Allison M916 + Mk48 Cab = 6x6 "FEMTT"

[maddawg308]

Well....at this point it is more like a 5 ton.....there are about 2 tons of stuff missing off of it...lol

Sadly it's 7 ton residue only, it is wrecked and badly cannibalized.....they are great trucks though....Maybe some day we can buy them....

Soni

But is there enough there for YOU to bring it back from the dead?

 

[M920]

But is there enough there for YOU to bring it back from the dead?

As you know, there is always a way.....but this one was in a bad rollover.....there is suspension damage and the frame is bent....

Being, that parts are almost impossible to find for these trucks.....it would be very difficult....

Soni

 

[rickf]

That is what I thought, but I was told that AW-46 hydraulic fluid is designed to "SUSPEND" water. Do you, or anybody here know if this type of fluid will still let the water settle to the bottom, if you let it sit long enough?
Just wondering.....

Soni

Don't know about the AW-46 rating. I would just let it sit in a spot where the temp is fairly stable, like in a shaded area and see what it looks like in a month. I think that rating means it will stay suspended while in use. At the bottom of your tank in one of those pictures it looked like a puddle of water in with the milkshake, that would lead me to believe that it had separated in the tank.

 

[R Racing]

I was this close to getting a mk15 yesterday and could have built a really nice trailer out of it using my m920 as the hauler. Maybe next time

 

[Fredo Corleone]

I've got a headlight assembly for the 7 ton if you are interested.

 

[M920]

I was this close to getting a mk15 yesterday and could have built a really nice trailer out of it using my m920 as the hauler. Maybe next time

Define "this close"......lol

So would you have used it as a tow behind wrecker? The Mk15 is the wrecker RBU right?

Soni

 

[R Racing]

By $100.00 no I was going to put a pintal on it and tow it behind my m920 and use its hydraulics to power the knuckle boom. Does that make sence ?

 

[M920]

By $100.00 no I was going to put a pintal on it and tow it behind my m920 and use its hydraulics to power the knuckle boom. Does that make sence ?

Oh yes....did that for about a year and a half with my Mk17 and the M916.....before I turned it all in to the FEMTT.....

Soni

 

[M920]

The Last of the Hydraulics.....

Today I'm happy to report, that I finally got all the hydraulic systems on the FEMTT side buttoned up!

I ran the last two missing hoses (1" hydraulic hoses SUCK, if you try to fish them trough a bunch of tight spaces by yourself....results in lots of "NAVY talk"!!!!) from the control console to the quick connect fitting bracket, under the left outrigger of the MHC.

These are the big ones that will run the DP drag winch on the front of the 'fifth wheel module'. They are controlled from the original M916 winch control valves and will still have the hi-lo speed selection available.

This concludes the modifications to the FEMTT's hydraulic system and the only other hydraulic hoses I have to install are on the module side. THANK GOD!!!!

I got my new Truck Lite LED headlights installed a couple of days ago and had a chance try them tonight.

All I can say is: They truly are amazing! I really like it that low-beam does not turn of when hi-beam is selected and I can see so much farther ahead then before!

With the FEMTT's top speed of 80 MPH+ and all the wildlife around here these will be a big improvement over stock.
Also, these are the second generation of Truck Lite's LED head lights and they are now uni-voltage. So no difference in part numbers and they work on any voltage from 10V to 30V!

Soni

 

[ke5eua]

Truly amazing.

 

[Castle Bravo]

...This concludes the modifications...

Suuuure...

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

It ain't over!

It cain't be over!

It ain't over 'til the FAT LADY SINGS and we ain't heard no FAT LADY ! ! !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxS0kiUX6p0

 

[Shark Bait]

Today I'm happy to report, that I finally got all the hydraulic systems on the FEMTT side buttoned up!

I ran the last two missing hoses (1" hydraulic hoses SUCK, if you try to fish them trough a bunch of tight spaces by yourself....results in lots of "NAVY talk"!!!!) from the control console to the quick connect fitting bracket, under the left outrigger of the MHC.

These are the big ones that will run the DP drag winch on the front of the 'fifth wheel module'. They are controlled from the original M916 winch control valves and will still have the hi-lo speed selection available.

This concludes the modifications to the FEMTT's hydraulic system and the only other hydraulic hoses I have to install are on the module side. THANK GOD!!!!

I got my new Truck Lite LED headlights installed a couple of days ago and had a chance try them tonight.

All I can say is: They truly are amazing! I really like it that low-beam does not turn of when hi-beam is selected and I can see so much farther ahead then before!

With the FEMTT's top speed of 80 MPH+ and all the wildlife around here these will be a big improvement over stock.
Also, these are the second generation of Truck Lite's LED head lights and they are now uni-voltage. So no difference in part numbers and they work on any voltage from 10V to 30V!

Soni

FLIR makes a civilian vehicles camera and display system. I forget the part number, we looked at doin them on some clients trucks. Pretty cool stuff.

 

[M920]

Suuuure...

So just to be clear: It was really just the HYDRAULIC SYSTEM of the FEMTT, that I THOUGHT was done, NOT THE WHOLE FEMTT PROJECT!!!!

But unfortunately you are right anyway.....I ALREADY FOUND ANOTHER HOSE THAT IS NEEDED AND I FORGOT TO RUN....

Well, I guess that is what I get for making silly statements like that......

Soni

 

[M920]

I'm I Finally a REDNECK?

Well, I had a busy weekend and got a lot of stuff done on the FEMTT modules!

I'm working on three different modules right now:

-On the 'dump bed module': I cut the damaged front wall out and built a new upper section (head ache rack), that matches the height and contour of the FEMTT's cab.

-On the 'flat bed module'; I got everything situated and tested. (see Scorpion loaded on to the back of the FEMTT. I wanted to make sure I could haul my "Four-Wheeler" in the back of my "Pick-Up"....Btw....does this finally qualify me to be a true REDNECK ?!?)


Now I'm ready to take the Flatbed back off and weld everything in place.
This module will get a custom head ache rack as well. It will have stowage for chains, boomers and ratchet tie-downs built in to it.

-On the 1200 gallon 'tank module' the hardest part was to get it out from behind a bunch of "stuff" that has accumulated in front of it. It also lacked any usable lifting points!
I rectified that situation as soon as I got it near the welder. It sports four brand new, heavy duty lifting points now that are strong enough to lift the tank even when full of water!

Here are some pics:

Soni

P.S. I got the cable on the self recovery winch as well.....

 

[agazza2]

Excellent work on the modules Soni. I like the scorpion on the back of FEMTT.

 

[maddawg308]

I see a tracked vehicle in the background of pic #8, looks like a cargo carrier of some sort - got any details or closer pics of that unit?

Your work is, as always, outstanding!

 

[Csm Davis]

I see a tracked vehicle in the background of pic #8, looks like a cargo carrier of some sort - got any details or closer pics of that unit?

Your work is, as always, outstanding!

That looks familiar hmmm.

 

[wreckerman893]

With the FEMTT's top speed of 80 MPH+ and all the wildlife around here these will be a big improvement over stock.

Any critter that walks out in front of that vehicle is going to be on the menu at the "Road Kill Grill".

I can see right now I'm going to have to make a pilgrimage out to New Mexico to study at the feet of the "Green Iron Fabmaster".

I just wonder what you could build if you had an indoor shop and didn't have to dodge Mother Nature.

 

[drician]

There are more than a few of us who would love to study under the "Great Green Iron Fabmaster".