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Towing
Pulling an M114 with my gooseneck. Added trailer brake controller and 3rd light plug to LMTV. Reprogrammed to 330hp. Pulls (and stops) great.
justin wehring
Stumps
Moved some stumps today. Trackhoe pulled them up a few weeks ago so a lot of the dirt has been washed off from the rains we have been getting. Don't have a weight but they were heavy.
justin wehring
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Wired in a third plug. The truck already has a 24v mil plug and a 12v commercial plug. Spliced into the 12v side and added a 7 way plug and e-brake controller.
Justin Wehring
done
OK folks here it is. I use a cody hitch soft gooseneck hitch in my F350. That is the airbag device in the hitch. The grey offset gooseneck hitch is needed to get the tongue away from the bed. There is a pic of the normal tongue on the ball and it is only inches away from the bed. One...
hitch is ready for paint
The gooseneck hitch is welded on the receiver of the LMTV. Ready for paint and installation. More pics to come with trailer hooked up.
Justin Wehring
No, M1078 4x4
The B&W hitch arrived today. Will weld it on tomorrow and hook it up. More pics to come. Figured electric trailer brakes out today.
Justin Wehring
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The early proto FMTVs were tested with 1400s. They clear just fine. I decided to stay with 395s and avoid 1400s to save unsprung weight, loss of braking (these trucks don't stop well to begin with) and higher speed rating.
Justin Wehring
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Decided to equip the LMTV to pull a gooseneck. Will have trailer brakes and lights. More to come.
Pulled the receiver hitch out of the frame section and prepping it for the cody hitch I use in my F350. More to come this weekend.
Justin Wehring
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Belt info
Ok folks. Here is the info. THIS APPLIES TO THE C7 ENGINE WITH 100 AMP ALT AND NO A/C....
I recently had a Cat tech that is familiar with LMTVs come out for some service. He noticed that the belt routing was incorrect and moved the idler pulley to the correct location. I was...
Hey folks. Broke a bolt on the idler pulley and cut the drive belt. Took a lot of pics and have some good repair info. Will post info this weekend.
Justin Wehring
20 hours to Phx an hour on scene and 20 hours home. It was a nice drive. Weather was perfect and the guy was a perfect match for the 151. 6 kids 8-10y/o flash mobbed the jeep when I unloaded it. Perfect home. Set the cruise and rolled out.
justin
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