WORLD'S FIRST M1078 TRAILER Debut & Naming
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- It's not parade ready, but dog gone it, it's close enough! It is a working trailer salvaged from a 1997 LMTV M1078. It has a manual CTIS, hydraulic tongue mounted jack stand, and it has a cable winch to stow the jack stand while in transit. THIS IS A WORLD FIRST, my friends! Totally custom... and most of the parts were sourced right from the very truck that was salvaged!
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From trash to treasure. This project turned out awesome Dave! Looks brand new! I am glad you got it finished!
I got a few minor things to touch up, but all in all, I am pretty happy with the results. The way I look at it, Lazarus was a bonus parting gift from PARTriSha. Other than the work I put into it, I might have spent $250 bucks? No complaints here!
Fantastic accomplishment Dave!
Thanks for taking the time to document and post the process.. Unlike myself, you're a real asset to the community!
You pay me a great compliment, Sir! Thank you so much. You are an asset to the community by supporting those that create content. You tune in, comment, like, subscribe... if it wasn't for folks like you, myself and several others would have given up making videos all together. So, thank you for being a part of this great community!
Thanks for that Dave! I definitely want to support the lmtv community as much as I can, but it's quality of content that keeps me coming back.. You, Sean, and Chad are all so helpful by going to the trouble to record, edit, and post your projects progression..I'm sure it's no easy task! I think I can speak for most, when I say that it's greatly appreciated!
@@gsoglo we all stick together. I'm so glad that Chad and Sean live so close by, and both have been out at the house multiple times. It does take a lot of effort to create content... as for me, I just like helping people and being a good role model for my sons. I guess that is also why I occasionally put out off topic videos. I know if I am having to fix something, someone else someday will have to do the very same thing... what a blessing would it be to the person that came across my hot-to video? In this way, I also feel like I am doing work He has called me do.
That tongue jack is slick (M1082 owner here)
...in more ways than one! Lots of grease, and... oh, right! LOL! Bet my brother Bob couldn't hold a candle to that kind of engineering. :-D I really wish I had a "real" trailer near by to help me figure things out... I felt like this was a start from scratch project... all built from scraps left over from the salvage of the truck.
Hi sir
From Philippines
Greetings! From Washington (west coast of America).
It looks like it was made by the military. Looks good.
Thank you, friend. Did you see what the jack stand was fabricated from? It goes with one of my many mottos, "waste not, want not."
Helicool's Helipad I didn’t notice what it was. I live like 3 hours from you. I would love to see the truck sometime
@@flight2k5 Come on out. Whether you drink coffee or not, we can chat it up for a bit. Find me on FB and PM me. facebook.com/helicool/
@@flight2k5 Oh yeah, the part was a helicopter front lift bar... the hydraulics are the truck's kneeling hydraulic units, and the "foot" pad are two kneeling units multi position brackets.
Helicool's Helipad for what it’s worth, we noticed right away! 😸👍
That was an epic ending and great beginning for a new member of the FMTV family. Here is hoping Lazarus has years and years of service.
I'm certainly going to put it to work as soon as I can... especially after putting that much time into building it out!
I am sure it works, but it looks wrong because of the axle location. So much tongue weight, but it's not like you are going to haul anything super heavy. Now your dream is finished, so what's on the table for this winter?
I thought about the tongue weight and decided there would never be a lot of weight on the trailer, just like you said. The deck is soooo high, even the purpose built trailers are very weight limited, because they get top heavy and tip easily. The pintle hitch is designed for 60,000 lbs., and the truck barely feels anything. I like keeping both tires on the ground, so no heavy lifting for it anyway.
This Winter... I have a new series started... "There I was..." talking about my stories as a helicopter instructor pilot, debunking Hollywood helicopter scenes, and such. I'm planning to do at least 5 episodes to see if it takes off. We shall see.
Does it bind if you turn to hard?
It gets real close when I turn moving forward. It’s backing up that poses the greatest problems. I wish the tongue had about 18 more inches or so.
Hey Mr. Dave I got a question I’m looking in semi truck driving and I wanna be unique with it and I’m looking at a m1088a1 and I was wanting to get your opinion on using that kinda mtv for commercial use.
brian barfield I know these trucks can pull like crazy! However, if you are doing long haul, or even short haul, they are too slow and lack the versatility of gearing. They are also not comfortable to drive and are very noisy.
What size is socket did you use for the winch Controlled Tongue Jack ?
I can't remember... it is the size of the nut that is on the Harbor Freight winch, after I took the handle off. I think it is 19mm.
Can you help me find m1078 seat assy and the frame and canvas
Thanks sir
An OEM seat assembly? Heck, I have a couple I would give you! I live in Winlock, Washington.
I'm sure you probably built this from stuff you had laying around, but I'd like to point out to others who think they 'need one' and want to build their own, that they can most-likely pick up an XM1082 or XM1095 trailer (LMTVT) from depot surplus for $500-$1000 and mod what they need from that point. No need 'recreating the wheel' and taking an LMTV truck out of the circulation, just to make a trailer...parted out, even a blown-motor one is far more valuable than it would be as a trailer...just my $0.02 worth.
This was a special circumstance, indeed. I was under contract to part out an entire LMTV, to "never see the road again." All I was left with was the frame, the bed and rear axle. To get more out of it, and for the fun of fabrication and personal challenge to see if I could do it, I turned the carcass into a working trailer. If I had to do it all over again, I probably wouldn't. I'd buy a purpose built trailer... this rear axle sets way to far back making it really tongue heavy. What I can say after all the work is completed... "I did it." And, I learned quite a bit more in process. That's a win.
M1095's are very rare these days to come up on Govtplanet, last one sold in 2019 for $4,500
@@dougnashz If not for the fact that I just finished this trailer, I might be inclined to set it for that kind of cash. LOL! That would keep the program going for a couple of years, I think.