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Was the white chute and payload ever found? The pilot and bombardier spent a long time looking for it when they arrived in camp. I told the pilot it was a shame that he went to all the trouble to get a plane, make such a perfect drop and then have to drive out there and look for it himself...
In addition to all of that -
My group heard a "noise" and saw a large black, round object fly through the air outside of camp. My friend commented that someone had just launched a basketball somehow. I turned to him and said - "Brother, this is DIRTBAG! That was a BOWLING BALL, minimum."
It...
At the airport picking up my son in law. He might get the distance award flying in from the USS Nimitz in WA. He's tasked with driving the little truck/pick up camper and towing our teams pop up camper. My daughter is expecting my grand daughter just before Thanksgiving and she's already...
Can't get pics for a day or two. I'm loaded for Dirtbag and the ramps are tucked under the quads. I'll try to remember to get a pic of them in action and upload when we return.
I use 2 x 8s that are cut just an inch shorter than the bed. Then I beefed them up at Rat4Spd's suggestion with a 8 foot 2 x 4 centered underneath. I used some skinny stakes place across every 8 inches to make treads for traction. I drive the bigger ones up or winch them up with an ATV winch...
Mostly loaded and ready. Just need to clean and stock the camper and pick the son in law up at the airport. Looking forward to a great time, it's been a year.
I drove my 72 Blazer like that once. I had to make a parts run to fix the rear U joint and I had nothing else at home to drive. Got pretty squirrelly a few times.
I mounted a Warn ATV winch on top of the forward wall of the bed and use it to winch my ATVs inside. Just got loaded up for Dirtbag about ten minutes ago.
I use that winch to load the two big ATVs and then use the winch mounted on my bigger ATV to pull up the third ride. I could use the wall...
Finished the PMS checklist and 1/3 of the loading. There's a LOT of grease zerts on a deuce and M105! I paid extra close attention to the dog bones, but just in case I loaded two spares. I just need to do a shakedown run to the gas station and spend my kids college money filling up the truck...
How much do you have left to do? I have some time this week I can come over and help.
If you can't get it fixed is there anything you need hauled out? My crew is headed out Thursday. You're also welcome to use anything of ours you need - cooking gear, BBQ, fridge, etc.
LMK
And you KNOW this because your cousin Tony works at that GL lot or you have a video feed from that lot or someone from GL told you that?
GL moves trucks with forklifts all the time. Faster than jumping, push starting, etc, etc and actually driving them to the next spot.
The pics you posted...