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Uuuggghhh...well...errrr...yah...it is up there but we are in hyper warp drive here...so we'll see yaz on the 19th then??Sunday is the 20th, SATURDAY IS the 19th
"He" has issues.He has waited all this time and he was going to miss his own party!
Open mouth, insert foot.....Uuuggghhh...well...errrr...yah...it is up there but we are in hyper warp drive here...so we'll see yaz on the 19th the??
Yes Sir!! I have 60 + years experience and am very good at it.Open mouth, insert foot.....
I sure hope they were never in a hurry!Four (4) days and a wakeup!! I don't count today because I'm already awake.
Got lost on some website which I can't find again but it had some statistics on the K18-C...like it's supposed to get 10MPH loaded, didn't say if that was with trailer or not.
I've found a gas station here that still sells non-ethanol gas so I'm gonna get some this week so I can drive her around some next week. I'll also have a tag waiting to slap on her.
Can anyone tell I'm a little excited??
Oops...I meant 10 miles per gallon (MPG) not miles per hour.I sure hope they were never in a hurry!
And I would guess they were running for holes, not taking the target with them. May be why the K18 is so rare.Oops...I meant 10 miles per gallon (MPG) not miles per hour.
I suspect the only time they got in a hurry was when enemy bombers were approaching the airfields they were operating on.
I think rarity is more a function of production dates, and the need for all wheel drive. As the K18 was being put into service, the Government was planning how to overcome the shortage of equipment for an expanding army by mass producing essentially the same vehicle for as many mission profiles as possible (CCKW). Rather than converting an essentially civilian cab and chassis to military needs, it was more efficient, quicker and cheaper to mass produce a military purpose vehicle from scratch. Then there is the issue of rapidly improving radio gear that was able to increase range with lighter and less bulky equipment reducing the need large transport trucks and trailers. Things just conspired to make the K-18 a rare truck.And I would guess they were running for holes, not taking the target with them. May be why the K18 is so rare.
From what I've been able to find/read the Signal Corp was looking for something basically "off the shelf" to get the radios of the day in a ground mobile platform and at the same time going full bore to get the 4X4 vehicles and newer radios on line.I think rarity is more a function of production dates, and the need for all wheel drive. As the K18 was being put into service, the Government was planning how to overcome the shortage of equipment for an expanding army by mass producing essentially the same vehicle for as many mission profiles as possible (CCKW). Rather than converting an essentially civilian cab and chassis to military needs, it was more efficient, quicker and cheaper to mass produce a military purpose vehicle from scratch. Then there is the issue of rapidly improving radio gear that was able to increase range with lighter and less bulky equipment reducing the need large transport trucks and trailers. Things just conspired to make the K-18 a rare truck.