine light. We didn't even have a spare tire. I checked planetary hub temps, tire temps, and diff temps at every fuel stop, and they were all good...

Excellent...

Well, if it wasn't broken in before, it sure is now- we did a little over 2,000 miles in four days on our way to Texas, almost all of it wide-open on the limiter at 2,100 rpm and 66 mph. I didn't calculate the fuel mileage, but off the top of my head, the 4.5mpg figure sounds believable...

Well, we may have finally found something that doesn't work on our MTVR- the 12-volt power port. I seem to recall that at least one member has been through this before. If it's more than just a fuse, it's not getting fixed before our trip. Is the step-down converter fused on both the 24-volt...

It may just be the camera or the lighting- it looked fine in person...

Had another break in the rain, so we changed the gear oil in all six planetary hubs. No signs of any hub problems...

Had a break in the rain and got the generator mounted. Another big step for us- it will be nice to have electricity on this trip...

Took care of a few minor projects today. Almost got the generator mounted. Took advantage of a couple of dry hours to paint the hubs and muffler heat shield flat black. They had faded to a light grey. Looks much better now.

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We are a little bit more ready today, than we were yesterday...

We are interested in an app for our phones (Droids), or a chip for our Garmin GPS, or some other way to identify low bridges. We're gonna be approximately 13'2" tall on our trip from Portland to Waco... Any recommendations?

The wife wants to try the California route. She really wants to avoid driving the Columbia gorge in winter. If we're gonna go the California route, she wants to visit Joshua Tree National Park and White Sands National Monument along the way. Any recommendations for a route that connects...

First road test went VERY well. Everything worked, from the lights, to the wipers and washers, to the adjustable Jake brake. We put about 10 miles on her, including cruising up and down the freeway at 55 mph. Planetary gear hub temps all in the mid-90s, tire temps all about 70 degrees, all dash...

Weatherstripping installed...