Today was the day for Albert/M35A2-AZ and his lovely wife to drop by and drop off my new 5-ton rear cargo cover kit from Popacom. Brand new in the box, excellent price. Turns out, I had to move 2 old C-130's so Albert and I set to work. Due to where we were moving them, there was no way I was going to back them in, so we used some Texas/Kansas farmboy ingenuity and hooked the towbar to one of the front tow rings. Wasn't beautiful, but it worked. The tires were low on the Hercs, and had been sitting for years, Finally got 133 rolling on the concrete, and had to push it off into the dirt, onto some big sections of cargo plate for the tires to sit on. The boys got the spacing wrong on the plates, so I had to push it off and try again. That's when the soft dirt and low tires going up onto the plates got problematic. Back I went, and the rear end started jumping. Pushed it forward and tried again, same thing. Albert calmly walks over from the spotter position, says "you might want to engage that front axle before you break a rear one" Brainfart!, Thanks Albert!! So onto the plates she rolled. The next Herc, was just moved to a different location on the concrete, so it was no problem at all. This was the first time meeting Albert and his lovely wife, and we enjoyed some mexican food on our break, and I really appreciate all of Albert's help in moving these two old beasts. It was a great time, and fun to meet fellow and helpful MV'ers, and Gun nuts!!
One thing for sure, I need to build a pintle mount for the front.
One thing for sure, I need to build a pintle mount for the front.
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dang im old
The Army declared an airfield to be built, and in 1942, 9 months later there were 5,000 people here on 2 square miles working on planes as an All-Service aircraft maint. base.
