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As stated above, all military CUCV duallys were conversions. M1028A2s were also converted from M1028A1s. The only real difference between an A2 and an A3 is the transfer case. That said, there are dually Chevys out there that were military, but are not CUCVs, they are just similar Chevy 4x4...

I see both sides of the argument. There are valid points for a "lighter more mobile" force, but sometimes you need a tank to do a tank's job. The light armour is fairly easy to defeat, particularly with today's weaponry that is available to foot soldiers. And from past Marine experience...

Various trailers need an auxiliary power wire to provide for equipment items they might have. In the case of my FHT (Humvee 5th-wheel shelter carrier) 37 provides the 24v needed to power the electric brakes. The downside was that the M1028A2 I pull it with didn't have power to the 37 pin on...

Putting a good tarp over it, well secured all around to keep things from flapping, is a very good idea. As is keeping things at low speed. We're all now waiting for the vicarious pleasure of seeing what's inside! Cheers

They really are pretty close in bed size, the FMTVs are just really tall, and the cab is enormous by M35 standards. The cargo cover itself is about 11" taller than an M35's. I put an MTV cover on my M813, the sides came most of the way down the bed. (M813 and M35 fitted cargo covers are the...

Me too, but I was an M60 gunner. Semper Fi, brother!

If you try again, the LMC is good, but you do have to work it a bit with heat. Well worth the effort. 0331 USMC-style? Cheers

Here are a couple of a deuce behind an LMTV. I don't want to embarrass Reloader64, so I won't mention that his deuce quit on the way home from Temple, and I towed him back to DrJay's shop. ;) Cheers

There is a guy near me with the fuselage of a Mig-21 UTI (2-seater) in his driveway. So, Setoyota, how do you get in it to play? :p Cheers

I bought it from LMC about 10 days ago. It is the 'high hump' version, appropriate to all 4WD trucks. Part number is below. The TC shifter hole isn't cut out, I just cut a diagonal X in the rubber when it was all snugged down to stick the shifter through. I decided not to cut around the fire...

That is so cool! looking forward to seeing your progress. Those were fun to fly. Cheers

I don't know about the manual. but all three of my deuces have the tube in front of the front axle, extending to about the level of the pumpkin bottom. The M185 had the longest tube, it extended well below. The other two are just a bit shorter. Attached is a picture of the M185 during...

As Maccus said, the 65Kxxxx is the registration. 65 means the Air Force took that vehicle onto its inventory in 1965. It is not necessarily the year the vehicle was built. For example, if they took on 25 former Army 1964 build jeeps in 1965, while awaiting their own new ones, the old Army...

I haven't put them in my 1009s, but I just installed a floor mat from LMC in my 1028. I took it out of the box and unrolled it out across the hood to sit in the sun for half an hour. That softens it and gets any wrinkles out. Be careful, it also gets quite hot! Then we laid it in on the...

As an M1028A2 converted from an M1031, yes, it should have had an NP205 transfer case because it was used to run the compressor and generator in the original maintenance box. But unless you want to run those off a PTO, or are super concerned about originality, you should do fine with the 208...

That scheme is MERDEC Summer Verdant, so it shouldn't be CARC paint. After the mid-80s, most vehicles would have been painted in 383 camo if they got a repaint. Interesting how long MERDEC lasted on some vehicles though! My M109 and M185 are both in MERDEC and were both surplussed c.2008...

Over time I have replaced the ignition cylinders on all three of my CUCVs (two M1009s and an M1028A2). The CUCV standard key will not turn any of the new lock cylinders I have. All three locks came from O'Reilly Auto Parts simply because there was a store a couple of miles from where i used to...

This is my Tahoe next to the M813 the day I picked it up. Cheers

If memory serves me, it looks very much like the flight engineer seat from a B-29. Orientation was right the first time. The lower seat cushion could be used, or removed and it's place taken by a parachute pack. Edit - I found the attached picture in a cockpit 360 view from the USAF museum's...

Those are actually both 5-tons. M813 on the right, and what looks like an M923 on the left. The cab on the 939s are higher set and wider than the M813; the hood, obviously, is much larger also. The M809 series 5-tons use the same cab as the M35 types. The attached picture of two of my trucks...