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Yea, thanks for all the advice guys. I think for the time being I am just going to try and find a 1-ton civilian vehicle for the task at hand and save my tinkering/project vehicle for another day.

Is the M1028 a 5/4 ton truck? Are they difficult to find?

I may just start looking at the bigger trucks, might be nice to have something to drag logs/trees around with as well :) Whatever I get, it just needs to be able to do some work, doesn't have to be fast, but needs to do work and be reliable. I am very mechanically inclined, electrical engineer...

Mostly just around town, hauling gravel, dirt, hay, etc... Trailer has brakes on both axles, but yea, I would feel much better with a heavier truck. May start looking around at some 1-tons. --Kurt

Many thanks for the info, it appears my search will continue for a vehicle that is more appropriate for towing the capacities I need. I generally only fill the dump trailer to about 5000#-6000#, but that is still probably pushing 7500# in total weight.

Howdy gentlemen, new guy here with a couple of questions. I have been wanting to get an M1009 for a couple of years and now I have my chance by selling my truck. I am going tomorrow to look at a 1986 M1009 with about 64K miles on it. Private owner says all stock, nothing done by him, but I did...