Recent content by zebedee

I'll be there.. It did suffer over covid, but I actually met two 'new to mv shows' people last year and over the last two years it has gotten better. Not quite back to pre covid numbers but let's be positive. ... and just to give some perspective re the "basically no interest on SS" point. I...

Glad I have your attention! There is the potential for a new event to be created - The Tunison Foundation (C47 "Plassid Lassie" D-Day survivor) people are looking to hold an event at the Poughkeepsie Airfield - I am doing some ground work to try and find a good weekend, within the MV calendar...

I have single snatch blocks (1hr West of Albany NY). Prob going to Sussex NJ and Weare NH this spring.....

This year, Military Vehicles are going to be in the main fairground field - South End of race track. So it's the main enterance, not out back. behind the school! 24th and 25th May

..... try harder, there are/were military center steer vehicles!!! and yes, I have driven one on the highway!!

Errrr, makes it a little harder to glance down the list........._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fixed!

But where?

I have a load of the clips that fit into the tracks that hold up the shelves. They 'look like' the brackets sold in hardware stores but are not the same hole spacing. Shelves are just plywood with aluminium angle aroung outside.

Thanks guys, but I kinda sorted it... almost a disaster... Fortunately I took an 1 1/2" socket, finally got RH side off, but split the socket trying to do ANY of LH ones on left side. They (Richie Bro's minions) almost wouldn't let me pull outer wheels off, on the property, but saw that...

Just won this 804A genny on a 2.5tdual wheel trailer. Picking it up Wed with a car trailer but will have to pull the outside duals to get it between the fenders of the car trailer. Anyone know off hand, what the socket size for the lug nuts? Thanks.

Just for clarity, I'm adding this pic - .. and yes, top right ANCHOR hole (in this pic) will need a packing shim between vise plate and bumper brace bracket (which was also burnt on it's edge for the inservice ANCHOR replacement and now repaired). This will be similar to the rear hole of...

Whilst reinstalling the straightened bumper, I decided to adjust the position of the vise, on it's plate as one of the holes had been drilled through the edge of the bumper! It's an Anchor vise, 3 mounting lugs vs the 4 lugs of the original (??) Wilton. Looks like one of the upgrade hole was...

Totally agree on flimsey. But 36,000 lbs vs solid tree etc., not difficult to see how they get buggered up. So, fixed some ugly and oversized holes while I was at it... Welded ugly hole. Used a 1" aluminium backing plate. Smooth n prime. I tend to use Self Etching Primer mostly. Marked...

Yes, this mod (jerry can stowage) was done inservice by the recovery mechanics in the Australian army (ADF), incase anyone wondered why I didn't post this in the '5 ton Hot rodding' forum...

I also welded up and redrilled some of the bolt holes that had been gouged out, badly repaired or were otherwise oversize for the required bolt. Next step will be temp reinstall, so that I can finish the fab of the stowage tray for two water jerry cans, that was used by some units. Tray to...