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Got back at 12:30, smooth 3 hour drive and sunshine all the way back. I'll tell ya, for those who don't camp anywhere, a hot shower is heaven on Earth after 2 days in the dirt.
Once again had a great time, it amazes me the fantastic Steel Soldiers I meet at these rallies, these are some of the...
My schedule has changed a bit due to the need to work a little in the morning here. Since $$$ is tight almost down to the point of counting individual dollars, I will need to postpone my trip to RC until Friday evening through Sunday morning. I have to get out into the sticks to clear my mind...
Looking for:
medium tow bar with 1" feet/pins
fiberglass bows and staves for deuce
pioneer tool rack
VIC-3 cables
wiper arm parts for electric wiper system
3-color vinyl cab cover
20mm ammo can floor brackets for HMMWV (2 needed)
sugar scoop antenna base (steel)
RT-524 in working condition...
P.S.
The last one I bought at auction from the government was in 1998 and it was so rusted up it wouldn't even ROLL.
The last one I saw at a GL site was last June in Fort Bragg, there were one or two, and they were Swiss cheese for the floors. Very rusty.
Most were auctioned off in the 1980s and 1990s. The last decade most of what I have seen come out of GL in terms of M416s were rusted and dented very badly. What is left are being literally dragged out of the woods and behind sheds of distant bases.
You will find getting one from GSA a bit...
There was a restored version of that on armyjeeps.net a few years back. Here's the pic.
Very cool! There can't be more than a few of those surviving, they were used for hauling missiles for the most part. Love to see pics of the resto!
Did the military ever use the round-nosed GE E- and F- units that were very popular in the commercial sector? I have seen pictures of locomotives in military service that were GP units, square and flat nosed, and also switchers of different types, but no E and F units..
Was hoping Ferro or someone else here who works on the HEAVY iron, the diesel-electric locomotives, might know about the history and types of diesel electrics that have been used by the military on the rails since WWII. Info and pictures for all to see, please. Lots of neat rail-riders they...
I have a friend who has a few Chinese radios, not this type but the backpack ones. They aren't built for the rigors of combat (well, not to the standards that WE set, for sure), but they are okay radios for hams, playing around with on the air. They drift a little from what I hear, typical...
I am the only one in my party, no kids, and the type of food doesn't matter. I'd be happy to chip in $10 or so, and be glad to help set up. And if any Wounded Warriors are to show up, I'd buy them a drink on me. And I have a portable seat for me, it's called my a s s.
Yeah, fuel in my water sucks. That's why I could never understand the concept of gin and tonic, or rum and Coke, or whiskey and water. Just....seems....wrong somehow....
Here's what I got:
M880 front bumper
M880 top bows
M151 jeep top bows
M151 jeep wheel rims
FMTV rear bumper
FMTV top cab cover
FMTV wheel rim
FMTV air tank box
FMTV starter
FMTV cab heater
FMTV cargo box side panels
M416 trailer axle
M416 trailer springs
ALICE frames and packs
ALICE canteen...
Yup, that's a M100 trailer.
There are a couple sellers of replacement floor panels for that trailer, if you prefer to go the restoration route. Otherwise, cut out the floor and use rough-cut oak or locust wood boards for the deck, and it will last a long time.
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