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  1. Shackey985

    m816 home and questions

    T cas in nutral that lever by your seat forward and in gear and you have crane, winch drive. T cas in high or low lever by your seat rearward and you have no drive to crane or winch. Weather the pto prop spins when driving ? mark it and take it for a spin up the road.
  2. Shackey985

    Anyone here have a T-72 or 55/54/60????

    The next time I get a chance to sit in the gunners hole of our M1s I will compare it to our T72 but I can tell you that there is'nt much room to move around. When I compare our Leopard to the T72 its about the same a tight squese. I am 5,11 and slim.
  3. Shackey985

    Oshkosh M1070F HET - British Army

    This is the truck for me. I can just see me moving all the museums vehicles around Australia. Of course I have to win lotto a couple of times to be able to bye one. can we get some photos of inside the cab and around the truck and trailer.
  4. Shackey985

    2009 Red Ballin' Convoy

    If you wanted to add a bite of the international flavor to this event, which sound like a great trip, the 25th of April is what we downunder in Australia and New Zealand call ANZAC day, our day to remember those that payed the supreme sacrifice in all wars and continue to do so. We start the...
  5. Shackey985

    Wrecker's M62, M88, M108, M543, M816, M984 TRACK/WHELLS

    We downunder at the Army Tank Museum have 2 wreckers, to complete the set used by the spanners (RAEME) attached to Armoured Corp we need a Diamond T. Our oldest is the M543A2 made by Kaiser Jeep Corporation, it has a GM Detroit Diesel 6V53 developing 215 HP. This is the same engine we fitted...
  6. Shackey985

    offered an M548

    They swim all right but you will need some ballast in the back to trim her right. there a lot of fun.
  7. Shackey985

    M816 Army Tank Museum Australia

    Here is a couple of photos of our 816 working around the museum, it originally came from the Woomera rocket range in central Australia. We are not going to restore her as we have a M543A2 that was used by our Cav units and is more in keeping with the tank museum. I have done some interesting...
  8. Shackey985

    5 Ton

    We have a M543A2, were dose this fit in?
  9. Shackey985

    Helo From Down Under

    Ga,day from down under in Australia. I am an x soldier with 21 years full time experience within Armoured Corp in Australia. I know work part time at the RAAC tank museum at Puckapunyal, where I am restoring a Vickers Mark 2 This has been a 3 year part time progect that is nearly completed...
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