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M102A2 goes south - not in a good way

zebedee

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You're going to hate me for this, went to a country type farm auction - sort of a rural community thing - loads of farm equipment, loads of crap in boxes - hand tools and your general spring clearout...
I was bidding on a tidy '68 M102A2, used for hauling gravel last, few small dings, couple of holes cut in the rear passenger side, only one coat of desert over green. However, due to other recent GL purchace - chickened out at $150 - it went to $180.
Later found out that the scrap guy got it! >: (

and no - I didn't get any pics, didn't even think of it to tell the truth. Shame.

It did have extra railings/framework on the tops of the sides, with 1/4 turn fastners locked by daiper type pins. There was an info plate on said extra frame, couldn't make out much other than "remove before inflation"something....

Tried to find the scrappie for a cash deal but to no avail.....
May try to run by there tomorrow - scrappie will have to bring a couple of tractor trailers for all the stuff that had his dayglo paint on it, he'll probably wait for Monday for collection...
 

m16ty

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Well considering scrap is about $280 a ton and a M102 weighs around a ton, I'd say he did ok.
 

zebedee

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Correction - M105A2

Yup - "Can't save em all".....

Got some pics on my phone but all I can do is text them to another phone! Must be another way...
 
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