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I recall seeing a homemade farm truck based on a WW2 Canadian Military Pattern 15 hundredweight that had two steering axles for going around trees in the maple sugar bush. Not sure how he got the rotations correct.

Wpn421, you have to change your hometown. It still shows Cantley!

That is a heart warming story. I'd like to elevate the talk about friendliness one notch. When the US closed its airspace on that bright sunny Tuesday 15 years ago, where did the airlines send their trans Atlantic flights? To Gander, Newfoundland. For days the kind and decent small town folk...

The range construction permit for a handgun range is different than an NRA or military gallery style rifle range. As well there is a level of club administration which means facilities inspections on a schedule, measuring the height of the berms, signage, flags, etc. Quite a lot of work for...

Gotta love the practical folks at SGI! I lived on Mullin Ave Regina from 92 to 98, and it never ceased to amaze me how business-minded the province is. "You wanna set up a 1200 yd rifle range?" "Sure, just check with the RM." "No objections? Good, have at it but don't shoot handguns."...

Glad to meet you on-line. Please share what steps you took to get your truck into Canada. There are many interested people who want to know the words and paperwork required. I tabbed through the previous 5 pages to get a sense of the conversation. Plenty of greetings and introductions. A...

I wouldn't trust anything heavier than a thick layer of dust on that cover.

There go I but for the grace of God. Hope you find the parts you're gonna need, and get things in before you have to report for work.

http://www.imgrum.net/media/1063595659610314915_199133605 This is an interesting photo because it dates a period in Canadian armoured (with a U folks) doctrine. The V150 was not purchased in numbers despite the sign board. It was tested as a light armoured car when there wasn't very solid...

A few days ago we learned the registration number for the Cold War Collection's V100, and I am continuing to pursue some threads. The NCAGE is 19207. This conflicts with another NCAGE I found for Cadillac Gage was 6B308; every other C-G and C-G Textron NCAGE is an alphanumeric of 5...

The best place to find Historic Military Vehicles in Europe is www.milweb.net. There are many dealers and resellers there who know the current rules and the community.

I drove a VW Golf diesel in Saskatchewan for many years. It was -56 deg one week, and I had to be at work every day. Every parking lot was full of idling vehicles, because no one wanted to tempt fate by restarting after a cold soak. Flying was suspended that day because the Flight Surgeon...

The choice is airworthy or static display. This ad is for a flying example, that is listed as a UH1. http://www.globalplanesearch.com/listing/aircraft-for-sale/Bell-UH-1B/205286 Edited to include this link http://www.globalplanesearch.com/bell/iroquois_(huey).htm

Today was a driver training run in the V100 with the collection manager, myself, my teenager and two experienced civilian HMV drivers around. While riding in back, one of the drivers commented on some odd bolt stub ends sticking out of the armour. We speculated they were for P-clips and some...

Interesting discussion. When Walkman players were all the rage, I remember telling one soldier in my troop not to drive with the headphones on. Afterwards I had to laugh at myself. The rest of the crews were all wearing comms headsets, and we would often give the driver another headset or...

As others have mentioned, aircraft are incredibly maintenance intensive. Everything has to be traceable as aircraft grade and signed off as serviceable. Once a part is time-expired or past inspection, it cannot be returned to service after a once-over with the Mark I eyeball. If the historic...

I have the original 6-bar roll cage on my M151A2. The soft top is quite supple and not going to snug up any more on the straps. The rainwater ponds up there! I have used 550 cord lashed between the bars. I have used plastic Corplast panels (old election signs work well). And, I have tried a...

The separation is actually dozens of feet between aircraft. They bobble continuously holding the formation and avoid each others' wash. Next time you see an aero' demo, get out your binos and see what is happening in the formation. About a hundred years ago I was posted to the base where...

What is the correct material for the right side engine panel, plywood or sheet metal?

I agree that OVE would be the on board tools we were wondering about.