Goats out to Winter Pasture

[Jericho]

Seems to be little buzz on the goat front, Must be the weather, most have no doors and even fewer have a safe heater, ( imagine being the passenger with the NOS goat heater under your seat ) MIne are by and large put up for winter, 7 months long here. Perhaps they will yard up like deer and then reappear in the spring, fresh and better than last year!

 

[Jericho]

So if your doing any winter work, post some narrative , (parts sources if you dare) and Pics Thanks, always nice to see some one elses work !

 

[dmetalmiki]

Well not quite on topic..But I have been informed of a goat lying abandoned near here..going to see it on ta Tuesday..Who knows..another one (more!) to the fleet? I will duly report.

 

[Jericho]

Good luck on the hunt, Out of curiosity, how did so many Goats end up in England, I don't remember the Brits using them, unless they came in from US Army in Germany they would have to have been USAF assets. Although we had some on range duty at some of the large bombing and gunnery ranges in the US and a few in USAF Fire Department use in England , I don't remember them being USAF Motor-pool stock. US Army personnel were as scarce as Hens Teeth in England A few at Mormon Hill, Chicksands and the Port in Felixstowe . Other than that I don't recollect any large groups of Army

 

[Aussiecowboy]

I'm guessing Germany, that's where the Aussie ones came from.

 

[mutt_r]

Mine served in Germany, came to Belgium, was sold to a collector in England - and she made it back to Germany.

The winch kit for the Goat was stored in an original wooden crate. Went back home to the US. And came back by vessel to Germany. So the winch has seen more miles than the Goat.

 

[frank8003]

I can dream better than you can dream.

 

[Another Ahab]

Mine served in Germany, came to Belgium, was sold to a collector in England - and she made it back to Germany.

The winch kit for the Goat was stored in an original wooden crate. Went back home to the US. And came back by vessel to Germany. So the winch has seen more miles than the Goat.

Do you get frequent-flyer miles with that?

 

[Jericho]

Both Goats sleeping quietly under canvas and snow! good time to get the new seat covers stitched up , add BII items and plan early spring repairs or modifications. , hard part is chooseing who gets what FIRST

 

[Jericho]

Got a great set of five wheel ops gear, Now I ll have to pep up my goats paint to match the really nice looking heim joints and turnbuckles.

 

[Jericho]

Time is getting near , batteries charged , fuel good, was 41 F today, had 13 inches of snow last two days , melting fast, Can feel the Detroit shakin now !

 

[Guyfang]

My shop was about 300-400 meters from the CAN-Point in Kaiserslautern, Germany. At lunch, we used to go down and watch the Dutch load Goats and Jeeps up on trucks, by the dozens, to be hauled of to the land of windmills.