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Mike, I will probably be making another run out there in about 4 months or so, if you want me to pick something up for you to save shipping costs, I can bring it back to the East Coast for you. I figure I'll be seeing you at Graves on Labor Day weekend, so that's an option.
I went out to New Castle, PA, to visit a friend of mine last week, had an extra day so we decided to make a day trip out to west Ohio and visit Fair Radio Sales. He had visited them a couple decades ago at their old place, I had never been to Fair Radio at either location, so this was a treat...
Must've missed this thread - I'm in Front Royal, been here for 16 years. Before that 1 year in Winchester, 6 years in Culpeper and 5 years in Blacksburg/Christiansburg.
Still MV-less for several years, but able to help anyone out if they need assistance.
Probably floatation, but I heard the heaters on the Gama Goats have two settings - "off" and "turn me over I'm done on this side", so maybe it is insulation! :)
Yeah, rip all that old insulation out and put new in. The moisture won't ever go away completely once it's gotten soaked.
You're making great progress!
Welcome from Front Royal, home of the scenic start of Skyline Drive! It's an addiction, and we won't crucify you over modding your trailer. They are meant to be used and enjoyed...
Perhaps vapor lock? I remember there was a metal shield between my M37's exhaust manifold and the fuel pump to prevent this, it commonly gets lost or removed by Bubba and then the vapor lock starts up.
A couple applicable manuals I found the numbers online for this trailer would be:
TM 9-8242, Operation Organizational Maintenance, and Ordnance Field And Depot Maintenance 10-Ton 4-Wheel Flat Bed Trailer M345, 1957
and
TM 9-2330-241-14&P, OPERATOR`S, ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT AND...
It is a neat trailer, with a heavy cargo capacity, but it is VERY heavy, and the deck is very high. If I remember correctly, this trailer was originally designed for one of the mobile cranes to tow behind it, to carry the clamshell bucket and other misc. heavy crane stuff. It doesn't appear...
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