Working on the M1078 LMTV

[mkcoen]

Of course the week after I buy my truck in LA one shows up in TX and sells for less. I'm comforted a bit by the fact it's missing a number of items (grille, batteries and box top, cargo bows/cover, spare tire) and it had a forklift driveshaft modification. I think factoring those things in mine was probably worth the $500 extra and greater distance to recover.

 

[tennmogger]

Sounds to me you got the right truck! A bent driveshaft on these trucks could lead to other problems (based on the havoc original shafts caused). Any miles spent driving an LMTV (or your other favorite vehicle) adds time to your life!

 

[Patattack]

When I was in the army those LMTVs would fly and were a much better ride then the old 5 tons. Have fun!!!!!!

 

[m715mike]

Congrats Mark. I know you've been waiting for this acquisition for a while now! You got a good looking truck!


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[mkcoen]

Congrats Mark. I know you've been waiting for this acquisition for a while now! You got a good looking truck!


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Well with all the rain figured you had the week off . I should be able to make Mullins next year in style. Of course every time I say I'm coming life gets n the way.

 

[m715mike]

Well with all the rain figured you had the week off . I should be able to make Mullins next year in style. Of course every time I say I'm coming life gets n the way.

Mullins? Next year??? Are you forgetting about the Fall event in November?

 

[Suprman]

Forklifting basically ruins the truck. You would have to get new driveshafts, new yokes and pinions on the tcase and the axle plus who knows what else could be damaged. Very easy to crack a t case or trans casing. Once a lmtv is forklifted under the driveshafts its a parts truck.

Of course the week after I buy my truck in LA one shows up in TX and sells for less. I'm comforted a bit by the fact it's missing a number of items (grille, batteries and box top, cargo bows/cover, spare tire) and it had a forklift driveshaft modification. I think factoring those things in mine was probably worth the $500 extra and greater distance to recover.

 

[mkcoen]

Mullins? Next year??? Are you forgetting about the Fall event in November?

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I'm still moving slow. Temple is much more low key with a lot of sitting and BSing versus running around like at Brent's. We'll see how I'm doing when it gets closer.

 

[mkcoen]

oops

 

[mkcoen]

Pick up time is 1200 tomorrow. Wish I could be there to help pick it up myself but I'm semi-comatose after the 2200 mile round trip to AL and back to deliver the Goat. God Bless TexAndy for agreeing to help with the trip and also to the member that is picking up the M1078 tomorrow. Besides being blessed with my wonderful wife ( who insisted I buy the M1078 ) I have some of the best friends in the world. That includes M813rc who also offered to help recover the LMTV. He and Andy were also the ones the drove back to NC to help recover the Goat last year. Andy is also the one that made 2 trips to Cheyenne, WY with me to get the Goat tires (1st time) and Goat engine (2nd time). I should offer frequent driver miles

 

[TexAndy]

Daw shucks.

To be fair, I did also kinda melt your first goat engine...

 

[Doug Roberts]

my non runner had to have a new alternator, two new batteries, fluids flushed and I was bookin it back to NC from Atlanta Ga . I have the high speed gears ( pumpkins ) off the MRAP and ac /heat units, compressors and mounting brackets, some door and lock parts. I'm certain I will sell what's left over after I attack my truck. Keep me in the loop. I am thinking this summer I will be on mine daily

 

[RAJ LMTV]

Mkcoen.......hope you don't mind. I had a couple of questions and PM'd you.
Thanks

 

[wsucougarx]

Ahh great Mark!! You get a Gama Goat and inspired me to do so. And now you go and get this truck. Of which I don't yet have....hmmm....

 

[mkcoen]

my non runner had to have a new alternator, two new batteries, fluids flushed and I was bookin it back to NC from Atlanta Ga . I have the high speed gears ( pumpkins ) off the MRAP and ac /heat units, compressors and mounting brackets, some door and lock parts. I'm certain I will sell what's left over after I attack my truck. Keep me in the loop. I am thinking this summer I will be on mine daily

You wouldn't happen to have the AC condenser brackets, would you? I have the compressor brackets and nearly everything else but cannot find the condenser brackets any where.

 

[mkcoen]

Mkcoen.......hope you don't mind. I had a couple of questions and PM'd you.
Thanks

I sent you a response this morning. Welcome to the site and the madness.

Ahh great Mark!! You get a Gama Goat and inspired me to do so. And now you go and get this truck. Of which I don't yet have....hmmm....

So my evil plan is working. Next I'll get you convinced you need a HET

 

[Lmtv772]

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[mkcoen]

Got word that the truck is off Ft Polk but things are delayed due to weather and detours. Unfortunately the cargo cover is ripped pretty bad. I was holding out hope that it was just some split seams and I might be able to get it sewn back together. Well if that's the worst news I can easily live with it. Maybe the good news is it'll start and drive with no major tinkering. As they say, hope springs eternal.

 

[aleigh]

gooooood luck. and subbed.

 

[aleigh]

Just glacing at your pics my hunch is the cargo cover can be repaired. On mine the sun ate out the thread before the vinyl and it is starting to rip along the seams just like yours. Mine is just a lot more together, but none of your edges seem tattered in what I saw. I've got a Juki and I plan to just re-sew mine but I haven't gotten it yet. Hoes and such are pretty easy to take care of with more tarp material and shoe glue. I use a tent floor from a DRASH I cut up for material.