Seth does a walk around with Brutus

[@charleseustacefarley1414]

At 3.18 you are point to what was once called a bridging plate, which in WW2 was yellow painted, during that time most bridges had sentries which knew the capacity of the bridge. When the vehicle approached the sentry would read the plate and in your case see that you were 23 tons vehicle plus cargo weight. If the bridge could hold the weight you would be allowed to cross. If were to flip the top plate holding the numbers on you may see a red letter "C" denoting combination i.e. your vehicle usually towed a trailer and same again the numbers would be total truck & trailer & cargo weight. Some also say this is a convoy plate meaning you are vehicle # 23 in the convoy. Cheers !!

[@sgt.dieselellinger6461]

That stewart and stevenson m1079a1 was a great tactical truck. I love it. your truck is the sickest (awesome looking)

[@Adventuredriven]

thank you very much

[@sgt.dieselellinger6461]

No problem bud

[@SwellRunner]

Holy crap guys! This thing is a BEAST! Seriously, I have vehicle envy!

[@IMRROcom]

Well that is the Cinders, Arizona plate gave it away. Have not been up there with my Baja yet.

[@Adventuredriven]

you guessed it, the cinders are a special spot for us

[@andrewmcdaniel4987]

Hi Kande, Thanks Seth for the walk around, I have been thinking of an LMTV for a while, I believe your videos pretty much solidified it, I have some good research on lockers and regearing the trucks for higher top speed and traction. Some day I would like to talk and exchange ideas. Missed you at Rebelle this year. Talk soon. Andrew (Rescue 3)

[@Adventuredriven]

Hello Andrew, missed you also, wish I could have been at the rally, maybe next year. Yes we love Brutus and are working on him now, we are also looking into gears and a locker, can't wait to finish him :)

[@HelicoolsHelipad]

Seth, I'm loving what you've done with Brutus!

[@Bugoutvehiclesuk]

Very nice base vehicle.

[@jasenshorman2110]

FYI, side rings are for air lifting. They will slide out

[@augustoweinert3352]

Excelente video. Desde Brasil. Felicitaciones.

[@EWOverland]

Like the vehicle, where it can be boght ?

[@Adventuredriven]

We will sell you ours, we have finished the build since this video was shot.

[@donmcmannamy3409]

The wet tank is ware the air goes 1st to separate water from the air before going to the other tanks, air separators don't always get all the water out of the air or oil from the pump

[@ryanchristie5349]

Finding your video is very timely. I am about to build out a Mitsubishi Fuso box truck. But now I know about the Stewey and Steve and I might go that route! I’m currently looking a flat bed version. I would remove the bed and build my own box. I have a few questions if you can help. -what’s the comfortable highway cruising speed? -highway fuel mileage -have you been able to find parts/ reasonable prices? Love your light bars... Ryan

[@joelwilkins8695]

not sure if you said all this is a previous video but what are the technical specs of the truck? Engine make and model? HP? transmission make and gears? how reliable has it been? are parts relatively easy to come by? what kind of fuel mileage? I'm looking for an overland truck chassis and this one is certainly interesting. Looks like it'd go pretty much anywhere.

[@Adventuredriven]

This is a 1994 Stewart & Stevenson LMTV M1079 with a 3116 CAT engine. 7 speed Alison transmission with stock gears. Brutus has been mostly reliable for us but, we have heard horror stories out of trucks just like him. Parts are elusive at times. MPG 6.5ish. It is surprising where it can go. We have done about a year worth of very detailed & sometimes quite difficult work on the mechanics of Brutus. We will be driving it up to Montana for the rest of the work to be done that is over our head or large specialty tools are necessary to finish getting Brutus reliable for long distance travel.The place we are taking it is called FMTV Truck Sales where they are LMTV experts. FMTV Truck Sales refurbishes LMTVs from the frame up, mechanical, computer, interior & exterior. If you are thinking of getting an LMTV we would highly suggest at least contacting FMTV Truck Sales before you make any decisions. Have fun on your adventures!

[@christophercarson4310]

Hi Seth, Thanks for the walk around and the detailed info. Can you please list the make/model of the updated air dryer you used? Thanks to you I am the new owner of a M1088 and would like to do the same upgrade. Any info and help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

[@slamboy66]

Do you not have the stair railing (grab rail)?

[@Adventuredriven]

no I do not, I wish I did

[@BackpackerCoach]

How are planning on locking your diver and passenger doors.

[@RollnRye74]

how much would it cost to put comfy seats in there?

[@kojakdurham]

What did you do to quiet down the interior of the cab? I know these LMTVs are extremely loud inside, especially at highway speeds.

[@Adventuredriven]

Kande insulated the fire out of it, it is pretty quiet now

[@kojakdurham]

That's cool. I did some brief looking, but didn't find any video that was recorded inside the cab while you were driving around to gauge what the noise level was like. Also, are you going to do another walkthrough in the 'camper' portion? I know that Kande did one a while back, but I'd love to see any adds/changes you've made.

[@Adventuredriven]

We have been working so much on our Ford getting it finished we have put Brutus on the back burner. We will get back to work on him this winter. We have not done much in the camper yet, we will make a driving video also to show the level of noise.

[@665Diesel]

Hey buddy nice video quick question got the same model truck and I need to replace air dryer Do you know what kind of model is this and where you can get them highly appreciate it thank you

[@aernan]

Online I heard the tires were ~350lbs. I'm kinda worried about the weight in case I need to change one. :) Who makes that modern air drier?

[@Adventuredriven]

We learned some tricks to change the tires, I got my air dryer from Superman on Steel Soldiers forum , he has them in stock

[@kleinbiker1]

Good video...you just need to do something about your microphone though.

[@miker5140]

Hey very awesome truck. ben looking for 2 of them 1- Lmtv M1078 and M1079 Camper van like yours . may ask where did you guys it yours at ?

[@Adventuredriven]

We bought ours from a private party, took some searching to find it

[@miker5140]

That's awesome, I've have been looking , The ones that I have seen or gone to actions to and some of them are in bad shape parts /components Missing etc . & they want a Fortune for them. Am willing to pay the money for them. however they have to have all the parts and accessories and or components on the vehicle And very good condition, running drivable etc Do you know anyone or someone that sales Military vehicles and Surplus I would be very appreciated. I'm looking for 2-6 Military Trucks and a lot of other surplus. ie MKT 99 2009 model or newer with the the equipment with it. And more equipment Thank you so much Mike

[@greathornedowl3644]

Fabulous looking vehicle, would love to spend an afternoon driving one, but looks like you need to be a young mechanic to work on one, not taking to a neighborhood mechanic.

[@CoreyJReed-tk4rd]

Are you guys going to get it painted?

[@Adventuredriven]

not anytime soon

[@glenfdoss]

GONG TO PAINT THIS BEAST?????

[@Adventuredriven]

Sticking with fresh camo for now. :-)

[@phillipstuart3318]

Funny guy

[@BackpackerCoach]

How are planning on locking your diver and passenger doors.

[@Adventuredriven]

we had keys made, no big deal