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M1081 4X4 LMTV air drop cargo truck pic and info request
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pontiac62
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What kinda information are you looking for?
If you looking all the specs. Google M1081. I’ve got one but don’t have any real pictures of it. Member Masspilot has some of his pictures on here. He’s currently putting a habitat box on it.
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M1081 LVAD
If you looking all the specs. Google M1081. I’ve got one but don’t have any real pictures of it. Member Masspilot has some of his pictures on here. He’s currently putting a habitat box on it.
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M1081 LVAD
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SUPRMAN in the Northeast (CT or MA, I forget) is selling one in the classified section. There are several pictures included.
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Go to GP website and look up past sales of "M1081".
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FloridaAKM
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A picture like this maybe?
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Joe's M1081 is still parked in my backyard. What pics do you need? Attached is the only air drop pic I have, but its the 5ton M1094 LVAD/LAPES Air Drop Truck
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wandering neurons
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LVAD M1081 photos
Here's a couple of photos if that'll help.
First is of my M1081 resting against a tree. I was trying to drive out of the back yard in Maryland after several weeks of rain, the truck slid down the slight slope and rested against the tree. I used the Self Recovery Winch (SRW) to extricate myself. The LMTV is very capable of getting stuck!!!
BTW, the light bar on the roof is custom, not standard equipment. Something I had laying around.
Second is of the M1081 loaded with lumber in Colorado. Buddy is going to build on a hillside, was felling trees but couldn't get them up the hill and didn't have transport for them to the mill. Again, SRW to the rescue dragging logs, and used the home-made davit crane in the back of the bed to load.
The biggest visible differences between the M1078 and M1081 (LVAD):
Detachable roof
Hinges on doors, windshield, and rear of cab to fold cab into itself
Split in middle of the windshield (regular M1078 is one piece)
Crane that is part of the spare tire lifting mechanism to remove/reinstall cab roof
In-bed parachute attachment fittings
There's a few other pieces of equipment that are mounted under the bed that's part of the airdrop/low-velocity aerial delivery (LVAD) package
The TMs also have various sections with drawings showing the various LVAD parts
Can do more pics if there's something in particular that you need. Specific corner, angle, interior, exterior, etc.
Here's a couple of photos if that'll help.
First is of my M1081 resting against a tree. I was trying to drive out of the back yard in Maryland after several weeks of rain, the truck slid down the slight slope and rested against the tree. I used the Self Recovery Winch (SRW) to extricate myself. The LMTV is very capable of getting stuck!!!
BTW, the light bar on the roof is custom, not standard equipment. Something I had laying around.
Second is of the M1081 loaded with lumber in Colorado. Buddy is going to build on a hillside, was felling trees but couldn't get them up the hill and didn't have transport for them to the mill. Again, SRW to the rescue dragging logs, and used the home-made davit crane in the back of the bed to load.
The biggest visible differences between the M1078 and M1081 (LVAD):
Detachable roof
Hinges on doors, windshield, and rear of cab to fold cab into itself
Split in middle of the windshield (regular M1078 is one piece)
Crane that is part of the spare tire lifting mechanism to remove/reinstall cab roof
In-bed parachute attachment fittings
There's a few other pieces of equipment that are mounted under the bed that's part of the airdrop/low-velocity aerial delivery (LVAD) package
The TMs also have various sections with drawings showing the various LVAD parts
Can do more pics if there's something in particular that you need. Specific corner, angle, interior, exterior, etc.
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This is my 2008 M1081A1 with Cat C7
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nice truck. Change those tires out soon... they have a poor safety history if you do highway mostly. Otherwise..... RE: this thread.. OP seems to have given up on this idea... though this thread seems to stay alive.
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Yeah, his history shows that he sort of jumps from vehicle-to-vehicle asking questions. He even PM'ed me once asking for my number, but he never called. This thread followed soon after.
/shrug
/shrug
wandering neurons
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Well, at least the CTIS wheel valves look salvageable. The rest of the vehicle and the 463L pallets - not so much...
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I don't think that will buff out....
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First is of my M1081 resting against a tree.
Its just marking its territory.
Its just marking its territory.
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Yeah, but not in a good way. Took several hours to get the truck out of the yard. And the yard still hasn’t fully recovered.
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shute failed? Looks like it landed inverted with quite a thud
I'm still here. Other than the HMMWV I was considering but I was told it had many issues. Let's leave it at that.
The other was a compatible bed box.
Sorry to the fella I didn't call. I'm a night owl pretty much as most know do to my past job so I can't really call the middle of your night sir.