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I had an easier way to remove the tire from the rim. I found out how when towing my M37 home from Haspin. Take some 42 year old tires, expose them to 45-50 mph towing speeds, on a 90-degree day, and you get this. A few more miles, and I would have had no rubber left on the rim.

I have talked to vets who said during Vietnam, a lot of old tires got swiped from US bases over there, to get turned into VietCong tire sandals. The tire tubes usually got stolen and weapons were cached in them to keep the weapons dry.

Wow, that's a lot of weight your truck is pulling there. Great job putting it to work. Fat Albert said it best:

It will, but heck with them. Some purists are so picky they bitch because we don't put the factory grease pencil marks on the frame like the Pebble Beach concours restoration folks. My opinion - your trailer is far to gone to be a restoration candidate. However, it is in perfectly good...

Well, we got a lot done on the trail maintenance yesterday. Cliff from Fairfax was there in the morning until lunchtime, and I showed up at lunchtime and worked until supper. A couple of the trails are completely cleared, ready for jeeps and trail vehicles. The next work weekend will be...

Looks great Flea, next thing you gotta do is get out the MIG welder and repair the rust holes that were in the cab and the bed! The down side is, then you can't call it Rusty. :)

AMC probably refers to Army Materiel Command. PAD would either refer to U.S. Army Public Affairs Detachment, or the Army Product Assurance Directorate, located out of Edgewood, Maryland.

I recall a "FUBAR" article from years back in one of the mags I subcribed to. Told of an episode during the Vietnam War in which a GI stationed near the beach saw something washed up with the tide. Turned out to be an anti-ship mine of some sort, left years back by the Japanese during WWII...

We are having a trail maintenance day on Sunday, July 4th, if anyone cares to show up. Go up to the Lodge whenever you arrive, ask for Cabell. If he is outside working already, he should respond on the radio, or one of the ladies in the office can tell you where he is. It's gonna be hot, so...

Install an A/C unit in your deuce, like gilbert2-1/2ton did.

That was the short little convoy we made in Oct. 2007 to go up to Rausch Creek PA for the first rally we did there.

It does work, but really sucks for those who want to light up a stogie while driving. Having only the windshield open blows the smoke and embers right in your eyes. Same for cigarettes. Ask me how I know.

I always pump my own fuel. Except in New Jersey, where it is illegal to pump your own. One time, in 1996, I did almost have a tank full of diesel put in my Dakota gas tank, due to the stupid inbred stoner that was working at the station that day that didn't pay attention to the gas nozzle he...

What's missing? A "DELETE" button to remove this redundant thread. Remember, the "search" function is your friend, and ours too.

Updated the list and bump to top. I'm going to try and make this Sunday, July 4th, for the trail maintenance. I sent CGarbee a PM, but I know his cell reception and his internet access at the Lodge is non-existent. If you can make the trail maintenance on Sunday, I know it's a holiday, but...

I wanted to start a thread about The Gathering, this year held August 4-8, 2010 at Carlisle PA. I have a couple other people emailing me about exactly where this is going to be, Carlisle is a big place. I assume it WILL NOT be held at the Carlisle car show grounds, as they are having their...

I'm not going to post a link, it's an auction that hasn't closed yet. But what you're referring to is a CUCV II.

Neat M37 - note it has the four-color MERDC camo paint job. It was one of the few that survived in Uncle Sam's arsenal after the 1974 changeover from 24087 OD green to MERDC. Very cool!

Warning you now, trying to make sense of government and/or military regulations is like trying to make a wedding cake out of Jello - the minute you think you have it all figured out, the whole shape of everything changes, and you're left with what you started with plus a headache.

In order to preserve your FUTURE M37 gas tank, might be worth your while to have it coated with a liner inside the tank, and coated with POR-15 outside the tank. Will last near forever then.