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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T9apksOv6k OH !... And THANKS to the SS Website for the email birthday greeting. (It arrived promptly at 2300hrs the night before my birthday (0000hrs of my b'day). GOOD JOB !

This thread has laid dormant for 5 months. WAKE UP, AL YOU OLD FARTS ! ! ! Yesterday, August 8th, my status on this thread got updated +1. I am now officially 59 years old! As well, today is the 9th anniversary that renewed my plumbing (Triple Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery) on the day...

I like the idea of scabbing it onto a Deuce frame and drivetrain and making it roadworthy. :driver::grd::D:tank:[thumbzup]

Have you considered just going with your present lifting point and adding weight (sandbags? Tires?) to the light end until she balances???? Just sayin'...

That's a lot of axles under that rig. I like the two-axle dolly you have under the front of that traler!

World's fastest jet crew reunites with SR-71 spy plane World's fastest jet crew reunites with SR-71 spy plane http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/aviation/sr71-blackbird-crew-reunites-anniversary-speed-record/index.html Carry on.

Our XM818 on the day she followed our Deuce home on a tow bar....

R Ref post #1 quoted above.... The original title of this thread mentioned the "M8xx" series trucks. This was a misnomer. In fact, such a "series" could possibly include the M880 CUCV type trucks based on Dodge pickup models. The true designation for the M8__ family of 5-TON trucks would...

Random incoherent rambling.... oeirg pqh -98q3-8 q3480ht qi3nt;lkn[ioh-q893y5ty8 8arhgahga;grnq3;5knyjpu9hne07yue7hnw45gnw4pog5un-w948hg-w48hgwp4ihw;o4n6hpw94hn8w98gtw4p9ngw4pu6ng;5h6unwp6ohnw-49g8h-w4hgw4ngw4;ohnw;4gonupw948ngwp49gpw4ugnp4wn ...But I digress. When we picked up our XM-818...

Applause !

Applause ! The greening of the goat has begun.

Aussie, So you're saying that Down Under SIZE DOES MATTER???? HUH.... Whooda thunk it??

The reason is simple.... "We the unwilling, Led by the unknowning Are doing the impossible For the ungrateful. We have done so much For so long With so little That we are now qualified To do ANYTHING With NOTHING." I heard that called the Government Workers' Creed.

Dang! Without any fenders on the forward unit, that Goat looks like a wet cat !!! Keep up the good work.

Subscribed. :whistle::popcorn: Waiting to be educated here..... [thumbzup]

An awesome aircraft indeed. The restored airworthy fleet has just grown by 100%. May God bless those who fly and maintain her and grant her a perfectly safe operational life. AMEN.

David, Not to be rude, but your "a1 WHAT???" Your motor pool inventory in in your signature block shows no "a1" of any M-Series. Just curious WHAT you ran down the highway in sin there could be several qualifying models under this thread's 5-Ton catch-all. Thanks.

True. While nobody like to discover that kind of problem, it is far better to discover and address the problem than to allow it to go unnoticed and becoming aware of it only in the forensic analysis of a catastrophic failure of global proportions. So much for my deep thoughts tonight. It's on...

OK, boys and girls, here's the BIG REVEAL...... This Wrecker WAS UP FOR AUCTION with a closing date of Friday July 15th. HOWEVER.... On Tuesday, July 12th, shortly after I posted the Data Plate Pics I clicked on the auction to check on the bidding (someone had placed an opening bid of $500...

The Plot of this Thread Just Took an INTERESTING TURN ! ! ! I am not yet at liberty to disclose any details, but as the post title declares... STUFF JUST GOT REALLLLLLLY INTERESTING !!! Stay tuned for details as they become clear and post-worthy. HEHEHE - I just LOVE a good mystery !