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Those are a very interesting find - nearly 100 years old and still able to be assembled and represent their original completeness. Awesome, to say the least.
Thanks for finding them good homes!
Then that might be okay, it's a grey area I guess.
That HEMMT would fit down the main trails, where we hang out anyways, so bring it! Love to see that beast at RC....
We've mentioned this fact before: there is nothing in the manual saying that this is a "dump" trailer. The fact that it can dump when you pull a couple pins out of the frame/body junction, is part of a design flaw, in my honest opinion. The fact that your arms cracked is evidence that this...
And the costs of the chiropractor you will need to hire for yourself and anyone who rides with you on the 2,000 mile journey for your lower back problems you will get from riding in a deuce that long a distance.
When I had my deuces, and I owned 9 of them, I enjoyed taking them to rallies, but...
They're military trucks. Unless you are keeping a parade truck, or a trailer/show queen, just leave it outside. Repaint every few years.
If you feel the need to keep it out of the rain, a tarp strung out, tied in the trees will do the trick for most rains. When hurricane season comes...
Not sure if you're going feel the love re: pictures. This is not really a military vehicle show, it's a MV PARTS swap meet, an indoor show at a fire hall. I saw two MVs in the small parking lot, a M1008 pickup and a M105 trailer, and the M1008 was only there for a couple hours. I guess maybe...
Had a great time at the show yesterday - met a couple new Steel Soldiers, and a few ones I see all the time. I broke my record - usually I spend 4 hours in the car going up, 2 hours at the show, and 4 hours back. This time I stayed a lot longer, arriving at 8:30 before the doors opened, and...
I'm tempted to bring some stuff to sell, and hope they have an extra table laying around noone is using. Anyone know if that might fly? Too late to call the organizers and see....
We've actually had an M819 wrecker-crane OUT ON THE TRAILS there, not just in the parking lot. So, if you're feeling froggy, and want to bring the wrecker and try it out on the big trails, you're more than welcome!
We've had a M109 shop van too, and a couple jacked-up M818 and M916 tractors...
I don't have a table there per se, but if anyone wants any of the following, I can throw it in the truck and bring up in the morning. I plan to be there for only a couple hours, from 10am till about noon. I have the following:
halftrack parts (right fender, dashboard, passenger seat frame and...
Not true - there's a lot in So Cal., a lot got surplussed out of Long Beach and San Diego after the war. But it is older, WWII era stuff. A lot of the newer stuff comes from East Coast installations.
Also saw a set of PRC-117 backpack radios, complete but untested, for $500 for the pair...
I'd be interested in a lot of what's there. Only limited by the distance from you in CA to me in VA, so those heavy power supplies aren't going to find a home here. But they are worth good money, I've seen those units bring $200-300 in good order. Those you should find a good home for them...
Well, went to another hamfest Sunday, this one in Annandale, VA. It's an indoor/outdoor show, some vendors inside with tailgating outside. Generally a nice small show with a lot of folks showing up. Weather was nice outside, in the 40s all morning, and I sold a little bit there, enough to...
Great news on the towing and the tires. The difference in the size is negligible. I'm sure for the deal you got on them, noone is going to fault that in a judging contest.
For the rims, if one or more are bad, have you though about re-centering them? The M715 guys do that a lot with their...