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At a snowcat forum, found a link to this video. It's the Swamp Fox II test in Panama during the early '60s. A Thiokol 4T2 makes a regular appearance, never stuck, and frequently pulling out other vehicles. The cab as been mostly removed and a roll cage added. Without seeing the rear end, I ID'd...

Parked and tarped.

With the missing front wheel and axle, the cat just wouldn't roll off correctly.

Arrived in my secret desert location, but the struggle was not yet over. Made a wide arc in preparation to unload the cat, and got stuck in the sand. Multiple times. aua Hi-lift to the rescue. The smaller cut up track sections proved handy as well.

A picture of the area of the missing axle, and the barely still there existing axle. Full frontal nudity and a butt view...

A few en route pictures. First, City Market Starbucks in Moab, UT. The second snowcat you may notice is one of my Kristi snowcats that was also rescued from WARWAGs. About 800LBs of cut up track in the bed of the PU, and another 1200LBs in the 4T10. And Starbucks in Los Lunas, NM.

Two aching backs, one and a half extra days, one unplanned hotel room, and a few ounces of blood over budget, but got her home. Here is the rescue from WARWAGs snowcat graveyard. She has not weathered well the last few years. In that time she has lost several parts, including the right-front...

Yeah, yeah, just like the Marines kowtowing to the Navy, eh? In the US, we do not have a combined military, like say Canada. There was a reason the USAF was separated from the Army, and why we have 4 branches. We have decided that specializing and compartmentalizing is more efficient and...

I was being serious, if that was you that paid about $35. About 80X return on investment. Now for transport costs...

Looks like the piece that the bottom of the rams mount to on an M984A1 turntable. Congrats on a great deal for over a ton of scrap metal and some nice crates! [thumbzup]

You don't really have to 'get in to' ham radio to get a license. The technician-level license exam is intentionally very easy, and all of the questions and answers are made public. Just go to a site that has practice tests on line, such as http://qrz.com/hamtest/, and take the practice tests...

The 4T10 will be on the move next week. I head out on Tuesday morning from New Mexico to Nevada, and then return on Wednesday and possibly Thursday. A map of the route and a link to the KMZ below. The route. I will be in a mad rush to get out there, but it will be a slightly more leisurely...

Change the oil. ;)

Not yet ready for the scrap heap! http://www.wired.com/2014/12/a10-warthog-isis/ America’s Toughest, Ugliest Warplane Is Going Back Into Battle The A-10 carries a seven-barrel GAU-8 Avenger Gatling cannon, a 9-foot long gun that fires armor piercing 30mm shells at 3,900 rounds per minute...

Most people on the Interstates seem to understand and follow the basic rules, speed limits excepted, so probably not just a lucky drive. However, we have our share of oblivious teen-age tweeters, Mr. Magoos, and vacuous others. Of special note, Californians! More than any other license plate...

Almost had similar drama, times 2, loading my MEP-701s... http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?80075-Picked-Up-a-Pair-of-MEP-701As

Cockpit view of the original post... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY1bzsfE6io

An unexpected choice in chase vehicles from years before...

Stumbled across this video while looking for Lancair videos. Launching and recovering U-2s with Pontiac G8s as chase cars. Nice recovery view at 3:40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP7NVQ0vNL8