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Probably so. I was something like 4 years ago when I did this, so may have 'fuzzy details" in the memory banks. :) That's why I take pictures as we go along. Cheers

Here is how I did mine on my M1028A2. The hitch itself came off a friend's junk M1008 (with his permission!) and was on it when he bought it at auction off Fort Hood. We basically copied what the military had done, but welded an additional plate to the hitch to add a tad more strength to the tow...

I'd accuse you of being cheap, but that wouldn't explain your propensity for shouldering me over onto some poor kid eating his dinner so you could get in front to grab the restaurant check.... ;) Cheers

As y'all are finding out, there have been a lot of variations in the support equipment over the years. Many of them came about simply because different contractors made their stuff differently. The nets themselves had a strict specification, but the rest of the support items just had to meet...

You mean this thread? ;) https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/joke-of-the-day.90532/page-308 Cheers

To keep information on these trailers in one thread, here are some pictures of the shelter mounting bracket. I imagine you could use one of the much more common straight ones, but this one has extensions that bolt around the rear frame (rather than just to the back of it) and to the frame...

Nice find! That is further proof of Laguna as the manufacturer. It also gives us a date. They did produce other military trailers, but between '4 of 7' and the T0006 on mine, maybe 7 was how many there are/were of this type. 2008 would put these near the end of Laguna's business life. Would...

If the one you mention that hit the overpass is tan, then I've been poking around that one. Such a shame, they reeeeally messed up the box and a bunch of other stuff on it. Look like it was in great shape before that happened. :( Cheers

I have one of those, it was built as a shelter carrier (S-788 and their kin) to be towed by Humvees. Military designation (if it ever had one) is unknown. It was made by Laguna Industries. That company had serious management problems at the end, and went defunct some years back after having...

These instructions, which come in the US convoy light kits, were saved from this site MANY years ago. Quality isn't fantastic, but hopefully they can help. Cheers

The bridge plate "back" usually stays on the vehicle when the military repaints it, so green numbers on a tan vehicle/plate is quite normal, and way more common than not. Cheers

The broken gauge makes me roll my eyes and shake my head. When I got my S788 shelter, it had been "demil'ed" by someone carefully punching the glass on all four gauges on the generator panel inside. I have never figured that requirement out, if it is one. Maybe someone just has a thing about...

Well, I'm late to the party as usual..... I was wondering what that orange dot meant, clicked on it and it brought up this thread! Looks like it's covered. Cheers

Oh, a tough one, no slags in the bunch. Reeeeeeally like Fuzzy's Seabee truck, but he has a good lead and I finally had to go with the M813. What can I say? Look at my name! :p Cheers

Looking good! If that is the same one I sat in some years ago while visiting Earl, it is a really nice vehicle. Cheers

I know I have more CUCV pictures in my files somewhere, but these two show the way the USAF would have marked the vehicle. It hasn't changed much over the years. The door markings for your CUCV would be applied in a similar manner as on the '69 Chevy. Tactical vehicles usually have the "For...

According to the military Route Recon manual, the rule of thumb for bridge plates is 80% of the vehicle weight loaded, if the 'proper' number is not known. The actual bridge plate numbers in the manuals are calculated by some esoteric formula that I think may involve waving an intoxicated newt...

I've used Rapco paint for about 20 years, and will continue to do so. It has held up very well over time. It does have something of a sheen when first applied, but that fades to flat in a week or two after application. Cheers

The M931 military 5th wheel will mate to a civilian trailer, but as Simp stated above, it is unnecessarily tall for a civilian application unless you actually need the military two-way tilt feature for serious rough terrain hauling. Pretty unlikely in most scenarios for most of us, so it ends...

John, I know you meant to type B-25. ;) Sorry the plane got hurt, but she is fairly intact. Depends on how much the airframe got torqued to see if she will be able to fly again. Best news is all aboard survived with minor injuries. The dilemma over flying the old birds - letting people see...