and you thought a GL recovery was hard

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Is the guy who did this recovery a STEEL SOLDIER Member

If not, I would like to nominate him for an HONORARY MEMBERSHIP - if there is such a thing

 

[Recovry4x4]

THAT is the kind of recovery that money can't buy. What a cool story.

 

[Bob H]

Living the Dream

 

[Andy1234]

Now that is hardcore!

Andy

 

[roscoe]

Wow, sitting for 20 years. I actually thought it was going to be alot longer but to get it up and running after all that time is pretty cool. I like the beat up worn look of it. I wonder if they plan to do any restoration.

 

[glcaines]

That was great!!!

 

[clinto]

I am utterly speechless. I just can not believe they made that thing run. I just................................ speechless.

To get a vehicle running that's been sitting like that is just amazing. It's a testament to the things this Country used to be able (or was willing) to build.

And you guys need to stop posting all this US6 madness! You are going to make me doing something I don't need to do! Like buy one!

 

[50shooter]

Scary to think that I stood at the very spot that truck was parked about 2 weeks after they recovered it. I about choked when I started looking at the pics and realized it. My brother is stationed up there and we went on a moose hunt of a lifetime with his friends. This was sitting next to an old miners runway. Not a nice smooth open runway but a rocky twisted semi straight runway with death and destruction on both ends.

To say this in off the beatin path is so understated. This is approx. 13 hours by buggy from civilization. The terrain is un believable. You have to cross mountains, swamps, rivers, rocks etc. We did it in converted deuce buggies that were special built for the purpose. To think this guy recovered it under these circumstances is a true testiment to how bad he wanted it.

I'll post a pic of the other buggie that is still sitting there, you can see it in the background of his picture #20.

Back then they did use airplane tires and chains.

Awesome Awesome story that I'll share with all the guys from camp this year.

 

[50shooter]

In the first pic you can see our buggies to the left and the old one on the right. The last pic gives an idea of the terrain and how quickly the seasons change in AK, two weeks or so after his recovery.

 

[citizensoldier]

Gives the true meaning of "They don't build them like used to" I have gone through it twice now very cool stuff.. Get that guy to the next MVPA national show and give him the next Steel Soldiers trophy!..