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It was big and green and had 3 axles. Sort of like the fable about the 3 blind men describing an elephant. The first felt the trunk, the second felt a leg and the third felt the torso - none were close to describing the actual beast. With the original description I was thinking that what ever...

Wow! What a project! I'd ALMOST drive to Florida to see the finished project - but I HATE sand! 4 years in the Fleet Marine Force - and I NEVER want to see a beach again!!! 42 degrees and he's inside under the blankets? It was 18 degrees last night with a light snow and I had a Boy Scout troop...

TM 9-2320-289-20 page 8-18 has instructions for removing and installing this lever - it involves removing the steering wheel. The TM is available in the reference section if you don't already have it. Hope that helps.

The M1010 is the CUCV ambulance. The Marine Corps modified 25 of them in 1988 for use as "Shop Set, Field Maintenance, Ordnance Contact Van" since this was a one-of modification it did not receive an "M" # but was referred to in MARINE CORPS ORDER 8000.2 as "the van." The contact maintenance...

hmmm ... how about this link ... since I left it off the other message: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/allocate.html :oops:

David, In answer to your question, yes. A radio operating between 3-30 MHZ would be High Frequency aka HF. These frequencies were used in RATT rigs, Navy ship, special operations, etc. for long distance communication. The tactical FM radios that you normally find in the green machines...

Joe, By the previous posts you have a pretty good basic introduction. One point that wasn't really addressed is the very limited number of frequencies on the military radios (VRC-12 family) that can be used by hams. For point to point on a convoy the radios are fine, fitting and fun. For...

My first experience with Toys for Tots was in the 70's when I was with 3rd ANGLICO (Air Naval Liason Company), USMCR in Long Beach Calif. They had a VERY aggressive program and really came through with the goods. On one occasion we participated at a charity volleyball game between a...

When ever I buy something like this, shortly thereafter, someone will say "oh, you should have told me you wanted a ..... , I know a guy that is giving them away, or could get you a real deal, etc." Of course if I ask for a way to contact said "guy" to share this good fortune with others, then...

Congratulations on a great find! The armor hasn't been cut up AND it runs! Nice restoration project. Glad to see a collector saving another rare one from a rusty death or the scrap heap.

Hmmm, cattle cars ... yes, I do have recollections of them based on personal knowledge. Needless to say, the Marine Corps version was the base model when compared to the luxury models enjoyed by the other services. The Marine Corps does not believe in such silly things as seats - you can pack...

The FIRST thing you need to do, is download a full set of the TMs for this vehicle series. They are all available on this site. Look for TM 9-2320-289-10, -20, etc. Page 2-2 of the "-10" (operators manual) has an illustration of the instrument cluster and identifies each gauge, trouble light...

Congratulations on your toy - I'm sure it will provide you with many hours of bleeding knuckle bliss. :) The shift indicator (as you may have noticed) is VERY LOW TECH - basically a piece of string and the indicator. Kinda like tuning Grandpas radio. In the -20 go to: Instrument Cluster...

The MP truck is interesting. The decals are certainly not a standard item. The bumper number HQ3 might indicate that it was used by the Operations Officer (S3). At least that is the way we numbered them when I was dealing with such things. The bracket on the dash is for various control boxes for...

Of course the one thing we didn't address - your bb gun is a replica of the M240. In almost ever weapon that is mounted there are mounting points, bolts to be removed, etc. to adapt them to various mounts. Your replica may not have gone that far in their design. After all why spend additional...

1. Drop and do 20 push-ups 2. Do not call a MACHINE GUN a RIFLE 3. Check these links for some photos and information on the machine gun on various mounts and vehicles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M240_machine_gun and http://tech.military.com/equipment/view/89056/m-240b-machine-gun.html Google...

If it isn't a fuse, then it might be lots of little bulbs - and they are a pain to get to! There seems to be a rust problem under the dash - at least on mine - which messes up the individual sockets. Yes, there is a courtesy light (for lack of a better name) under the dash on the passenger...

The manual is also available on LOGSA for public distribution.

Reference my earlier post regarding two M1009s in NJ. The contact is Dan Werner, email: thecpsurplus@yahoo.com phone: 570-350-2765 "2 M-1009 Blazers in good condition. Bill of sale only, call for details. $2,500 each." He also lists an assortment of blazer and other vehicle part.

One "feature" that adds to the cost of the vehicle is having a title rather than a bill of sale. I purchased my M1009 from a private party and it already had a NJ title and vehicle inspection sticker. Saving mucho time dealing with our friends at the DMV. One of the member of the North Jersey...