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Jeff, I spent a lot of time on Endeavour between 2000 and 2011. I was the lead mechanic in the OPF High Bay 2 Aft Shop, we were responsible for everything in the rear part of the orbiter except for the engines. I had the best job in the world, too bad it had to end. Sorry, I don't have any flags !
Chris Fiffie of Big Rig Videos did a video of the Federal while at the Vintage Trucks of Florida ATCA Winternational truck show in Leesburg last month.
Jeff Lakaszcyck's 1943 Federal 606D | Former Air Force C2 wrecker with an Inertia Starter - YouTube
Here is a link to the ad, there is not much info but I think Jaap is pretty well known in Europe. I met him once here in the states.
If you click the "go back" button there is contact info.
Jaap Rietveld Stock (milweb.net)
Hello neighbor ! I try to get the Federal to a few local shows but it doesn't like to run much faster than 25 mph so I don't go far. We will have to get together.
About time for another update. It has been several months now, but back in July the repairs to the Gar Wood slew selector box were completed and the box re-assembled. I did not take any pictures. With the slew selector box re-installed it revealed some more issues down stream which are...
I don't know what caused that crack, it does not appear to be in a high stress area. It is getting welded up. The actuating arms are also getting welded up and re-surfaced. Almost every spring in the clutches were broken, but I was able to find a spring vendor who was able to provide a very...
With a little bit of effort I was able to get the Fleetstar running. The RD450 seems to run pretty good although the rear main seal leaks like a sieve. But with the truck running I was able to start evaluating what worked and what didn't on the Gar Wood crane. The boom up and down seemed to work...
Howard, it's actually the same model number that Gar Wood used on the WLF and KW M1A1 wreckers, all are model US6. The main difference is the curved boom used on the early C2's. The crane towers are the same size. Hope to see you at Harrisonburg. I plan to be at Macungie too.
Mr. Ahab, the...
Big news, we located the "Holy Grail", an original Gar Wood US6 C2 wrecker boom ! Best part is it was only 5 hours away in Bainbridge, Georgia. It will need a lot of work but is mostly unmolested with only the main PTO sprocket being relocated from its original location. So hopefully the Federal...
I made a video of a ride around the block in the big Federal. The transmission is a 5 speed with overdrive on top. We start out in 2nd and get to 5th pretty quick, as the rear ends are 10:22 to 1. It will pull 10 mph in 4th gear easily, so no need to downshift below 4th. Even in OD I don't...
I put the Federal up for MV of the Month. People are already lining up to vote ! Just kidding, but you can vote at this link if you like.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/steel-soldiers-mv-of-the-month-2020-april-vote-here.195477/
Drove to a local car show last Sunday, won "Best Rat Rod", go figure lol. I didn't see any rat rods there. But they were pretty impressed with the truck and especially the inertia starter so they wanted me to get a prize. People really love this truck. Plans are to bring it to the Vintage...
More recently I replaced the front driveshaft yoke seal in the transfer case. This seal is one of the low points in the transfer case and when it is leaking you lose most of the oil too. It turns out the seal is the same part number as the same seal in the M series 5 ton military trucks, so the...
It's been a few months since we have had an update, and I have gotten a good bit of work done. Since my goal is to get the red Matt's Garage Federal road worthy, there were several things that needed to be done.
First we would need some lights. The headlights worked, but not both at the same...
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