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John Rogers here. Gotta a 1952 M108 fully working. The brakes, winches and crane work great.
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Chief_919
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Multifuel or a gasser?
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Looks like you're fixing to have that wrecker repainted GREEN in the near future! Another M108 saved for the fleet!
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Looks gasser, oil bath air filter and rear exhaust.
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Nice save.
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I detect the same hideous yellow that my truck has.
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It's a gasser, it's been on ebay for a while.
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Ebay huh? I thought it sounded like an advert.
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Cool !!
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Just wondering, did the M108 wrecker have a double frame like the larger 5-ton wreckers? Or was it just a wrecker body dropped on a standard deuce frame?
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Dbl frame!
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it'a a gasser. I was told they use to transport missels on this thing, then made it a wrecker !?!?!
it'a a gasser. I was told they use to transport missels on this thing, then made it a wrecker !?!?!
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It was used a bomb loader in the airforce. No wrecker use while in military.
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You should stop by the "wrecker count" thread.
Awesome truck, nice save.
Awesome truck, nice save.
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welcome from another GA. boy, also see you at the GA rally at the end of Oct.
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hvnbound
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I'm new in here and taking me a while to get use to posts. By the pictures of my M108 can anybody tell me anythingg else else about it? That was good to know from Stretch. Any info like that is really appreciated.
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I happened to see an M108 last weekend. Now I've been thinking about it all week. Darn my eyes!
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I am right up the road from you in Winder. Make sure to mark your calendar for Oct. 19-23, 2011 and come out to the Ga. Rally.
Here is what last year's rally looked like: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/ga-rally/59085-newer-2010-ga-rally-multimedia-thread.html
Here is the website (will be updated soon for the 2011 event): Coming Soon! and here is the current thread about the rally (a more complete thread will be posted soon): http://www.steelsoldiers.com/steel-soldiers-rally/61277-2011-ga-rally-definite-dates.html
Are you the current owner or the new owner? I have seen the truck on ebay and armyjeeps.net for awhile.
Here is what last year's rally looked like: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/ga-rally/59085-newer-2010-ga-rally-multimedia-thread.html
Here is the website (will be updated soon for the 2011 event): Coming Soon! and here is the current thread about the rally (a more complete thread will be posted soon): http://www.steelsoldiers.com/steel-soldiers-rally/61277-2011-ga-rally-definite-dates.html
Are you the current owner or the new owner? I have seen the truck on ebay and armyjeeps.net for awhile.
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did you buy this from another SS member
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It looks almost complete and not overly bastardized. Lots of the M108s ended up with hideous yellow paint jobs. Winch cable end of the front winch is correct for the year The hoist block on the back is not the correct one. Don't feel bad, not many with the correct houst block. Your M108 will have a double frame from mid cab back to the rear suspension. Most of these were used in the Air Force as bomb loaders. The area in front of the tool boxes had different parts to assist in slinging bombs. Some of the hydraulic fitting are made of unobtanium so that area is often modified. How is the interior? Does it have the original data plate? It will either be a Reo or a Studebaker, my money is on Reo. The market for M108s is hit and miss. They are rarely cheap, I paid over $4000 for one that only ran 15 minutes. On the other hand, JT has one that has some pretty rare stuff, asking price is $6000 and it's been for sale for a while. It's so unique that you can't track a sales market for it. Post more pics if you can and post the ID number. BTW, if you make it to the GA Rally, Stretch will have his there. No way I'm driving mine 700 miles each way.