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  1. Oldfart

    how many m35a2 are left?

    For what ever its worth, over the July 4th week I just picked up a 1955 (delivered March 1956) M220 from GL (NO EUC REQUIRED) that was actively registered with the US Army. Surely there can't be many like this, but there was one and there might be more somewhere in the bowels of an out of the...
  2. Oldfart

    Is this a C-47 or DC-3?

    As I recall, the whole race record is 503 which is moving for a piston powered prop aircraft. Qualifying laps are faster than the whole race. They can only hold up for a while when pumping all that Nitrous at supercharger pressures 3 times normal. We have missed the last several races so I am...
  3. Oldfart

    Is this a C-47 or DC-3?

    Don't be sorry about the round verses in-line! That's what made the Reno Air races so fun (and, I think radials held the most wins over the 18 years we attended.)
  4. Oldfart

    Is this a C-47 or DC-3?

    I took the time to do some online searching and the Beech D18 tricycle conversion was done by Volpar. Later this was a factory option I guess as I found a currently for sale D18 trigear that is being represented as original. I found a photo with no details of a DC 3 with triple turbo prop...
  5. Oldfart

    Is this a C-47 or DC-3?

    The only tricycle gear DC 3 that I saw was a photo in a magazine article that dealt mostly with trigear conversions of D18's. Personally, I have seen only a handful of turboprop conversions. This was back in the late 60's when I was trying to convince my wife that we needed a plain old D 18 to...
  6. Oldfart

    Is this a C-47 or DC-3?

    I vote for a DC 3. The "N" number N4008 was assigned to a Waco in 1975 and that appears to be a current registration. The British got lots of the C47 production in WWII and those were know as "Dakota's". Because of the large production for WWII and post war, these planes were plentiful and cheap...
  7. Oldfart

    M101 A2 Trailer Question

    Or a drop lunette ring.
  8. Oldfart

    Help! I Need Tow Shackles

    It makes me glad I got some M37 parts trucks back when they were more available. Now I need to scrounge up some M211/M135 spares. ~~ Wonder if GL could make some money like they do with SF97's and sell shackles and headlights when you exit the facility?
  9. Oldfart

    Help! I Need Tow Shackles

    Drat! Well, I will keep looking. I took a recount and I actually need 3 for my truck and 4 for my van body. I haven't measured the van body lift shackles yet, but they look to be the same as the lift shackles on the truck. ~ Thanks for letting me know they sold.
  10. Oldfart

    New guy here with a question on 2 M105 trailers

    Discretion is always a significant portion of valor.
  11. Oldfart

    Braden Winch spool selector

    Steve, The power is the same wound over the top or over the bottom. Unless you are letting your M37 down a steep hill, the larger loads are when you are winding the cable in. The difference in top and bottom wind would be which worm gear bearing cap was getting most of the load. There is an...
  12. Oldfart

    Braden Winch spool selector

    Steve, the Braden LU4 winch usually is stiff on the in and out lever for the winch drum. If you have the original aluminum handle, treat it with care. Years ago I bought a pile of LU 4's surplussed out of Texarkana Depot. I got enough parts to build 10 winches, but the limiting factor was the...
  13. Oldfart

    Help! I Need Tow Shackles

    So, are Carter's shackles for sale and if so how much? I am looking for a pair myself. As well as a couple of rear bumperettes.
  14. Oldfart

    New guy here with a question on 2 M105 trailers

    When we loaded our deuce out of Barstow, I saw a guy who hauled a couple of trailers out using a pintle hitch on his pickup. He had a M1061 flat bed trailer with a M105 set on top. the M1061 was down in front some because of the lower height of the tow vehicle. He had a set of portable tail...
  15. Oldfart

    New guy here with a question on 2 M105 trailers

    GL loading depends on the skill of the forklift operator. We had a 5 ton dump damaged when the fork lift pushed it from behind and tore up the tail lights. I just had a deuce shop van truck pushed up on a goose neck flatbed and it was a perfect push that did not leave a mark. Glen (formerly of...
  16. Oldfart

    M101, a1, a2, a3

    CGarbe asked about pictures - I can't find any of my old M101, but I do have a few handy of my recent M105 purchase. I have a photo of one of the M332's my son got last December and the M1061 he picked up at the same time. I was surprised the 1956 M105 came as original as almost everything I see...
  17. Oldfart

    M101, a1, a2, a3

    One thing that has not been mentioned as a difference is the tail lights. My M101 purchased from a local surplus house way back in 1968 has a single tail/stop light on the left rear with a BO marker light on the right. That matches my 1953 M37. Also, my M101 does not have a rear stabilizer leg...
  18. Oldfart

    2010 VIN Info Thread

    Oh Great Carnac! May your envelope contain mine! Serial No. Y368 Registration No. 4A3517 NSN 2320008358600 Purchased Govt. Liquidators, Barstow, CA Marine Logistics New Bumper No. ATEC MS 019 Old Bumper No. YPG Ms 019...
  19. Oldfart

    M220 parts wanted

    From the onboard paper work, it was marked for disposal October of 2009. Engine oil, coolant and fuel were drained at that time. It appears the Army was buying parts from Memphis Equipment for ongoing maintenance. It has recent exhaust repair with a new muffler. One tire is much newer than the...
  20. Oldfart

    M220 parts wanted

    We have recovered our M220 from GL. No EUC required. We are short the rear bumperettes and most of the lift shackles. We are also missing one of the blackout side window shields and the front van window blackout shield needs to be replaced. Any source of M220 parts out there? Oldfart
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