Well boys we got her home Tuesday! The only issue is the above mentioned boot and the gentleman was kind enough to give me a new half shaft (Will the H1 half shaft work?) Learned that the vehicle was assigned to a base in Tennessee and never left the states!
Just a quick note:
+ This thing is amazing
+ The horn is comical
- Cant see sh** backing up
- I bet tires are gonna cost a house payment a piece lol
I've gotten a few laughs from people when following a 5 ton in a parade. Everyone wants to hear the air horn, me following up afterwards with the "beep beep" of the HMMWV horn is usually good for a few laughs.
Backing is a major pain, military always required a second person to ground guide them into place because of that. As someone else mentioned a camera, I'm very much considering one as well.
Tires are surprisingly affordable, if you don't mind them slightly used. The military replaces tires due more to age than wear, so there are lots of places that will sell partial tread tires for these for a hundred or two depending on age and condition. Can even find unused ones that are a few years old for not much more than that.