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Just got back from WI road trip...and look what followed me home...LOL. Wife only saw it in the darkness...still does not realize what I got. Only problem....found out the exhaust manifold is cracked...in (2) places. And that is after I put a new 8-D battery in it and started it up...runs...

Got to pick up a half track in Sturgon Bay,WI this week. Need a current CDL driver to help drive from South Bend,IN to destination and return. All-expenses paid trip and paying travel expenses to South Bend,IN also. Will be driving a '94 Freightliner and pulling an M172A1 trailer for pick-up...

Got to pick up a half-track from Sturgon Bay,WI this week. Planning on leaving from South Bend,IN on Wed-Thur and need someone with a current Commercial Drivers license to accompany me. I offer a no-expense,fully paid trip...meals,etc. This includes full round trip for gas and expenses to South...

The Solex carb on my FV432 just died and need a carb kit to rebuild. It's for the Rolls-Royce 8-cyl gas engine...believe part #FV148936...? There are a pot-load of #'s on the body. Got to get some stick time and get it back up on the trailer for the Ropkey MV show. Anyone got a kit I can...

Finally got this APC on the trailer (M172A1). First time ever and request that any heavy-haul truckers chime in to give me some pointers on tie-down and positioning. The track (Brit FV432) weighs about 15-tons (30K lbs.) and the trailer is a military M172A1 25-ton low-boy on 10.00x15TR tires (8...

Just a note to ask if any FV432 Bulldog owners are interested in shareing contact info for support and tech knowledge. Also for sale/trade of spare parts and such. Have early (1963) manuals but would like to borrow a later one to copy and provide to other Bulldog owners. Started thread for a...

Just spent 4-hrs doing grease,lube,oil and general clean up of my Bulldog. Will attempt to put mirrors on for temporary driving on trailer and such. Have the original (copy) Brit field manual (1963) and drivers manual (1965). Cannot locate a lube chart. There are zerk fittings all...

Need some guidence here. My sparkplugs,rotor and dist. cap look great,but seems the plug wires (original set-up) may be correded or broken. Have heard there is a better way and that one can replace with a current wire set and cheaper plugs. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated.....

Apparently not too many of these around. Have had no luck finding a tire this size for the M172A1 25-ton low-boy trailer. Are there any other vehicles that use this size tire...? Any info is appreciated....

Already posted in 'trailers' and 'armored vehicles',but wanted to give credit to Butch's Tow Service in Blackstone,VA for his excellant service and reliable work. Butch was able to pickup (2) M172A1 25-ton low-boy trailers,store them in a secure fenced-in area and keep for almost 2-weeks for...

Finally able to get some pics up...hopefully...LOL....

Just 'recovered' a great M172a1 25-ton low boy and hauled it 900 mi. from Blackstone,VA behind a '94 Freightliner. Paid local towing (Butch's Towing ) to grease,oil,check out,re-do lights to 12-volt and get everything working... including air and check all tires for a week before moving. Only...

Just a note to commend Mr. Michael Silversteen for his assistance in removeing (2) M172A1 25-ton low boy trailers from the Ft. Picket DRMO site. Mike is offically at the Richmond site,but provided valuable assistance in getting comms with the Ft. Pickett people and arrangeing for Butch's Towing...

My EUC sent to BC on 29 Mar...still waiting after 60+ days. Called GL in AZ and spoke with Sylvia to find out if they were cancelling any EUC's or revokeing sales because of a 'time' limit. Last word....THEY ARE NOT CANCELLING ANY SALES and are allowing BC to go ahead with all EUC's....as of...

New member reporting. Specialty in firearms (retired class #7 FFL Mfg.) and builder of 1917's,1919's and M2HB's. Member of 1919A4.com and M2Hb.net. Have an M35A1 Duce, Brit Ferret Scout car and FV432 Brit APC. Would like to hear from tracked armor owners of FV432's. Press on....