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Congrats, that is a nice little ranch you got there. 40x60, huh? that should hold quite a few MVs! You will have to put up a big sign - "Todd's Motor Pool" Jeff

Hey Todd, Glad to hear that you bought "a" farm, and not bought "the" farm :) How many acres and barns/buildings? looks like you've headed south - from Independence to Crittenden. (home of famous Roger -from survivor tv) Jeff

That is a great chart. Just about any material you can think of is in there. A couple of other things to ponder: 1. You may want to consider adding an additional 10,20,30??? degrees for grade - if the truck is not on level ground when dumping, the angle required may be more or less than...

Mike, You deserve an official "Atta-Boy"!!! I tried a couple of searches for previous topics that I knew were there. It worked flawlessly. I use the search function regularly because most of the questions I come up with have already been answered. For example, I recently did some work on the...

Hey Nick, Here is a previous conversation about bridge plates: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=160&highlight=bridge+plate Just use the search function near the top of the page -there have been a couple of discussions on bridge plates. We used to tow the...

Military Vehicles Magazine. Very good publication. Bjorn (cranetruck) has written many articles. The "Highway Deuce" article is in the latest issue -Dec. 05 http://www.militaryvehiclesmagazine.com/ Jeff

Glad to hear you made it back ok. Better check in to the MESS TENT, they were wondering about you. :?:

Kenny, I think most would agree that you did "good"! I had a chance to buy a duece wrecker a year or two ago for $2500 (probably only about 15 miles away-almost right in my backyard!) Don't remember if it was the M108, or the M60. All I can remember is that it was painted some ugly maroon...

Hey Kenny, I agree. It's better to have two right answers than two wrong ones, yea? I see you changed your avatar picture again. I know its been said before, but that is a cool truck. Please don't take any offense, I just thought I would throw a friendly little joke in here. If you need...

Too slow on the keyboard again. Beat by Kenny by two minutes :) Jeff

(910) 485-8800 ask for Chip. (Super nice guy BTW) I bought two 11.00 x 20s while I was traveling thru NC on vacation. He drove 45 minutes from home to meet me on a Saturday. Jeff

Pappa-G ( and others) Is this correct - you have just taken out the inner duals and bolted the outers back in place without any other modifications? Does anyone know if there are any long term ill-effects of running without the inner duals as Pappa-G has done? I like the simplicity of the...

McGuyver, Nice job! [thumbzup] I really like your substitute for the forest green. I agree that the #34094 looks much better. . . . wonder if it's because the forest green fades over time to the lighter shade? I too am jotting the numbers down. It appears to be sprayed, not brushed...

Oh! oh! I know the answer to that one. :) MERDC is the acronym for the US Army Mobility Equipment Research & Development Command. (MVM, Dec. 02, p. 84) Also, check out TB 43-0147 COLOR, MARKING AND CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS USED ON MILITARY EQUIPMENT (4-color MERDC Dec. 1975) in the Steel...

Oh yeah, . . . you might want to look up a member here named ironically "m215". He was working on a M215. There were pictures before the old server crash, but of course they are gone now. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=15932&highlight=#15932 Jeff

Below is a website with some pictures of trucks. . . . might answer some of your questions. It's not mine, and I can't remember how I found it. - probably someone on here! http://www.m201.de/armytrucks/armytrucks.html There is an M215 and an M220 shown in the 2.5 ton section near the...

One more thing to remember (it has been discussed many times on this forum in the past) - Inconsistencies in pattern and color are very common because many of the camo paint jobs were done at the unit level. Also, the sun, rain, and adverse weather can drastically change the paint...

Opie, I have been trying to research the paint on my truck also. I believe that rmgill is correct - it is a variation of the MERDC scheme. I have also heard it refered to as "four color camo". (in contrast, modern nato/carc scheme is only three colors) There is a good article in MVM Dec...

Mike, Ahh, the stack, . . . everyone loves those stacks. I'm afraid this is one of those :( (sigh) gasoline trucks. Never had a stack, the exhaust is routed under the truck. There is a deep water fording kit available that brings it out the side, but it goes vertical behind the fuel tank...

Hey you guys are having too much fun. I tried out the ol' "computer sawzall" on my truck to see what it would look like. I doubt I can find the time to undertake such a project. . . . but it would come in kinda handy to haul the family around in style, yea? Can you imagine the wife and...