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Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:23 pm

cmica wrote:if not rain-x does it better


On a perfectly vertical flat sheet of glass? Not sure about that... :popcorn:

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:37 pm

cycle61 wrote:Hope you replaced the wiper blades...and that the motor works.

Motor.?

Lol

Air driven..

And yes.. New blades.. And 'motor' works.

Front Windows leak... Doesn't do any good to wipe outside when water drips down the inside of the glass.. Haha

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:39 pm

I guess on a diesel they wouldn't be vacuum driven, huh?

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:24 pm

Rain X inside and out. It will help a lot.

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:28 pm

I think my comment previously got taken for sarcasm.

Are you planning on living out of this or just as a cool BOV?

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:24 pm

Rusoarmo wrote:I think my comment previously got taken for sarcasm.

Are you planning on living out of this or just as a cool BOV?


Dunno yet. 99‰ sure it's gonna be set up as a camper/communications platform.

Leaning towards living in it short term. Need lots of work to plumb water.. Shower... Toilet.. Etc.. And still have it look .mil

I got an M1031 which is the support truck for this rig... On board welder... Air... Genset .. Etc. And I have the .mil towbar to go along with it so it takes 30 seconds to hook it up or disconnect it.

Plan is to tow the m1031 behind the m934 at all times the m934 is mobile, but can still drive the M1031 when/as needed. Bonus is having the m1031 stocked with all the tools and parts to service the 5 ton..

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:40 pm

"communications platform"

Who are you communicating with that you would need a "Platform"?

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:47 pm

zombie66 wrote:"communications platform"

Who are you communicating with that you would need a "Platform"?


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Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:14 pm

zombie66 wrote:"communications platform"

Who are you communicating with that you would need a "Platform"?


Maybe one of the following?

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Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:16 pm

kf7mjf wrote:Image


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Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:17 pm

Any plans on painting it? Flat Black would be sweet

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:18 am

cycle61 wrote:I guess on a diesel they wouldn't be vacuum driven, huh?


Most diesel trucks have some sort of vacuum pump. Be it belt driven or electric motor.

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:50 am

Mine doesn't. Uses the power steering pressure for brake boost. Gotta make sure to keep that belt in good condition. icon_eek

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:02 am

cycle61 wrote:Hope you replaced the wiper blades...and that the motor works.

This is why the military has two people crew those things.

"I can't see where I'm going SGT. Wipers ain't working."
" Damn it, SPC! Use your damn head! Put on your damn goggles on ... and stick your damn head.... out the damn window!"
"Yeh, but then I'm going to get wet and cold."
"Suck it up! Pain is just weakness leaving the body!"
"Um... Sgt, would you like to drive?"
"No! That's what SPC are for! ....besides....I'm not qualified on this rig."

Re: last minute 'emergency' road trip...

Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:08 pm

^^^lol


Air dryer clogged. Stuck on the side of road until I could raise someone on a portable to take me to Lowes. $30 to bypass the air dryer..

Good 4 hours wasted. Day 2 and I'm not even out of Ohio. Ugh.
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