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To touch on this, I was just as someone's house a couple weeks ago with one of these trailers he towed with a 5 ton. He showed me the tire that had been on the front corner that had tread chunks ripped out from coming into contact with the 5 ton. His solution to that was to have a longer...

To get it to tow properly behind an F350 you'd need to move the trailer axles forward quite a bit in order to balance out the load. Add to that a trailer brake conversion. Then add to those the fact that the bumper hitch tow rating of the F350 is lower than the weight of the trailer empty, you...

Actually, it wasn't too bad. First time I did it with badly out of round tires it was pretty bad, but now with nearly round tires and centramatics it's not bad.

I'm an M1123, so it's the 4 speed. I hit speeds as much as 65 or 70 for short periods, but mostly I cruised at 60 mph, even in the 70 zone. I wasn't in a particular hurry to actually get home (it's just over an hour in my car anyway). The worst tank of fuel I saw in this truck (about 9mpg)...

To do an answer from my experience for the whole " It runs 30 min then quits every time maybe the tanks not vented and cant draw fuel after a certain pressure is reached 30 min worth ?? " If it's going to have a tank venting issue like this, then it's not going to be up and running again after...

I don't think the BEOD has an alphanumeric code for it, there isn't one on the data plate. BEOD = Body, Explosive Ordnance Disposal. They are only used with Army heavy variant HMMWV (M1097 series specifically) so a separate code isn't necessary like the S250 or S788 that can be set up several...

gah, this is just one of the many issues with the English language. No, I'm not a killer whale, but my coworker in the Army practically was, his last name was only one letter off from a famous Orca whale, so he got called that from time to time.

There is no "correct antenna" specific to a model number, they were set up according to the specific mission they were being tasked for. As time passes the equipment also changes. Is your goal just to make it look cool with some antennas on it, or do you have specific radio equipment you would...

I used the bucket of a tractor. I figure gravity should help with getting it down. Other method I've used though is lawnmower ramps. One to the front of the hood, then the other up to the rack. Even with as heavy as they are, it's not that bad to roll them up (if you're young enough/dumb...

Was on the way back from a local FMTV roundup (other military vehicles welcomed to come, I was the only non-FMTV/LMTV though) and decided to take it across the scales. Local State Patrol turns the computer screen around when the scale is shut down so anyone can weigh their trucks) So weight...

So the HMMWV uses lug centric rims, those H2 rims look hub centric (I think the H1 was also hub centric, the flat lug seating area is why I say this)) so you'd have to find a lug centric to hub centric spacer to make them work. Issue here is that yes, you'd end up with them spaced out a bit...

If you are going to be running a lot of 12V circuits then that isn't a bad way to go. I do just want to double check, you're putting in a converter that only does 5 amps of 12V power? That isn't very much power (60 watts) so is that just for the phone charger and maybe an LED light or two or...

yeah, those are minimal loads. If you look around though you can find 24V chargers and LEDs. I've been using one of these, my only issue with it is the LED voltage readout is pretty bright. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F84VVB4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yes, you would connect to the lower battery's positive terminal and then negative would just go to ground. You always want a fuse to protect everything, if a wire were to run through and short out the fuse keeps the wire from turning into a heating element and catching everything on fire. And...

Very common on Semi trucks for steer tires to get them trued like this, but much less common for smaller vehicles.

also to add, a lot of these tires come from the military out of round from sitting in one location for far too long. You can't eliminate the bouncy ride from out of round tires by balancing. Usually only happens to tires that had weight on them from a truck or something like that, not ones...

Yup, it's the same as adding a pinball type hitch for how everything works, it's just a single piece and heavier overall, so hopefully ends up as stronger overall. I have a 10k rated adjustable drop hitch on order and a 12k rated 2" ball. Next weekend everything will get a decent test when I...

So latest update having to do with the hitch assembly. I don't know if the mount points on the frame rails are different on the M1123 I have or that their kit is messed up, but the brackets that go from the pintle diagonal forward to the frame are too long with the pintle bracket installed...

Yes, bracket is different due to upper mount. bottom mirror is angled away from the truck., so deeper inset side is towards the outside

I know for me here it is just a matter of finding the right person at a tire shop. Some will try to argue that it's a split rim and unsafe for them to work on, which just proves they are ignorant. It's a 2 piece or multi piece rim, not split. Problem with balancing is finding a shop with a big...