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Not a specific mod per se, but... Continuously finding a use for something I had, instead of buying/building what I actually needed. Lots of 'what can I use this for?' instead of 'what do I need?'.... Ie, using an old round 5 gallon water jug, instead of the 2- 5 gallon square water jugs...

To be fair, it's the People's Republik of Kommifornia. They'll shaft anyone, given the chance.

Having previous experience as an installer for emergency vehicles, I make damn sure that anything I install is NOT going anywhere. It's bolted down/secured. I've seen accidents due to unsecured equipment, and a lot of states have laws on the books disallowing unsecured items on the shelf of a...

Auxiliary brake lights are inexpensive and easy to wire in. Regardless of legal issues, it's just NOT safe to have no brake lights.. I happened to be behind a guy with a bike carrier, with 4 bikes on it. COMPLETELY obscured his rear end.. Couldn't see his license plate, tail lights, brake...

Here in the U.S., it's definitely vilified, however a lot of that is because of irresponsible people modifying their rigs to 'roll coal'... It can be a TON more efficient than gas, but with slightly higher emissions. However, when you're putting out 20% more of certain gases, but getting 80%...

5 tons don' require a CDL in WA unless you're using it in commerce, just FYI.... BTW... https://www.facebook.com/groups/339623506135698/

From a fellow M1031 owner, I applaud your efforts. Rock on!

Having talked to current and retired personnel, including those whose job it was to maintain the FMTV/LMTV/MTV etc... They all unanimously said the FMTVs sucked, because everything was electrical. If there was a sensor failure or something stupid you were SOL, and it would take HOURS to track...

M934 box is mounted to the frame with spring loaded bolts.... Be aware that maintenance on the 900 series 5 tons isn't cheap.. It's not an RV that you put gas in and go... Axkes,oil, bearings, all need to be checked/replaced every 3k miles.... You're talking $300 every 3k miles..... just for...

Just an FYI, you're looking at about -3db from mounting it on the bumper vs the roof... Yes, that bad.

You're confusing electrical ground with a groundplane. Don't. Think of it as half the antenna, something for the signals to want to get away from... (easiest, but not the most accurate, way of explaining it) Dratwagon, antennas don't have 'built in' groundplanes, there are designs to minimize...

Skip RG coax and go with LMR-240.. Lower loss, better shielding, usually about the same price, and YOU control the length, quality of connections, etc.

The + side of older rigs, in terms of emissions and whatnot goes, is you can burn waste oil, ATF, etc.. as fuel. Whether it be a means of cutting costs (critical, when diesel was 4$ a gallon), or recycling, or using anything that's available in a SHTF scenario. Modern injectors and emissions...

I couldn't agree more. Modern diesels have emissions components, urea, and a bunch of other nonsensical crap to go along with it... Older diesels are much simpler, much more reliable, and a lot easier to fix when/if something does go wrong. No electronic injectors, or electric fuel pumps to...

I used the knockoff dually LEDs... As usual, the pics do NOT do it justice... I spent about $110 for 6 of them, 20W ea. I'm betting your lights are gonna be good to go, as well.. Keep us updated!