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@maxvanrunkle1052 thanks Max! Always appreciate your support 🙏

@chrisszabo553 for my situation I'm not going to address the frame/habitat flex. I'm going to add support inbetween the 24" post and wherever I can. I'll also try to keep most of the habitat weight center line of gravity to prevent the truck from tipping over. I don't plan on doing any real serious offroading with the military truck because it won't ever be as capable as a jeep or 4runner. Not trying to trash my nice truck 😅. Also, most people that own these types of trucks never really do routes that require the flex. You might flex on 1% of the journey and to me the return of input did t seem worth it. I'll make sure to do a good route study before I commit to a major trip

@nicholasflanders1309 the one year anniversary of me buying this truck at auction is coming up, I'll do a one year cost break down. It will include cost of buying the truck, normal maintenance for the truck, tools I bought, diesel, etc

I definitely agree! Soon enough I'm going to start building out this habitat and the real transformation will begin. I still have a little bit more maintenance to do. Still have to replace fluid in transmission, transfer case, and differentials. Plus I still have a little oil leak after replaced seal on oil pan, I believe it is coming from one of the seals at the top of the engine.

@@M2-Expeditions I think there will always be maintenance to be done haha but at least the list is getting shorter!! Can't wait to start on the habitat as well!

It is in the works

Thank you! Always appreciate the support!

Thank you! The upgraded cab with sound proofing makes the drive more enjoyable 100%. The truck feels great for a 2002

It is in the works!

Had my seatbelt on and pit viper sunglasses, cant be safer than that!

I would have definitely loved the help! These are the two TMs im using below: UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT, AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST FOR M1083 SERIES, 5-TON, 6X6, MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE (MTV) VOLUME NO. 1 OF 2 and volume 2 TECHNICAL MANUAL OPERATOR’S INSTRUCTIONS M1083 SERIES, 5 TON, 6x6, MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES (MTV) VOLUME NO. 1 OF 2 and volume 2 You are saying there are three?

Thank you! Cheers!

Haha, definitely not as fast as one but maybe by the end of the build the interior will look similar

You recommend leaving the military truck as is?

no

@@M2-Expeditions Indeed. Thats what i would do at least. But you do what you do, man.

This is going to be a busy summer, with the cab almost done the next step is the build out of the habitat!

It even feels luxurious!

Thank you! Much appreciated!

I'm definitely glad being a carpenter is not my day job 😅. It was frustrating, but the end result speaks for itself. I'm happy I didn't leave it as is. I tend to have a bad habit of that.

This

This is the way i see it, I paid $18100 for mine, and the going rate for these trucks on gov planet is usually 10-20k. If you can deal with the hassle of shipping and don't have a specific timeline, I say do it. That would put your total to be $8500 and is significantly lower that buying an lmtv somewhere that is main land U.S. As long as the truck is in decent shape and is close to becoming in working condition, i would try it.

Congrats! I used the veritread transportation that is on the gov planet site. I was able to find someone to transport it from California to Washington state. It was about $2800. It also depends on if the truck starts. I had to hire a rotator/wrecker 2k each way to load the military truck then off load since the steering in mine didn't work.

Thanks for the advise I’m looking to shipping rates now since I have to keep it. Your rig is looking good and great videos your putting out I like watching the progress. thanks for the help.

I actually put a wrench to hold the nut then tried impacted until battery died. Wasn't able to break loose the bolt. I didn't film that part because I was so frustrated with how removing this crane was going. 😅. I even got the bolt off when I used my air impact gun

Oh I 100% agree. Stereotypes are rooted in some truth. I'll probably never buy a Ryobi tool again after this.

After this event, I'll probably never buy a Ryobi tool again

Ryobi sold those to the us government for 1.2mill

I did a bad job of filming and I agree holding down the trigger helps. The Ryobi was good enough to move the bolt, but when I applied a wrench with the ryobi impact, it wasnt strong enough to loosen the nut. Eventually to undo the bolt + nut I used a stronger impact

Thanks man! It was pretty rough 😅 I had to keep opening the doors and stepping out for fresh air.

I was in a rush to get the console painted and didn't want to stop by hardware store to put up plastic. I got very familiar with warm water and a sponge 😅

Thank you! Love to hear that!

If Harbor Freight was not around, I don't think I would be able to do half the jobs required on this thing 😅