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  1. M813rc

    M1009 on the way.

    The truck looks good Sid! Enjoyed the chat yesterday, and I'll look forward to seeing you and the 1009 Saturday. Cheers
  2. M813rc

    Greetings From Central Texas

    I'm bribing Rick, of course! :twisted: The current vehicle isn't mine, though the driver is, sort of. It is my oldest son and "his" truck that the Marines have given him to drive, MKR-16 25-ton tractor. He is the only one in his unit rated to drive it. I took the picture when I was out...
  3. M813rc

    Whats that on Deuce Wheels

    We assume you are talking about the parts pointed to by the yellow arrows on the attached pic (though these are on a 5-ton). My 2cents - the CTIS on my M931 works as advertised. There is a small leak in the left side on mine, so after a couple of weeks of sitting the left side tires are low...
  4. M813rc

    Greetings From Central Texas

    Welcome aboard. As mentioned above, there are quite a few of us in the area, and we have an active local group. For example, we had several no-shows (all with good excuses) for the Veterans Day parade in November so we only had 22 vehicles! Lone Star MVPA - Welcome! Cheers
  5. M813rc

    Dragoon 300 Purchase

    Excellent. Good luck, we'll keep our fingers crossed for you and a trouble free transition. I'm interested in the details, and also how it differs from the V100-V150 type vehicles. If I understand it correctly, a lot of the folks involved in the V went on to design the Dragoon. Moving the...
  6. M813rc

    Dragoon 300 Purchase

    Any updates? Pictures? :drool: Cheers
  7. M813rc

    Paul @ Ft Hood

    I'll second that, Paul is a good guy. Sarge is in too with a thumbs up. Cheers
  8. M813rc

    Anyone been to Ft. Hood?

    My experience at Hooks was that when they said they don't help, they don't! You can't do pickups on Ft Hood-proper on Fridays, because they are on North Fort then...:-) Cameras are not really a problem if you are low key about it- stick to your own stuff, give them 'plausible deniability'...
  9. M813rc

    Liberty Hill Texas Christmas parade video

    Which, I can only assume, is why EMI has blocked the #$%^ video on youtube for "copyright reasons"! Cheers
  10. M813rc

    Anyone been to Ft. Hood?

    It is important to know if you are picking up from Ft Hood proper, or North Ft Hood, as they are separate facilities on opposite sides of the huge base. Pickups from North Ft are only done on Fridays. If you are going to North Ft, there is no point in going through the lengthy visitor pass...
  11. M813rc

    a visit from the Cops. . .

    Thank you for posting that, Ma Deuce. Folks seldom feel fired up to post a positive police experience, so usually all we hear about are the negative ones. My experience has always been that most officers are polite and knowledgeable, but there is always a jerk or two in the mix (often a...
  12. M813rc

    Camo Paint

    You are right, there they are! :beer: Cheers
  13. M813rc

    V-22: Why is it an OSPREY?

    Back in the 80's, we in the infantry, and later with the CH-53D community, referred to your bird as the "Shivering S**tcan". Sorry about that! :razz: I have yet to see a V-22 airborne! Every time there is a chance, I seem to miss it. Maybe next week when I'm on Camp Pendleton visiting my...
  14. M813rc

    Camo Paint

    The 383 (3-colour) camo didn't actually come into common US use until the early 80's. If its MERDC camo you are looking for, look at TB43-0147. It is in the Deuce manual section of the TM's (under the "Resources" button above, if you are not familiar with it). There isn't a pattern in...
  15. M813rc

    turn signal lever ( inside lever)

    There are two types. One you pull the serrated lever below the arm out toward the end and go past "right" to get 4-way (sounds like what you have, and what the others mentioned above). (Pic 1) The other style has a small tab above the arm base, push that back toward the dash, and go past...
  16. M813rc

    Pawnshop builds a M116 flatbed...

    It was a long day, and by the time we got to the farm it was cold, dark, and windy. So.. at least half the troopseat load got dumped there without being photographed. Unknown if Sam took any pics of his later. They are Humvee seats. We got such a good deal on them it was worth seeing if they...
  17. M813rc

    Boneyard finds....

    Pic 7 is the Northrop YA-9A. The F-3D was also know as the F-10 after the rationalization of aircraft designations across all the services. During the Vietnam war timeframe it was used as an electronic warfare bird under the designation EF-10B. It was nicknamed Willie the Whale, or just...
  18. M813rc

    Machine gun tripod question

    There are some pretty inexpensive 'new-build' replica M2's on ebay and elsewhere. Most come painted black, but it takes a few minutes to disassemble, repaint, then put it back together when dry. If you don't just have to have an original, these are fine for displays. They look enough like...
  19. M813rc

    M1010 Home Again

    :sad: Cheers
  20. M813rc

    alternates for rope tie downs???

    Keep an eye on the rubber bungees. I have found them to have a very short life expectancy once the sun hits them, and they turn to a black dust that is very hard to get off of you and your vehicle. The super rope eventually dies in the sun too, but it takes a year or two and just cracks and...
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