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VOM set to ohms (O of VOM) works fine for testing. 12 volts also works for testing switch contacts on a 24 volt-rated switch.

Are you saying the flywheel spins but the crankshaft (front pulley) does not?

Check your front-rear axle dog bones.

I like how you say your “first” HMMWV. Once apon a time I said I only wanted one vehicle, ha! Lots of MV’s around Elephant Butte lake, mostly bigger ones though. Welcome to the addiction.

There is such a thing as flat clear-coat. Keeps the base coat from fading but does not look shiny.

There is another adjustment at the parking brake, on the rear of the transfer case. There is a long section of threaded rod on the end of the actuator cable with an adjustment nut.

Your 24 volt input to the converter should be from the truck terminal A. The trailer terminal E should be hooked up to the 12 volt output from the converter, same wire feeding your relay contacts.

Your plan does not conform to the drawing post #4 by M813rc above. I would trust what Rory says as he has vast experience and knowledge on MVs. I do know you will need 3 converters, not two, to go the route you describe. Nice rig. Hope to see you around. Here is my setup, although I have other...

I made an MV to 7 pin adapter and converted my boat trailer to omnivolt led. But I use my trucks to pull all manner of stuff so I also have a HF magnetic tow light set with the bulbs changed to omnivolts. I use that setup even for towing other MVs. I have recovered vehicles from Deming and...

Most just use a tow bar.

Yes, I do use truck air for the tires.

Problems with the CTIS may be simple and fixable lbut will ruin tires in the process of informing you there is a problem. I would not trust a tire that sat flat for even just a couple of days. This is especially true of the Michelins. While an axle seal leaking air is a simple issue...

First off, Semper Fi and belated Happy Birthday. Having a winch is a huge plus if you wind up needing it. I have winches on my two pickup trucks and have never used them to pull myself out. I have used one to pull several people out of their own dum-az-dry. The othe winch has never even been...

Most of the time, it is to “pickle” them as you call it. Most do not have heat but some do. Soft tops were readily available several years back when I had a soft top on my deuce but I have not needed one since I installed a hard top. Those parts are the same between those 5-tons and the deuces...

74 % of the load is behind the rear trunion but the center of the leverage effect of the overhang is 7 feet beyond that. Whether that makes the front end too light is subjective and would be impacted by even the slightest of uphill grade. I suggest you load it up to test how light it feels.