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To All Concerned (ALCON)Having moved all my goodies to Prescott AZ, I am finally getting the opportunity to work on some long overdue projects that have been on ice since 2013. One of those projects is my M151A2 that needs a few items so that I can get her up and running. Here's what I'm...

Just wanted to let my fellow Soldiers know that John "98G" on the site did an outstanding job of moving my collection of vehicles from WI to Prescott, AZ these last few weeks. Not only did John move my M16A2 African Queen with great care and safety, but he kept me in the info loop the entire...

Picked up a 1/4 ton military trailer chassis that I recovered last night ... not sure what type of trailer it is .. landing leg has three holes for detente .. one of the holes is only a half moon instead of a full hole. Lunette is gone but the rest seems to be there. No data plates and no...

Brother in law sent me this Craigslist listing yesterday from CO, contacted owner in CO and picked it up for a very reasonable price .. not seen one like this before. Has anyone seen one of these Whippet trailers or have one like it? Not finding much info on the net .. any assistance much...

Went to recover what I thought was a 1/4 Bantam 3-C in MD (Scrap) .. only to learn after I got it back to the ranch that it was a SPEN-S 1/4 Ton. Its in pretty good shape with at least 5 coats of paint which may be the reason that the body and frame is not rusted out .. Will have to do a little...

I picked up one of those Pulse Solar Chargers here on SS for 24 and 12 systems. It’s a great looking outfit with a good size solar panel, robust wiring, test box, control box with circuit breakers etc. Instructions are very generic and I installed it in my M37 based on the instructions with...

Have been using my 37 as a daily driver and its been a blast. She runs like a fine instrument and the positive comments and thumbs up I get every day make all the work on her restoration a real pay off ... folks just plai love tl see these beautiful old beasts on the streets. Spent yesterday...

ALCON: I have been driving my beast to school once a week for the last 2 months. My round trip is about 80 miles and my M-37 has been a dream to drive ... its stock and I am fortunate as the speed limit on the back roads here are posted 40 or 45 MPH, which is the perfect speed for my classic...

Jules and I took the pups for a camping trip Monday and Tuesday and had a great time ... lots of attention from folks at the camp-ground with several vets stopping by to talk about their days in a M37 ... Had an invite from director of Carlisle Events Wednesday to bring my beast and put it on...

I have some M113 driving lights and am looking for the bulb # so I can order a couple of replacement bulbs .. these are the smaller bulbs (I think they are 5"?) Does anyone have that info? //R// Mark

ALCON: Moved to PA for the next 18 months to attend school... dragged my 53 with me here to have a little touch of home. Recently she has been shutting down after running for 25-30 minutes when I get into stop and go traffic. The weather here has been hot and humid and until I arrived here I...

Need to get a 1953-M37 (Restored) moved from Sterling, OH (Outside of Wooster, OH) to Carlisle, PA. Anytime after 14 May 2013. Contact COL Mark Koloc (USA Retired) at C: 763-257 6422 or E_Mail: mkoloc44@yahoo.com

Finally got my M151A2's home after sitting for a couple of years down south. Purchased from a private collector in 2011. Will stick them in storage here for now and start on one of them this spring. All in all they are in acceptable shape, uncut and fairly complete. I have some extra parts...

Am finally getting some time to work on my M16A2 Preservation Project the African Queen. Had my nephew from CO here this week so we decided to start working on my beast in addition to working on my Maxson Turret. Had two stripped head bolts when I recovered her and got my baby running and...

Bud of mine called Saturday to ask me if I could come over to his place and ID a jeep that he is doing some work on .. he figured it was a WWII era jeep .. Nice original CJ5 rig with a pump and tank unit for fighting brush fires .. determined that it's a 1957 model from the serial #'s ...and...

Had an early Christmas for my children as Julie and I will be in CO for the holidays .. We took the M37 into town to do some caroling, and stopped at a couple of places for a little winter cheer .. even the pups made the run. Lots of honks and waves from the locals and even though it was a...

M45F Maxson Turret Work Begins After many years (5+) I am finally starting preservation work on the Maxson M45F Turret for my half-track. Stripped her down and removed my trunnions so that I could flip the drive section over and free up the turret ring which was frozen from sitting for more...

Finished my 1953 M37 project and am now going to jump in to my 1st MUTT project .. have a couple Mutts I need to transport a few hundred miles .. Planning to dolly my MUTT's back home and am looking for advice or others experience in doing this. Prefer not to pull a trailer, dolly would be...

Took the beast out for its 1st long run last Sunday. At speeds over 30 MPH the transfer case was screaming away and vibrating like a tuning fork. Talked to John at Midwest and decided to purchase a new in the crate transfer case ($$$aua$$$). Finished install late Friday evening and due to...