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  1. rumplecat

    Anyone Near Mount Olive, MS

    Anyone near to Mount Olive, Mississippi? A quick inspection of some equip. would be a big help. James
  2. rumplecat

    Kitchen Deuce

    My junk man called to tell me he just pickup a 5 ton cargo(rough no IP), a M543, and a deuce with a kitchen unit on the bed(hard top?), this is the same guy who has the half track. I am going down to see him week after next. Anyone familiar with a deuce model set up with a kitchen unit for...
  3. rumplecat

    Half Track?

    My junk guy called letting me know he found a half track wanted to know what I would offer him on it? $500 was not enough, what is reasonable, I have no clue. James
  4. rumplecat

    M37 Recovery

    Every time I drove to Mississippi to see my parents I watched for a M37 sitting by a house trailer in Moscow, AR. I had stopped by a couple of time over the last five years to ask about it, with the standard " no I'm going to fix it up for huntin". Well this last time the man of the house was...
  5. rumplecat

    EUC- Something New

    I sent my EUC in for a 1966 M101 trailer on December 4th, my email response from GL is: Dear Mr. Gray: Thank you for your email. Your EUC has been randomly selected for Periodic Assessment. Much like a random baggage check at the airport, the Government has selected your EUC for Event...
  6. rumplecat

    My Last Truck Purchase

    Won a M715 (726) Thursday, the last truck on my list, since God has convinced me through several failed attempts of obtaining another 5 ton that I just don't need one. This is a GSA auction win over at Goldsby OK( so I will Be receiving my SF97 in a day of two, free of charge), they had a...
  7. rumplecat

    Winch on a Five Ton?

    What size hex nut wrench is required to remove the cable from the reel of the winch on a 5 ton truck. James
  8. rumplecat

    Memphis Equipment/M448 Pickup in Memphis

    I will be stopping by Memphis Equipment if anyone needs anything picked up, shipping is a killer on small stuff from Memphis Equip. so if you are in driving distance of Fayetteville or Russellville let me know what you need. They are on the way to picking up the M448 shop trailer I paid for...
  9. rumplecat

    SE Kansas Junk Yard

    Driving in SE Kansas I ran up on a junk yard I had visited a couple of years ago, it was a little different since they have done some scraping. I was looking for a M715 hood and bed along with a bed for a Deuce, 5 ton bed there but too large for my Deuce??? James
  10. rumplecat

    Deuce Molded Bed Cover - Folding?

    After looking at the manual, is there a difference in folding the newer molded bed covers? Anyone have a diagram on the best way to fold them? James
  11. rumplecat

    5 Ton Winch Extensions

    Are the 5 ton winch frame extensions interchangeable between say my M543 and my M818? James
  12. rumplecat

    Froze my 818

    After my oil cooler crapped out on me i have been flushing out the cooling system out every chance I get to get to clear water, last flush still gray tent to the flush. Got down in the 20s last night, nothing but water in the cooling system, this morning I was outside and heard a ping, lost a...
  13. rumplecat

    M35A2C in Mount Olive, MS on GSA

    Anyone here win the A2C from yesterday on GSA in Mount Olive, Mississippi? James
  14. rumplecat

    Tow Bar Question - Pins

    I have found a bucket of pins at a local junk dealer now I have found the small ring clips for 26 cents each so last but not least I need a source for the big diaper pins(see photo) anyone know of a source? James
  15. rumplecat

    813 GL - Alert

    Just got back from GL to have a look at the 813. Super truck except the engine is locked up tight as a drum, nothing but a clunk from the starter, so if you are bidding on it keep in mind it is going to need a motor!!!!! James
  16. rumplecat

    M44 Deuce Question

    I need a bed for a M35a2c I have that is bedless. I found a deuce gasser on a chicken farm with a honey dew tank on it, so I had to ask if he still had the original bed for it. And to my surprise he did! Unfortunately it has been sitting on the ground since 1984 full of fence post and...
  17. rumplecat

    3KW Robin Genset Part

    I got a couple of the small 3kw Gen set with a one cylinder Robin diesel engine. Each had the oil drain plug and oil filter/screen missing. If anyone has a scrap Robin Diesel engine laying around I would like to buy the plug and filter from it! I am looking for new parts but some used spares...
  18. rumplecat

    M127 Placement

    I am going to use my new M127 trailer as for parts storage until I can get my shop built. Has anyone used a military box trailer for storage? Should it be a level as possible or should there be a tilt one way or the other to help with drainage off the top of the trailer? I don't think having...
  19. rumplecat

    M818 Question

    My 818 accelerates fine meaning it is pretty responsive, however whenever I let off the accelerator there is a lag with the engine responding, not long but noticeable, the power falls off but not as quickly as I would think it would, not like any of my mulitfuel engines, is this normal for this...
  20. rumplecat

    Hooks M871s

    If anyone got one too many of the 871s at Hooks, I would be interested in buying it, since the four I was bidding on to get maybe one were sniped in the last few minutes. pushing them past the auction end, and driving the price out of my reach!!!!!. James G.
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