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Really? Do tell. "The M88A2 HERCULES Hercules [Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System], formerly the M88A1E1 Improved Recovery Vehicle, addresses a long-standing US Army need to upgrade its recovery vehicles to safely tow and recover battle-damaged, mired or...

That would be a M88 Hercules Recovery Vehicle. Very large, very useful. It also looks like an early model. If it is worth anything, it will be hauled down to Anniston for conversion into a more modern M88A2 Hercules, with new engine, tranny, etc. If it's not worth it, it will be hauled out...

I paid $100 to take a M416 bed and frame to bare metal, but that was 12 years ago. It was also the only time I ever had sandblasting done, so I don't have much to go on. Most times I sand it myself and spray over metal.

If they were in decent condition, we're going to find a tall tree and a short length of rope... ...so that we can start using a pulley or chain hoist and pull some usable parts off those trucks first! :) Seriously, we hope you're not wrecking some good trucks. The CUCVs are reaching their...

I think I owned a truck I might have rode in the back of. But then again, all deuces look the same from the Private's seat.

A few more, before the camera died.

Got some pics, my camera has been having issues, so a couple are dark and a couple are blurry. Stupid technology, I preferred my old 35mm. And my abacus, dammit. Notice the tree damage from Rob's M923 that I was riding in. Seems no matter what rally I attend I'm in a truck that's...

Perhaps it was a MWO to upgrade the plate? Or maybe the original had been taken off for some reason (broken, etc.), and was replaced with a civvy 5th wheel?

Got a link to the auction site?

The one in Ft. Drum went for $3500, the one in Richmond went for $7000. Both were pretty good prices for a large tractor, IMHO.

The dually M1028 with the new maintenance body in Richmond sold for $6800 plus the 10% and tax. It was REAL nice, and someone wanted it BAD.

Would the larger tires be a better fit for the M916-M920 series rather than the 915?

Where would the clearance issues come from? Would flipping the hubs help? Stock tires on the M915 series are 11R22, surplus replacements, using the 20 inch rim, could be 395/85R20, 14R20, and 16R20. Heights of the above tires: 11R22 - 44 inch 395/85R20 - 46 inch 14R20 - 48 inch...

Me too - I need to make RC a several-times-a-year trip, it's definitely a great offroading place.

Had a great time at the rally, despite not bringing my deuce this time. Actually, in some ways it's more fun - you get to relax and enjoy the ride on the trail, enjoy the scenery, and not have to worry about breaking your truck and "gosh, I broke my truck, how do I get home now?" RC is the...

No guys, I have no intention of building this. It was just a thought that entered in my head about whether or not it was feasible. I guess it is, but not too useful or efficient. Thanks for the analysis, guys.

Will the HEMTT rims fit the CCC/AMG M915-series of trucks?

Was thinking on the way back from Rausch Creek, all those deuces that get turned into bobbed 4x4s, that there are WAY too many rear axle spares out there compared with the supply of front axles. Then I remembered the guy in MVM that is selling a 5-ton with 4 rear axles, and I started thinking...

We had a deuce here who's name was Elmo. I also saw a picture of an M-1 tank commanded by Ernie, so Bert may have indeed maintained that truck.

It's common for a unit to clean out their cann points (Cannibalization Points) once in a while, and the hulks end up on GL. There was a 5-ton auction recently in Kansas, a bunch of 939-series 5-tons in scavenged condition made it out. No demil required. Get some new parts, Lego-build it up...