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  1. Madmedic

    Gator issues

    Having problems with one of the picts. Trying again:
  2. Madmedic

    Gator issues

    If you want it tan, paint it. The military did. Here's a couple of pictures of M-Gators in Afghanistan and Iraq, painted CARC TAN. As you can see, they paint THE WHOLE THING tan. But it appears that the paint doesn't adhere too well to the plastic pieces.
  3. Madmedic

    M-Gator joins the family

    Ahhhh, that explains it then. Somewhere recently (I think in that U-Tube video posted on another thread) there was a quick shot, showing an M-Gator, with a standard Gator tire, with the yellow paint job on it. It's very common for the military to use Hangar Queens, or a Bone Yard for parts...
  4. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    Negative. We've bid on some of the gators that were up on GL from Ft. Sam the last two go arounds, but we weren't bidding for ourselves, we were bidding for others. The USMC Gator, came out of GL, in Califunny. The ARMY gator came from Ft. Polk, along with a trailer, about 18 months ago, (give...
  5. Madmedic

    M-Gator joins the family

    On second glance, the passenger's side fender well, seems to be the stock mil color on the underside. So mebbe they got hosed by the John Deere Parts system too??? and they were given the wrong color of fender, as a replacement for a damaged one at some point.
  6. Madmedic

    M-Gator joins the family

    The paint job is very interesting. You can also see on the underside of the front fender well, that when it was 1st delivered to US MIL it was the standard John Deere Green, not the Darker John Deere Green, they come as now.
  7. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    Gimpy, I'm just hoping we get finished with our projects before he gets one, and finds out about SS. ssssshhhhhhh NOBODY TELL HIM!!! O.K.??? jacobsk, don't have access to it right now. it's over at mek a neck's gettin stripped. We had it loaded at DRMO with a forklift, and had to use the...
  8. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    Ohhhhhhh, The OWNER of the dealership we're going to LOVES US at this point. (probably has something to do with the fact that I've spent enough money with him at this point to pay a semester's worth of Tuition for his daughter at Texas A&M) We're dealing strictly with the owner now. And I...
  9. Madmedic

    M-Gator joins the family

    As we unfortunately found out when doing the restoration of our "USMC" gator, John Deere is veddddy particular about parts. We needed a single yellow LED for the light bar. Nope, won't sell it to ya. Buuuutttt we'll sell you the ENTIRE light KIT, including wiring harnesses etc, etc. for $500.00...
  10. Madmedic

    M-Gator joins the family

    As we unfortunately found out when doing the restoration of our "USMC" gator, John Deere is veddddy particular about parts. We needed a single yellow LED for the light bar. Nope, won't sell it to ya. Buuuutttt we'll sell you the ENTIRE light KIT, including wiring harnesses etc, etc. for $500.00...
  11. Madmedic

    M-Gator joins the family

    Very Nice Score. Do you know what year it is? BIG question. does the bed operate? That's going to be a big issue if it doesn't. Bobcat, keep your eyes on GL. DRMO out of Ft. Sam has had 2 batches of them go recently. Some of them were pretty dogged out, but there were some decent ones in...
  12. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    No Prob.
  13. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    Thanks for the offer. While I'm good with working with body issues, electrical, painting....... I yield to others with higher intellect and actual Mek a Nek Skills for the engine work. My go to guy for that, has all the John Deere, (and Honda, Polaris, Sno-Cat, etc etc etc) shop manuals from...
  14. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    I know it seems like I'm directing my angst at the Counter Boy, and blaming him for Deere's problems. And in all honesty, you're right, to a certain extent. However, the angst and problems started with him. In saying that, I mean that he at 16 was already set into a mind set, of "I can only...
  15. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    Wellllllllll,,,,,,,, This one might have had parts etc made by a contractor, or sumtin, butttt, Veeee Hickle sez John Deere, Engine Sez John Deere, VIN # data has finally been corrected in computer system from John Deere HQ and dey say John Deere. Soooo, HOPEFULLY the Royal Boil on my arse...
  16. Madmedic

    I "HATE" John Deere!!!!

    OR.. with the kids today,,, WE'RE IN TROUBLE!!: I know. other generations have said that. But THIS time it's true. Working on the "ARMY" Gator. DRMO sed it was a 2009. NOPE. Took Vin info to dealership, start ordering parts from pimply faced bubble gum chewing Royal Prince of Dorkdom, and he...
  17. Madmedic

    Our NEWEST project: M1010 Ambulance

    HAPPY DAYS!!!! M1010 is going to the Air Conditioning shop today. Still NO idea on when we can get it into the Paint shop, due to the weather.
  18. Madmedic

    Our NEWEST project: M1010 Ambulance

    Pm sent
  19. Madmedic

    Our NEWEST project: M1010 Ambulance

    Welllllll, there are many different explanations on that thought. First, there are many things, in any field of Medical, Engineering, etc., where something works really well on paper, or in theory, and is an absolute failure in real life. In field medicine, we teach medics first in the...
  20. Madmedic

    Our NEWEST project: M1010 Ambulance

    M.A.S.T. Trousers: MAST or Military Anti Shock Treatment, trousers, is another thing I've been asked about. Yes, they still show up in lots of medical supplies coming out of DRMO. NO!!!! They are generally NOT used anymore.The military and some Civilian EMS departments just refuse to read...
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