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December 25th, 2013. Jesus Nut aside, It will take a brave man to fly one of those Bell -47's unless they have been well maintained. Our little helicopter was due to be replaced with a Bell Jet Ranger, but logic finally weighed in and the operating costs were excessive for a package freight...

December 25th, 2013. As to the D-21, not bad for a flying engine, it's somewhat less of a plane then the Navy TD-1 of World War two, which for test flights was fitted with a cockpit for a pilot. The Navy Drone was "America's Kamikaze", because the plane itself flew into the target with its...

December 23rd, 2013. Gentlemen: This should go along with the WWII U.S.Navy Drone in the Conversations section. Apparently our older F-16's are destined to a newer, shorter life as drones. Does the conventional F16 use a cooling system in the cockpit like the drone does...

December 12th, 2013. What the man has was an AF Ambulance. Historically speaking, except for the few tactical vehicles inherited from the USAAC, and the few ordered here and there since, my observation is that most on base vehicles tend to be much more like their civilian cousins then any other...

December 12th, 2013. M38Mike: I might have suggested that you look into deep draw lead acid batteries for mine locomotives, at 12V per battery, you would have needed a lot less then the 18 you have. I can figure for a 3rd gear start, as you are using a DC series wound motor, so it...

December 11th, 2013. RobM923: Nice truck. I think Doghead back on page one must've been having an off day, as in situations like that he usually says "Search is your Friend"! So it might just be M923 envy. Just a question or two from my end, having owned a driven a much smaller deuce and a...

December 11th, 2013. Now that question got answered, I'll bet fifteen more new ones show up because of those pictures!:tank:

December 11th, 2013. The Tank's owner is not likely to get a note of "tanks" from his insurance company. Wonder if the caretaker was Kato kaelin between jobs at O.J.'s place?:twisted:

November 21st, 2013. Regret to say, but.... Ditto above. Especially as you deleted 1/3 of the brake and weight capacity without doing any equivalent engineering documentation as would be required on a new truck. They will likely only recognize it as a 2-1/2 ton truck, out of engineering...

November 21st, 2013. M35A2-AZ: No words, just :drool:

November 9th, 2013. Count yourself lucky to have what we do, all it takes is a couple of fools getting into a high visibility accident or situation, and the demil code can change on a lot of items really quickly. As for myself, the HMMWV is overrated, and no civilian really needs one of those...

November 9th, 2013. Take a look at Ma Deuce's law here in Illinois on FMV's, you could do only a bit better if you can get a copy of Texas's FMV law passed in your state. Good luck, too many states are leaving us squealing like pigs!

November 5th, 2013. Snohomishscott: So, it should be rated like what, a ton and a quarter capacity now? The WWII CCKW's were nowhere near as beefy as the M35A series that replaced the GMC children the M35 and M135. We had the Korean War stepchildren of the CCKW, and man, after driving an...

October 9th, 2013. Gents: As to the WWII Memorial Storming incident, nicely arranged with free publicity by the morally turpitudinous politicians that caused the shut down in the first place. As to Mr. Obama and the NPS forbidding their visit, that had to happen due to the shut-down forced on...

October 9th, 2013. Interesting! A civilian vehicle converted to a pseudo military truck, how very southern..... Now lets do a Toyota land-cruiser conversion, that should be a 100% of a real hoot. I'll give the man credit, but it seems like a waste of money as the vehicle had nothing to do with...

October 2nd, 2013. Quadjeeper: I don't know too much about Florida laws, but I would sincerely question your driving home a truck that weights in excess of 13,000 LBs Tare with no brakes. It has been said on here before, gents, all it takes is one good accident and you will either see your...

September 26th, 2013. Tinwoodsman: The oil can holder is pretty cool, kinda like the ones used on some Model "T" Fords...What keeps the can from bouncing out on rough roads or terrain? And is the OD WWII No.7 or something different? Also, what did you use for the loom covering on your...

September 25th, 2013. Depending on what you guys are looking to use the mats for, you might want to check railcar scrappers for the stainless or aluminum anti rock guards used on TTX Auto Racks, we got a bunch off of a wrecked set of auto racks for cheap, and the worked pretty well at...

September 25th, 2013 Chess: Ever considered tracking down either a MB Zetros or a Tatra if most of that work is being done off road? They might take the soft terrain better then the 5 or 10 tons.

September 22nd, 2013. The King Machine: Good luck on the 6X6, but I wouldn't antagonize the Unimog owners too much, there may be a day when you are seriously stuck in the outback, and it might just be two Unimogs to get your tail outta the crack. The problem with these trucks is that they...