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[@AmbitionStrikes]

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[@martinwyke]

You're only stuck if you need outside help 😃

[@fuhrermk92]

24:52 do not sale the old one please 🙏

[@1nvisible1]

*Dumpbed needs 24' higher sidewalls.*

[@tommyandbellasadventures]

Maybe put rubber grommets though any hole you put cable or wires, help any rubbing which may cause damage

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

I've installed four MRCOOL unit's to date, including replacing the *entire central A/C system in my late mother's former home.* Best of all on that one, her old system used a 10kW resistance heater strip for heat. The replacement MRCOOL is able to heat down to -24°F, so no need for a resistance heater coil. My mom's electricity consumption was cut in half! MRCOOL systems rock!

[@paulmiller591]

That truck upgrade is way cool. Perhaps you could convert the old truck to become a water tanker/fire truck. It would give you fire fighting and an income option to hire out.

[@AmbitionStrikes]

That would be a great use for the 1078!

[@TheStevedie]

This is a great idea.

[@aaro_n]

That's great because in the winter they can still run the snowblower with it also!

[@Ezmarii997]

I was just thinking about this. It's small enough to get into a lot of places that bigger water haulers can't get to. either beef up or add stand alone air compressor system and electrical system to consider running a welding box or air tools, extra fuel storage maybe, then a big 'ol water tank and pump system. maybe a winch or two for recovery options. then you have a robust repair or fab support truck with a lot of water available as well, an all in one utility for offgrid neighbors or friends. power, water, tool support - it'd have it all!

[@Vgbjj1977]

Fires are a issue in northern Idaho Self preservation is must You could use it I fight fires that are close to your homestead

[@kc-xb9dr]

Awesome episode as usual. Andy and you work well together and he's a natural at taking on new tasks. Who likes Andy 🙋🏻

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Andy is such a champ. We’re hoping he’ll stick around for awhile because we have an even bigger project we need some help with!

[@MadBkr]

@@AmbitionStrikes Andy is a good help, hope to see more of these Projects in the future 😁. Where is he from? I'd say UK but he use the metric system so...

[@jackmason7823]

​@@MadBkrhe's either from Yorkshire or Lancashire, but my money's on Yorkshire 👍

[@marleneengel7984]

Andy is great and obviously helps inspire Reilly to be even better than ever!!! Fun to hear the accent and the camouflage pants are fun . Dump truck shirts ✅

[@blairtelford8596]

You have to put subtitles on the guys speaking english....😂😂😂

[@AC-pr9vr]

Best episode ever! Having converted a dozen trucks into dump trucks over the years, I'm well aware of the amount of work involved. You guy's did an excellent job.

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Wow, we're so happy you enjoyed this one! It was such a fun project to share with you all.

[@dylansadventures4696]

I am actually so jealous that you got your hands on a mk29 bed. You may want to reprogram your TCM to not jake brake as aggressivly on the highway by changing the target gear on the TCM to 5 rather than 2. Also adjusting your ctis pressures unloaded would be a good idea because of the new added empty weight. Good work. 505 hp tune will also wake the truck up ALOT.

[@dylansadventures4696]

Forgot to add the Jake brake will overrev the c12 to 2500rpm I’ve seen and high chance of blowing a rod out the block

[@confetticow]

I would love to see the "LONG" version of this where you include all of the deliberations, the conversations, the mistakes, the LONGGG version. Would learn more and love every minute of it! This is my favorite channel!

[@zolarien]

As a marine this was badass to watch man. Turning some old 7Ton into a dump truck. Eraah. WATCHED IT ALL!! You’re a very smart man. Thanks for the content.

[@dd-uj8jx]

Crazy thing 7ton had dump trucks already nothing Devil Fetus

[@Qwiv]

Riley, you have the best wife ever. Either turn that LMTV into a fire water truck, or sell it to fu d a fire water truck. You NEED one. Fire is no joke.

[@MrMasterSpam]

ITA. A fire truck is an excellent idea!

[@keepitsimpleson.withrogers7028]

Currently converting an ancient Uhaul into a water/ fire truck. The ranch it’s going to, is a 1/4 mile from the Gray fire, in eastern Washington

[@navigatingthedestination]

Turn the LMTV into a fire water truck or an earth roamer. ❤

[@Batsy77]

Just a suggestion - You should change out all of the wheels on your roll-around tool carts, welding machine cart, and plasma cutter, to all terrain tires so you don't have to continually lay down plywood in order to move things across gravel and rock. Would be beneficial when working remotely as well. Would make a fun video to watch!

[@wesman7837]

Depending on the weight of what he has in it you might not be able to find pneumatic tires for it unless they are WAY BIGGER! I think even the 10" tires only hold like 440 lbs. A tool box that size can easily weigh thousands of lbs! 🤔 😕 😌

[@Batsy77]

@@wesman7837 Obviously weight is a factor. I assumed that went without saying. I wouldn't expect those tires to be suitable for a mechanics roll around toolbox. I was speaking from experience with the welding carts, tool carts, etc.

[@MarkDurbin]

Love that you are putting up subtitles for someone with a slight northern English accent :)

[@SimonEllwood]

Sounds North West to me!

[@NigelMarston]

Not sure if the subbies are for the Americans or the rest of us on the British Isles 😉 Kidding, of course. The Americans would never understand my Brummie accent.

[@jakejohnson_]

@@SimonEllwood Yorkshire

[@SimonEllwood]

@@jakejohnson_ West Yorkshire?

[@MyUnknowing]

sometimes i need subtitles for Riley :P

[@user-wu6pv4ke1j]

You should make a dump trailer out of the orange truck cut the frame and make a pintle hitch on the front

[@dmwi1549]

That will be so handy during demolition of the old house-2 dumps, plus old dump for Courtney to drive.

[@wesman7837]

​@@dmwi1549That would have been wonderful for the road build! That was definitely a missed opportunity! It would be great for slide in water tanks for a fire suppression tanker truck though! He could probably put 3,000 gallons in the trailer and 4,000 gallons on the truck and put a pump with water cannon and sprayers on each corner that could also be used to wet down the road when super dusty! 🤔 😬 😳

[@johnhumphries4632]

What amazed me the most, was this whole build, AC for shop, lights and living quarters were all done by solar. Amazing.

[@atubeviewer4942]

Dont forget to pull that netting over loose material/rock when hauling, the ticket will be costly if not, not to mention broken windshields and accidents it could cause.

[@Eridescent]

I have to admit I audibly went COVER YOUR LOAD when I saw that, haha

[@JamesPhieffer]

I was going to say the same thing.

Andy needs to be a regular on the channel. What great energy!

[@AmbitionStrikes]

We agree!

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

I second that!

[@circlewindranch]

I don’t understand what you are talking about when you are troubleshooting a problem and coming up with your solution, but it doesn’t matter, I love when it all comes together for success! I think you also found the perfect partner for when Courtney can’t be there for you!! Love you guys!!

[@thisolesignguy2733]

Now's the time to modify the LMTV bed with some brackets. you can keep the dump bed on it, it'll make it easier to load/unload things on it. Make some mounting brackets for a fire suppression tank, grass sprayer, welder/generator, etc. Turn it into a tool/emergency truck since it's so reliable. And since you don't need it to be a dump truck anymore, you can mount brackets all around the bed without having to clean it out all the time. It'll be perfect for taking supply trips also, and helping the neighbors out in the winter.

[@jesperwall839]

Here in Sweden we have used those mini splits for more than 30 years. Mostly for heat. Nowadays we use the same principle, but with boreholes 100-200 meters deep into the ground. Works great for both heating in the winter and cooling in the summer.

[@mrmotofy]

What size holes and is the lines coiled in there or?

[@jesperwall839]

@@mrmotofy I’m not sure of the diameter, but I would guess 12-15cm. No liner, as you have a complete circle of tubing going down and up the hole.

[@jordanharris3749]

The bolts that you try to take off are huck bolts, you will never get them off so always start by cutting. The nuts are pulled down then hydraulically crimped on

[@jwiereng]

hex huck bolts? with hex nuts and heads?

[@jwiereng]

Seems they got lucky a few times - I doubt these are huck bolts

[@jordanharris3749]

@@jwiereng hex huck bolts exist

[@thomasfriedmann8522]

Smaller dump truck would be nice for smaller projects. Build a drop in fire skid for protection (you have trees-there will be fire).

[@jimbosun2]

Amazing project guys. Though that off road welding cart project is seriously needed I think. You guys certainly would have had a lot of use out of it. Living the dream guys for all of us. Keep going🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@AmbitionStrikes]

That would definitely make projects like this a bit easier. 😬

[@rolliesdesigns]

Love the dump truck and love the LMTV. The original reason I started watching your channel was because I was interested in LMTV's, but now I love watching all your projects, Thank you so much. Rollie

[@yellowstonejim]

Line of the day. "I think it was the Marine that eats all the chicken in the chow hall that put that one on." 6:12

[@carefreeclubhouse1714]

Way to COOL for school! You do some really neat stuff. But missed Oliver in this video. Always fun to see his smile.

[@Jnike8715]

Yup standing back and admiring your successful project actually become fully functional is awesome. Great engineering skills and fabrication at your mountain top shop. Go for it!

[@seanthenetworkguy8024]

That dump truck shirt ad placement....absolute perfection xDD

[@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc]

Metric Andy is the best. Very accurate fellow. 😂

[@deadone99]

Please invest in a couple of fall arrester's for the bi-fold door before someone gets injured or worse. They come in many weight capacities. You would mount them at the top of the frame work for door and then to the bottom. It will amaze you how fast the door could fall.

[@olenilsen4660]

How would that work? Sounds like something that´s installed on wires, which broke in this case?

[@deadone99]

@@olenilsen4660 A fall arrester is a device that is permanently mounted at the top of the door and has a large cable that would be mounted at the bottom to the door. If the door were to free fall the arrester would stop all downward movement. The arrester needs to properly sized for the load. That being said it needs to mounted to a strong point of the building. On your second point it sounds like the cables for the door are undersized for the load.

[@slagmaker6780]

Kept both! The smaler one will be useful for jobs that don't need a monster dump!

[@kearnsey64]

You two make quite the team!!! My mind is blown how smart and talented you are!😁

[@stevenvose9949]

Cool truck!! As a fellow northern English man I find it quite funny you put up subtitles when Andy is speaking!! 😅😅

[@andyporter3254]

As an Englishman from Wiltshire, I appreciated the subtitles too 😂

[@supervanll]

As a Dutchman from Holland the subtitles are absolute not necessary. Glad he's not talking Scottish or Welsh though 😅

[@MrGrowboy]

My grandfather was a Yorkshireman. I didn’t even notice the accent until I saw the comments lol!

[@allenstephens9408]

Those spacers are left over from the Snowverlander

[@RavHarley]

They were used in building the tracks for the SnoverLander 😁

[@gwpsr58]

Best build to date! The previous truck can still be your camping and snowblower platform. Best quote today: Riley: I got stuck Courtney: Uh huh.

[@donaldfrazier5244]

You know she’s heard that a few times!

[@wesman7837]

It would be a great support vehicle to outfit with welder, tools, generator, fire suppression tank, pump, chain saws, shovels, ax, etc!

[@DannyCreech]

Ryle, keep Andy on your channel! He has a wicked cool accent. Plus, he is a big help. You guys work well together. Great Video.

[@sevenisin]

You probably heard it already but,use that tarp on the bed to save others windshield. It’s also the law. ❤

[@johnstark4723]

@sevenisin depends on the state. Not all states require loads have the tarp down. Here one in a thousand trucks even has the tarp, and of those that do they never use them because they don't work.

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

@@johnstark4723 Law or not, it's the right thing to do. I suspect it wasn't deployed as it wasn't hooked up yet.

[@pabloy_]

Good thing to remember while disassembling things is: "It can't be tight if it's liquid."

[@butchhubbard6124]

Hell ya!!! Thank you for inviting us

[@MrPeyregne]

Three cheers to Andy for being there to help with the build.

[@Wyatt_M140]

As a long time follower this is one of the coolest projects you have completed. The truck is AWESOME!

[@seattletown3983]

I can't believe you don't have a mag-drill already.

[@harrygreen6935]

As a Marine you guys are doing a fine job adapting & overcoming each situation. Semper Fi Riley!

[@Adventus089]

Okay, maybe I’m just nostalgic for the old days, but I would love to see it turned into a camper!

[@C_J_81]

Great video! Though with the amount of metal work you do you need a magnetic drill! It is a game changer for drilling metal.

[@bobjensen8040]

I'm living the life I wish I had, vicariously, through you. Thank you so much for your videos and your ambition! I agree with the conversion of the LMTV to water truck.

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

I love a the crazy stuff you get up to. I bet you drove your dad crazy as a kid with all that energy and ideas going on.

[@Golden-69]

Make 1078 a overlander camper. This was the best video of the day to watch.

[@ilpoheinola6440]

Spacer at about 25 minutes is there to make the bolt longer so it can srteach and not break due to fatigue. I have seen this at my job and got that instructed to me.

[@mrmotofy]

Cool

[@lisawood7641]

You need to invest in a mag drill. I can see that saving you a lot of time and a lot of work.

[@suzannekrause9601]

There seems to be no end to your ingenuity, Riley. This was an amazing project. Were those the spacers that you honed on the South Bend lathe for the Overlander? Andy is a great friend to have.

[@1982jeepcj8]

LMTV slide in camper, leaves all the utility of the current truck with ANOTHER CAMPER BUILD also, it can pull a trailer with the skid steer on it, just in case you need both excavator and skid steer on another site

[@gordonagent7037]

Good job, that was a lucky thing to get that bed with tailgate and controls included and if that scoop was only half capacity somewhere down the track you will be able to build some hungry boards if you ever need to put more in. With the other truck, I would just wait if you don’t need the money, who knows what May transpire in the next year especially with your vision and adaptability to get more than one use out of something. Always great to have a mate help with a project, makes it so much more fun, I thought he was going to stove you chest in when you chest pumped each other. Great video Riley, awesome content and such a quality end result, well done all

[@1979augistine]

You need a mag drill and a big 1 inch cordless milwaukee impact gun they will both be so valuable to you and all the work you do with steel

[@Codger2015]

I Love Andy's accent. What is his story? Awesome build you guys, fun to watch.

[@BobbyT595]

Seriously! That Dump truck is BEAST MODE!

[@amham48]

Out of many of my favorite build episodes I think this is my favorite by far. Great job of engineering!

[@urbanlucky98]

If you plasma cutting this much maybe get a good apron, works nice with the warm weather, yet protects your legs

[@DashiellParr411]

Riley, you always take everything in stride. Most of us stress out when we get stuck, you laugh. I love it!

[@lukestoolbox]

I guess you can finally clean up the homestead leftovers on the hill - how awesome :)

[@keithhill9138]

One can not have enough TOYS!!! You never know when you might have just a small load and not need the big truck.

[@grantnyenes3742]

Haha I love that you need subtitles for Andy’s yourshire accent… another great episode..

[@johnkirby6547]

Really good job converting this to a dump bed, can't believe you found 1. I'm sure you will get the little stuff figured out. Soo cool.

[@davidweidner1675]

The skid steer does its happy dance after freeing it's self.

[@circlewindranch]

Can I just say YOU are amazing to watch!! Thank you for giving us this gift each week. ❤

[@TomiLoveless]

😎Reilly I think you are luckier than most to have some of these plans work so well. All I can think is that your prep plans are researched way more than you document on the show. 😎

[@IM_I1985]

If you want a really versatile vehicle, you could consider mounting a hooklift on the LMTV. And build/buy a couple of sleds for different purposes. The current bed would be much easier to load/unload if you can set it down on the ground. But you could also have a watersled for fire season, sand/salt installation in winter, mobile workshop, you might even be able to haul and launch your boat with a clever sled. That and many more all on one base vehicle.

[@roadjdr4678]

That is great converting the army semi truck into a dump truck but what you gonna do with that old Orange dump truck whatever is left of it did you pulled with the skid steer? Maybe chop off the front part and make it into a tow hitch so that the army dump truck to it as the secondary dump trailer you just need the back part with the wheels and the dump bed and just make a hitch tow hitch in front, welded to it and Airlines and hydraulic pump that’s controlled from the army dump truck.

[@fazbearentertainment4240]

It’s A Marine truck on the side of the hood it say USMC (Untied States Marine Corps)

[@roadjdr4678]

@@fazbearentertainment4240 my mistake. Thank you for correcting me.

[@fazbearentertainment4240]

@@roadjdr4678 YW

[@peter-hr1gl]

Glad you got back to a video that included you doing some CAD design and plasma cutting. Always fun to watch you design and build stuff and then install/use it. Hope you got all the hydraulic gremlins figured out. This is truly one awesome personalized dump truck. Also glad the ride improved as that looked like one bumpy, uncomfortable ride when you were first driving it. I am looking forward to see how that handles and maneuvers up your hills in a snowy/drift environment.

[@paulstaab1705]

That thing is FREAKING AWSOME!!

[@tangovictor6505]

It also works better if you use the impact on the nuts rather than the bolt head.

[@olenilsen4660]

I think it´s just not that easy to fit the gun on the inside of the frame... But I would surely try heating the nuts before starting to cut the bolt heads. Anywhooo.. I guess he edited out a lot of the whatifs and whatnots, so maybe we don´t know the whole story.

[@danhard8440]

thanks for subtitling when your buddy talked because every time i was like WTF is that even English🤣

[@chuckj349]

Great video and your buddy Andy is top notch!!!

[@ryanthomas2472]

Be very careful dumping on slopes, especially while moving. That's not a huge bed, but dump trucks can be quite unpredictable with the center of gravity raised. The load can stick or slide out unevenly making it even more squirrely.

[@robertbass5283]

I have only one word to describe this build…WOW ❗️ You now have another, very large, TOY to play with. Very cool truck !

[@kurtschultz3961]

The paint on military vehicles, which is called CARC, is a carcinogen! You should not be grinding, cutting, sanding, etc. that stuff. It is nasty and requires a respirator and better yet a special paint remover.

[@mattnickeson9049]

Most of CARC’s dangers lie in the wet application process. Once dry it can be handled with proper respiratory precautions like you would any other dust born danger.

[@kurtschultz3961]

@@mattnickeson9049 "Inhaling CARC during the painting and drying process can be harmful. Dry CARC poses no hazards, except during welding or sanding." www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/carc-paint/index.asp

[@randyanderson4442]

Yup, I had a friend die from the chemicals in it.Took the V.A about five years to figure out what was wrong with him. By then it was too late. He was painting in a new spray booth in a brand new support maintenance shop which was made out of concrete blocks. When they built the shop they didn't seal the blocks and the carc went into the cement and slowly came back out when he wasn't wearing a respirator.He finally absorbed enough of the chemicals to kill him.

[@hcrffi]

Nice build. Great dump truck. But next time, cover your load when traveling.

[@stephenbrothers9185]

We started watching the channel when you were building a truck camper. You seem to be lacking a camper, and have a spare truck. Just saying.

[@lorenworthington8739]

It’s your true talent to create an adventure and then tell the story that puts you in Nat Geo category. Bravo. 🇺🇸❤’n🇨🇦

[@yakub3962]

PLEASE for the love of all that is holy, make sure that garage door is safe. Have a system in place that stops it from free falling if something snaps. I'm telling you right now, that door can kill someone if it's not done right.

[@chaunster]

Id suggest making a ratcheting system of safety catches about every 6” going up. Then a manual release when coming down. Just like a car hoist has

[@ronblack7870]

or they should spend the money and get a real rollup door 5- 10k

[@yakub3962]

@@chaunster ratchet mechanism! That's it!

[@natsusaramanda9883]

Alrdy fixed see shorts

[@yakub3962]

@@natsusaramanda9883 if you're referring to the short of Riley switching the cable for a thicker one, I've seen it and it's still not safe. It needs to have the ratcheting mechanism to stop it from free falling if it snaps again. It needs a failsafe and redundancy to ensure no one gets hurt. That's a HEAVY door. Someone can get seriously hurt.

[@TheFloatingHouse]

That garage door is dangerous 😂

[@MrWoodshoes]

Putting a elbow on the exhaust would negate having to cut off the cab shield !

[@wesman7837]

That's what I was thinking! 🤔 😕 😪

[@tommytwothumbs9974]

I’ve been watching for a couple years now and I have to say, you two are incredibly talented fabricators. I’m always amazed at the massive projects you take on. Like literally no one wants to put a torque converter in a bulldozer.

[@psiked]

You got me! That shirt is awesome. Been watching you two for years now, always entertaining, fun and creative. Truck camper was the start, now we’re onto off road dumps? Heck yeah

[@geekazoid47]

Why are you subtitling him?

[@MrOhgoodgolly]

Get hoist cable from McMaster Carr. MC is an excellent sourcfe for harde to find items. Hoist cable is designerd for lifting over and over .

[@1944chevytruck]

WOW! AWESOME!

[@bebetjones5551]

Amazing! Your talents never run out!!! And I agree, you have the best wife ever!!!

[@petergledhill7380]

Matt@dieselcreek might be interested in your trailer hitch you took off the the big green giant 😊

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

The fact that cordless tools work those bolts is equally impressive as this dump truck 4:57

[@dustupstexas]

That LMTV would make for a good collaboration episode. I could haul out a LOT of horse manure to build the desert forest.

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Hey! Love what you're up to down there! Shoot us an email at [e-mail]

[@donmathias1705]

Just a wee suggestion. Give a moments thought to dismantling stuff in the future. I always put bolts in if possible, the awkward way so if I ever have to remove that process is easier. It's always easier for example to drive a rusty bolt inwards where you can get a swing at it. Quite easy to install " backwards" when it's new and unblemished. Forget about looks, nuts and washers visible is of no consequence.

[@donmathias1705]

You were wondering about the spacers on bolts. When you do a bolt up it stretches. If you have a short bolt it applies the same clamping force as a longer bolt for a given torque. However if the short bolt is subject to a load that tries to stretch it, it will yield, in other words permanently deform. It will become longer and when load is released the bolt may become loose. A spacer allows for a bolt that has a lot more compliance but does not become deformed. An example is often the bolts that hold an excavator slew ring in place. Lots of long bolts with spacers.

[@iceman45ification1]

That truck looks wicked with the dump body on it!! Always loved the look of those military trucks. One thing to note, with all the fab work you guys do, you should probably get a portable magnetic mount drill press. It'd make your life much easier than using your strength and eyeballing it. As always, nice work guys!! 💪🔥 Ps - You should turn the LMTV into a huge off-road RV. 😄👌

[@b.hodgkiss3893]

Andy’s definitely a keeper

[@davidwells1750]

Your friend Andy had a fascinating accent, sounds like a Yorkshire man from England?

[@patthornton1212]

nice that dump bed became available it seems better suited that the other one

[@C3Cooper]

I hope that Riley installs a rubber grommet in that hole in the bulkhead through which he fed the control cable. Otherwise there will be a time that that cable is worn/cut through.

[@samjubilee6593]

Plastic - uhmw, teflon nylon

[@Zengineer]

LMTV is begging to become the next overlander build. :)

[@pacificnorthwest9416]

LMTV - make a roll off or hook truck. Then you can make an infinite amount of roll off beds that have unique characteristics. Fire truck bed, flat bed, camper bed, etc.

[@juliestrother167]

Aww Boone Dog ❤ so lovely to see him, hope he is fully recovered from his surgery now 🐶🫶🏽 xx

[@prebenjaeger]

Never change the woodland camo pattern, it's rad.

[@orlandomelchorpadlan3802]

I suggest setting up a fire truck, this will help you a lot during fire season