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Steve, We actually had the day broken into three shifts for the Firefighter and Intel Students. That Group shot is just the 0800 shift at the beginning of the day. We had some Marines so enthusiastic that they signed up for ALL THREE shifts !!! Great young men and women - all of them. John

San Angelo, Texas The Last 12-Hour Donation Drive was yesterday (Saturday)... Here's some photographic evidence as my AAR on the event..... Receiving orders and logging emergency numbers into each Marine's cell phone. What an outstanding group! Though ready to fight ISIS, they are also...

She's quite a bird indeed. We should all look and perform so well in our 60's. Carry on.

My father was in the US Army, stationed in the Panama Canal Zone at the close of WWII. He became a avid fan of the engineering of the canal's operational components, including and especially the MULES that are used to pull (and brake) the ships traversing the locks. As this thread's HET needs...

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Short answer: You CAN but it's potentially hazardous to your batteries' health. While a USB Charger will be an almost insignificant LOAD on the one battery, folks have often used the 12 volt (half battery bank) to power their heavier load inducing equipment such as fire truck emergency lights...

Let's remember to do the math on this ship movement. The reality of it is that the true load is not the weight of the cargo but the FRICTION in the bearings. Overcoming the initial inertia (from stationary to any speed above 0) is the hardest part of the job. Even stopping will eventually...

Prayers UP for your rapid repair and reset recovery mission. Keep us posted. John

I was SO RELIEVED to see that the ship was being S T R E T C H E D instead of yet another BOB-JOB on Steel Soldiers' bandwidth. On another note.... That HET is brute enough to haul boats bigger than Bubba's baby bass boat ! ! ! Great submission to the site. Carry on.

Nice score! Congratz on the auction win at a great price.

Sorry that I'm a late arrival to this thread. Thank you Warthog for mentioning the XM818 we just recently got from the Midland (Texas) County Sheriff's Office. From the most recent post by the OP of this thread, it seems the Commissioners are NOT very anxious to actually liquidate this truck...

GOOGLE is your FRIEND. https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=lmtv Try it sometime. You'll be amazed. rofl Carry on.

My knee-jerk reaction was to question a bent driveshaft. Glad is saw something far more simple and nearly cost-free to correct. Oh, and by the way.... nopics

AAR: San Angelo, Texas Christmas Lights Parade Saturday 12/5/2015 Well, with our Deuce all lighted and bannered-up for TOYS FOR TOTS to be in this years parade and just 48 hours until Parade time our Santa BACKED OUT !!! Since part of our TOYS FOR TOTS (TFT) entry is to bring Santa in his...

Just "for the record", the actual component part names are as follows: PINTLE HOOK : That which is typically mounted on the rear of MVs and engaged the LUNETTE RING on they Trailer, Tow Bar or other attached vehicle. LUNETTE RING : That "ring" typically mounted as the connection point on a...

Nope. Not the same truck. O urs is just white LED's on the nose, and around the TOYS FOR TOTS banners on each side and then a pair of RED & GREEN Flood Lights on top of the outboard corners of the windshield frame.

Spectacular Landing at Frankfurt Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5voNLgIUw | | | | V OK I apologize for that one. :tank:

You'll just have to keep watching the 2015 Toys For Tots thread for my AAR on the Parade, my friend [thumbzup] http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?140730-Toys-For-Tots-2015-Events

Amazing time-lapse of the disassembly of an entire U-2 plane https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL15KbAxfKZE2DnUA9RNWn4IJQGR6VsBkF&v=EW7M4CDHIes "In God we trust. All others we monitor." Carry on.

Here's a link to Cabela's site. I will actually be receiving the email instructions and "winner's certificate" to pick up the weapon at a local gun shop acting as the Licensed Arms Dealer for the Raffle. I'm not sure what their price will reflect...