joeM62
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Would that be Carrollton, GA. or another state just asking?
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10 ton near Carrollton
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wreckerman893
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How bad?.....There are two within 5 miles of my LZ......they belong to a scrapper but he is not planning on sending them to China any time soon.
Bring your big boy billfold.
PM for contact info if interested.
Michigan. Saginaw area.
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There was a guy at the Aberdeen, MD show last year that had a restored 10 ton tractor and it was by far very cool but it was also very very useless way to wide and way to hard on fuel to even be fun to drive. I'll stick with my M813A1 and watch somebody with money to blow drive the 10 tons
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Nope , PMed Rizzo , carrollton is my back yard , all he said was out of state .
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Ask David Doyle about long trips in M123's......one of the funniest things I ever heard about driving them. As far as I know he still has one in his collection.
There is a guy near me that was in an Armor Unit in the AL National Guard way back when they had the M60 tanks and M123's to haul them with.....he said the trip from North Alabama to Camp Shelby, Mississippi in the summer time was an ordeal. Usually took two whole days to get there.
They had the gassers and he said they had to have fuel tankers with them at all times to keep the thirsty beasts fed.
Back then there were almost no interstate or four lane roads......they hit every small town and all the major cities going down there and back.
There is a guy near me that was in an Armor Unit in the AL National Guard way back when they had the M60 tanks and M123's to haul them with.....he said the trip from North Alabama to Camp Shelby, Mississippi in the summer time was an ordeal. Usually took two whole days to get there.
They had the gassers and he said they had to have fuel tankers with them at all times to keep the thirsty beasts fed.
Back then there were almost no interstate or four lane roads......they hit every small town and all the major cities going down there and back.
Well, I stand corrected.
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I believe the second video in indy's post is our very own Will Wagner at his museum in sunny California!
M123s were not for the faint of heart. Once they put retarders, i.e. Williams exhaust brakes on them you could really drive them. They would wiggle into places with a M747 trailer that M911s feared to go. We also found out who the hackers and the non-hackers were in the heavy haul platoon. Like any other Army truck: keep the tire pressure up, GREASE the little thing well and keep the brakes adjusted and you were good to go.
joeM62
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About where at wreckerman are you talking about the 10 tons are sitting and what shape are they in?
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They are hard to kill.
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Where these along a river? near the highway close to a bride with a 3ton weight limit? if so I don't know who they belong to, but I seen them last week. Also various other military stuff here and there.
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that not sure about the bridge, but the rest sounds right. It was east of the bridge a few miles.
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SECO in Augusta, GA had a couple in their back yard last time I was out there. One looked decent as i recall.
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There's a whole section on the transmission and the problems they had with them. Granted, these guys are more off road as far as the grades they're on than a Euc', but still it's interesting to see that they ran into the same issue on multiple trannies. I've posted this link before, but it's a good write up and read on the 10 ton tractors and the abuse they take (like 120,000lbs off-road overloaded) and not caring so much... 
VanNatta Big Trucks - The big 6x6 Mack M123A1C
VanNatta Big Trucks - The big 6x6 Mack M123A1C
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its definitely will be M123 and right now i am looking m123 truck but i didn't got it , anyone know where can i get this truck , if any info about this truck please contact me . i am looking used truck.
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PM wreckerman893 if your serious , I think he knows a guy with 2 in alabama , doubt they will be cheap though.
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The last time I was up at my buddy's place they were still holding down the real estate. If you are seriously interested let me know and I'll give you his contact info. He is in the scrap business so you will not buy them for less than scrap price.
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i know of the one in carrollton... and the owner will not let go of it, or the other Military trucks he has rotting away in the feilds... I know a couple guys that have tried to get them...