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  1. rustystud

    WW2 M26a1 tank retriever/transporter ???

    I know my father has been up in Heaven laughing his butt off at me for the last 20 years now !
  2. rustystud

    WW2 M26a1 tank retriever/transporter ???

    I had a very similar situation when I was living in Seattle. My neighbor bought a 1942 Jeep and played with it for about a year. He got bored with it and then just let it sit outside. About a year later he asked me if I wanted to buy it for $200.00 . I was into Chevy trucks at the time and...
  3. rustystud

    WW2 M26a1 tank retriever/transporter ???

    That is such a sad sight to see ! I truly regret never buying the two I had a chance to back in 1980. Now seeing this poor vehicle rotting away makes me sad all over again. :cry:
  4. rustystud

    WW2 M26a1 tank retriever/transporter ???

    I was able to upload this one picture. I had just removed one of the 40ton winches and had painted it to sell. Soon after the rest of the truck came apart.
  5. rustystud

    WW2 M26a1 tank retriever/transporter ???

    Funny Ahab !!! Yes I have my reading glasses on !!! I didn't know about the frame being able to fold flat on the back. The ones I worked one didn't have them, just a huge A$$ trailer that mounted to the truck.
  6. rustystud

    WW2 M26a1 tank retriever/transporter ???

    I have worked on these riggs. I used to work for Ben's Truck Parts in Seattle. They had military surplus from WW1 . I used to rebuild all the transmissions and differentials. The company had two of these trucks. The sad part is I had to dismantle both of them :( . The winches sold really fast...
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