New Member from the Fort Campbell area

[Baloo]

Welcome from sunny Florida!

Thanks, I have driven my ambo to Jacksonville a few times over the years!

 

[Baloo]

Looking to move up to LMTV wheels for my rig. I am guessing the 6 lug budd wheel adapters for LMTV wheels would get them to fit.


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[Baloo]

Okay, it's been a while, still at it! What is a good axle option for highway driving? Also able to use for light offloading, mostly trails and fire breaks.

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[byrdman1312]

Welcome Baloo!
I live about 100 miles from you. Grew up in Stewart County, 2 miles from the Ft. Campbell reservation. Dad worked there for over 40 years. I went to school at APSU.

 

[marchplumber]

Hello everyone,

First off, I do not own a military truck. I do have a crazy diesel ambulance commercial truck that I built (cut frame, custom driveshaft, installed ambulance module from a van frame). I joined this site because I plan to replace the front beam and rear axle with Rockwell's from a Deuce. Also the transmission and transfer case as well making my expedition ambo a 4X4. I have served for over 19 years in the armed forces and have spent the past 9 years working on my ambo. That is about it, hope that I don't drive anyone crazy with all the questions I am sure to ask. Thanks for having me,

Baloo

Welcome aboard! We are crazy already, even w/o questions! LOL


Love when i respond to a "decade" old thread, cause im silly enough NOT to read the date....."i b swart"

 

[chucky]

Im about 30 miles from ya ! Keep it down over there ! LOL !

 

[Jbulach]

Okay, it's been a while, still at it! What is a good axle option for highway driving? Also able to use for light offloading, mostly trails and fire breaks.

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You might look into an older set non-top loading set of lmtv axles, plus eco-hubs.

 

[Jbulach]

Also, what is your typical “heaviest” gross weight, do you ever or frequently pull a trailer, what engine at what horse power lever do you have? Reason I ask, I wondering if 1 ton dually axles would suffice? They can be had cheap and some have reasonably high gears. IE Ford F350 6k front, 10k rear with 3.55s is common for at least the last several generations.

 

[swbradley1]

@Baloo Not to pick at nits here but looking for advice on LMTVs might get more help if it were not in a 9 year old New Member post.

But I could be wrong.

 

[Baloo]

I appreciate all the comments, and will definitely research LMTV axles. I had figure Rockwells might not work well for my setup. Typically I am about 18k pounds and pull a 6k trailer. The engine is a mildly modified DT360AT bolted up to a Eaton FS6 series transmission. Plenty of room for a divorced transfer case. Just looking for the best option to keep this project moving along.

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