New in Maine

[98XJSport]

Hi everyone. New guy located in western maine, ran acrossed this forum looking for more info. Looks llike I have lots of reading to do. I "might" have a chance at picking up a deuce with no bed for a good price, have been doing what research that I can. I am a jeep guy, but that project is pretty much finished and I am looking for something else. Plan is to get something that is reliable, I hope to be spending time way off the beaten path. After that, turning the back into an enclosed camper in a sense, with a couple of fold down cots. Hoping to be able to drive way out and camp out to get some good fishing and peace and quiet.

 

[197thhhc]

Sounds like a great plan. you may be able to find the box from the rear of a M109 and use it for a camper.

Welcome to the site, you will find all the info you need here.

 

[Katahdin]

Welcome to SS. I'm slowly doing the same thing, I plan to drive my 109 up to the North Maine Woods when its ready. There's not many 109 boxes in the state, I only know of two including mine and one rusty one in NH. Unfortunately, you just missed the local rally: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/north-eastern-us-chapter/86109-maine-rally-2012-a-7.html

 

[nk14zp]

Welcome to the madness.

 

[98XJSport]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm in Farmington myself and have ventured into the mountains often in my Jeep. There's not much room in that however and no room for sleeping. Instead of buying a small teardrop camper and lifting that I think I would be better working off a military platform. Plus it's way cooler. I'm finding out they are very rare these days, mostly in use by fire departments. Would have thought with limestone closing they would be common, Schotts must have bought them all up.

 

[willey10]

Welcome aboard fellow Mainer.

 

[power wagon]

howdy 98xjsport. we may be neighbors, iam also from western maine

 

[98XJSport]

We may be, I spend a lot of time all over the western mountains.
I've heard rumor of a 1942 deuce for sale needs a steering box bearing. Hard part to find and change? Is it worth going after one this old?

 

[Chevytruck]

Like NK said, welcome to the madness!

 

[power wagon]

We may be, I spend a lot of time all over the western mountains.
I've heard rumor of a 1942 deuce for sale needs a steering box bearing. Hard part to find and change? Is it worth going after one this old?

might not be a rumor, i think there is one in your area

 

[auron]

Hey I'm in mars hill right now, lol I feel a bit displaced from my home in tx

 

[power wagon]

Hey I'm in mars hill right now, lol I feel a bit displaced from my home in tx

lol

 

[power wagon]

Hey I'm in mars hill right now, lol I feel a bit displaced from my home in tx

lol, whats going on up in mars hill

 

[98XJSport]

I don't think much of anything goes on there

 

[army_man15]

Welcome from Downeast.

 

[98XJSport]

Thanks for the welcome, I'm impressed at the number of people from Maine that are on here.

 

[m38inmaine]

Welcome aboard.