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  1. Capt Pat

    Mid Ohio January Generator Rally!! (or 400 Hz to 60 Hz conversion)

    Hey, got a mostly stupid question, especially as I'm trapped at the old Erie Ordnance Depot in Port Clinton, Ohio at a Sea Cadet drill as Command Duty Officer, and the info on the generator in question is at home on the desk, BUT our group has an MEP something 60 Kw genset and we need an...
  2. Capt Pat

    10Ton Demolition/Part Out

    Whats that song???? Oh yeah, they played it at my wedding, "another one bites the dust"..... You know there is science to what he's doing, its like the price of real estate, except for Hawaii and a couple other places, the isn't any land being made, and shore erosion, (globaloney) warming and...
  3. Capt Pat

    problems with interstate batteries

    Havn't had alot of luck with them here, but most of my trucks get light use and keeping them charged is hard, looking into solar battery maintainers. But the Interstates seem to go completely all at once, I'm back to using fresh Crown's in mine, they have a marine grade with plastic shock...
  4. Capt Pat

    10Ton Demolition/Part Out

    THAT would be very nice, from what I understand, there were few built and even fewer survived. That one almost didn't make it before it was 'rescued'. Needs to be looked after well.
  5. Capt Pat

    10Ton Demolition/Part Out

    Are you talking about "Jumbo"? Nobody hears much about that one any more THAT is one cool rig too. About half our club would love to own it. Three different five tons is the best I can do, a WWII CCW, 6x4, a 1950, M-62 and a 1960's M-54.. The wife MIGHT divorce me even if I sold a couple of...
  6. Capt Pat

    10Ton Demolition/Part Out

    And the rest of us can only dream of owning the one he's going to fix up and sell. Nothing wrong with BIG TRUCKS. Good luck with them.
  7. Capt Pat

    What does the X stand for in XM816?

    I think most of the guys and gals on this site learned the terminology from the books. There are several out that explain the nominclature of the numbers used in the truck, on the truck and about the truck. There are alot of particulars and they have changed over the years from pre world war...
  8. Capt Pat

    Calling Mr. Cranetruck...Courteous Phone for Mr. Cranetruck

    Bjorn, tell me you didn't do that to that truck (that closed cab commercial conversion?) Looks a bit unstable at best. By the way, I've still not found that info you wanted on our units fuel system. Most of ours looks original but there is some that looks like a 'field modification' with...
  9. Capt Pat

    Calling Mr. Cranetruck...Courteous Phone for Mr. Cranetruck

    We get quite a few folks from the Ft. Wayne area over here. There are a couple of charterboat owners in the Port Clinton area that actually live over there. Yes, you can visit any time. The truck is stored at Beamer's Farm Service on County Road 24 just off Rt 4 south of Bellevue, Ohio Along...
  10. Capt Pat

    I can't Believe I Found These - Winches

    not worried about the wood, but need the hardware, Thanks.
  11. Capt Pat

    Deuce Recovery from Palm Bay Drainage Ditch

    great adventure for sure, but now you know why I treat mine as RETIRED military trucks. That kind of stuff while fun for a few minutes get expensive in the end.
  12. Capt Pat

    Calling Mr. Cranetruck...Courteous Phone for Mr. Cranetruck

    We, (the Firelands Military Vehicle Group) can vouch for what Bjorn is telling you, we also have one we're attempting to restore and he's helped us with parts location. There is NOTHING standard or "off the shelf" with this rig. Even the tires are wierd and difficult to get. But they ARE nice...
  13. Capt Pat

    Para Cord Steering Wheel Wrap

    You can avoid the twist in it by doing one hitch one way and reversing it on the next and then back the way of the first again and so on. That will give you a ridge in the same place all the way along its length. It works even better with smaller line for the tighter areas that the para cord...
  14. Capt Pat

    I can't Believe I Found These - Winches

    did he keep any of the hardware for the troop seats? Our "Group" is looking for two sets, we can get the wood easily enough, two of our members have a lumber mills. Do great work on deck timbers too.
  15. Capt Pat

    Salvage Yard Field Piece

    The office responsible for the relics is the Tank and Automotive Command, Warren Michigan and its the Donations Department. There is a relativle new woman working there who replaced Marilyn about two years ago. They are getting real sticky about this stuff too. We ran into a situation where...
  16. Capt Pat

    Para Cord Steering Wheel Wrap

    The process isn't difficult, you'd want to start it with a hitch, and then its just half-hitches run backwards. Each is pulled very snug and tapped tightly against the previous one. There is a website called Grog, that has interactive know tying where you can learn the basics. But if any of...
  17. Capt Pat

    Happy Holidays!!!!

    Merry christmas Having spent too many Christmas days doing Uncle Sam's bidding and becoming hardened to holidays in general, its nice to again be able to say Merry Christmas to someone and mean it. At first you miss them, and then its better to not think about them too much. But later in...
  18. Capt Pat

    Out with the old - in with the new!

    Don't think my post level is HIGH, but I only say something when I know something about it. And as far as volunteering to help with this, unfortunately, I'm a TECH-NO, and just barely able to access the site. Took me two years to figure how to get that picture in the corner. You REALLY don't...
  19. Capt Pat

    Got rid of my 156ft vessel!

    It might have been a yard oiler at one time, ( a navy small tanker for refueling ships, also known as a YO) but it has has serious conversion from the looks of it, Looks to be listing a bit too while being towed out. that is an issue if they were going any distance. Those "oil cans" can be...
  20. Capt Pat

    Is there any desire for m211 / 135 parts?

    Where is NW Ohio, we've got a 211 the club is going to be retoring soon and need a radiator and some other pieces.:?:
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