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820's at Fort Riley---- SO CHEAP
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I was wanting to build a M818 length chassis. I do not have anything larger than a CUCV now. I was hoping to pick up three of these and probably should have. The scraps would have paid for my truck. If I had 2 or 3 820s, might as well start with the cab that is straight, rust free and has the artwork I wanted to save on the doors. I thought about trying to restore one, but they all had some kind of box damage that I thought was the main reason they had been parked to start with. All the injection pumps were clean, the brakes probably were dry on all of them as well. I am betting several of those had very few hard miles.
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How does driving faster shorten the distance by 60 miles
I would love too know??
I would love too know??
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From what I could find out most of those trucks were sent to reset over 5 years ago, so have been sitting for a long time. Like others have said the peeling paint made them look rough and several had major drive line,engine, body things wrong that did not show up in the GL pictures. I had one picked out till I realized the tranny had gone south.
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How does driving faster shorten the distance by 60 miles
he takes the Polar route......
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DOH!
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Well the band really needed the lift, they have a nice big OTH tractor and box trailer but no dock, they were loading everything by hand! Nice right off too.
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YOU MUST be kiddin
If I had known those trucks were avaliable at sale ( and at a price which is SERIOUSLY! a JOKE!)I would have bought at least 4! and shiped them here to the U.K. absalutely fabululous! what a beutifull camper and dipsplay vehicle they (any ONE of them would make!) ((scuse while I go to Puke up in dissapointment!))...WOW that REALLY teks the P.... I am MORE than suprised each one of them was not snapped up quiker than quicksilver!.....just HOW do I find HOW to find bid and ship that type (exactly) truck to the U.K.?..I just CAN NOT) believe...)).....
If I had known those trucks were avaliable at sale ( and at a price which is SERIOUSLY! a JOKE!)I would have bought at least 4! and shiped them here to the U.K. absalutely fabululous! what a beutifull camper and dipsplay vehicle they (any ONE of them would make!) ((scuse while I go to Puke up in dissapointment!))...WOW that REALLY teks the P.... I am MORE than suprised each one of them was not snapped up quiker than quicksilver!.....just HOW do I find HOW to find bid and ship that type (exactly) truck to the U.K.?..I just CAN NOT) believe...)).....
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You would have to go thru an exporter
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I looked at them 2 weeks ago, pretty rough but worth every penny of what they sold for.
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I seriously thought about buying one to run around to local shows and stuff with, but by the time I fixed whatever was wrong with the boxes and then the regular issues of a truck that had set for an extended period, I would have been deeper into it than something I could use regularly. I do not know how much sandblasting time and paint it would take, but you would be a while!
To me they had much more potential as parts trucks and or non-restoration projects. Not that I would not like to see one well done and preserved, I would like to see that. Like the GSA Auction at Manhattan a few years ago, I was there, told myself I should be buying some of these trucks, but had other places I wanted my money to go. It just does not seem very practical to expect I would do much with a truck that large. It was definitely worth the 100 bucks or so I spent running back and forth to see them. Glen
To me they had much more potential as parts trucks and or non-restoration projects. Not that I would not like to see one well done and preserved, I would like to see that. Like the GSA Auction at Manhattan a few years ago, I was there, told myself I should be buying some of these trucks, but had other places I wanted my money to go. It just does not seem very practical to expect I would do much with a truck that large. It was definitely worth the 100 bucks or so I spent running back and forth to see them. Glen
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If I had not already bought 2 of them last month I would have been very interested in buying a couple. However as several people pointed out those looked really rough and I knew they had been parked for a long time. Many of those boxes are nothing more then scrap and are the main reason I would want them.
I am very happy with my two machines one is immaculate and the other is just very very nice.
I am very happy with my two machines one is immaculate and the other is just very very nice.
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It would have been fairly easy to combine two trucks and get a straight one. I do not remember looking at a single box that did not have some kind of issue. Southeast of where these were sitting must be 300 of their replacement trucks. It was pretty overwhelming to look down those long rows of vans and wonder what their future might hold. Hopefully we will not need them and in 20 years, they can be sold as surplus too. Glen