hot rod deuce
New member
- 600
- 0
- 0
- Location
- Kasota, Mn
here's the latest one to arive
the Kansas scale says she weighs 111,000 pounds.
the Kansas scale says she weighs 111,000 pounds.
-
Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
Look what followed ME home.
- Thread starter hot rod deuce
- Start date
gimpyrobb
dumpsterlandingfromorbit!
- 27,786
- 755
- 113
- Location
- Cincy Ohio
Nice! You are getting quite the collection.
- 5,259
- 3,975
- 113
- Location
- Charleston, WV
Holy smokes! Maybe you need to sell me a Drive-A-Tank franchise so I can convince my wife to let me bring home some armor! Congrats on your latest acquisition.
wreckerman893
Possum Connoisseur
- 15,628
- 2,047
- 113
- Location
- Akenback acres near Gadsden, AL
I'd hate to look in the rearview mirror and see it following me home. 
hot rod deuce
New member
- 600
- 0
- 0
- Location
- Kasota, Mn
and here are a few pics from the trip...
Attachments
citizensoldier
Active member
- 3,981
- 17
- 38
- Location
- Northern Michigan. Smelt City
So when can I come drive that thing? Need to plan the trip!!! Holy cow that is totally awsome.. Your the guy making a tank driving range type park right? How is that going? No more township/zoning problems?
Elwenil
New member
- 2,190
- 40
- 0
- Location
- Covington, VA
Yup, I see a vacation trip in my future. Are you giving SS members a discount? Lol! That is a seriously big machine. Is that tag on the trailer articulated or fixed? I'd hate to have to turn that rig around. I shudder tho think what the transportation costs were for that load. Beautiful piece though, looking forward to seeing it in action!
- 10,865
- 762
- 113
- Location
- Appomattox, VA
Chieftain right? Those are great tanks for the money - place in Texas is selling 3 of them for $45,000 apiece in running condition restored. If I win the lottery, you know what I'll be getting!
That's right - ALL THREE.
That's right - ALL THREE.
hot rod deuce
New member
- 600
- 0
- 0
- Location
- Kasota, Mn
maddawg, he used to have four...
redass73
New member
- 292
- 1
- 0
- Location
- Greenfield, Indiana
lucky man
hot rod deuce
New member
- 600
- 0
- 0
- Location
- Kasota, Mn
dont worry, I didnt pay near that much though...
eddiec
New member
- 306
- 1
- 0
- Location
- Southeast mo
wow
looks like i should have waited another week to come up there to pick up that wrecker. hope all goes well with (drive a tank.com). talk to you again soon. got the wrecker started today, thanks.
looks like i should have waited another week to come up there to pick up that wrecker. hope all goes well with (drive a tank.com). talk to you again soon. got the wrecker started today, thanks.
CCATLETT1984
New member
- 3,507
- 6
- 0
- Location
- Saint Clair Shores, MI
RE: wow
If i may ask, how did you have to demil the main gun?
If i may ask, how did you have to demil the main gun?
rmgill
Active member
- 2,479
- 14
- 38
- Location
- Decatur, Ga
RE: wow
You should have driven that to the City Council Zoning meeting. They probably wouldn't have had a problem....
You should have driven that to the City Council Zoning meeting. They probably wouldn't have had a problem....
- 3,585
- 7
- 0
- Location
- Parkville, MD
RE: wow
That heavy load low boy must have cost quite a bit I know we used them to get from Yermo, California up to the NTC and the ride cost the Army $1000.00 per trip to move our M1's from the rail head at the Marine base there. Are all your issues with the city counsel all taken care of? I know I got emails back from the people I wrote to on your behalf and if you are up and running I want to come out and bring my family for a chance to participate at your drive a tank museum.
That heavy load low boy must have cost quite a bit I know we used them to get from Yermo, California up to the NTC and the ride cost the Army $1000.00 per trip to move our M1's from the rail head at the Marine base there. Are all your issues with the city counsel all taken care of? I know I got emails back from the people I wrote to on your behalf and if you are up and running I want to come out and bring my family for a chance to participate at your drive a tank museum.
tankie88
Member
- 357
- 4
- 18
- Location
- Redruth,Cornwall,England
RE: wow
I'm a ex-chieftain driver...biggest bag of crap ever to come out of england..under powered and unreliable.Only thing good about it is the gun.
I'm a ex-chieftain driver...biggest bag of crap ever to come out of england..under powered and unreliable.Only thing good about it is the gun.
- 10,865
- 762
- 113
- Location
- Appomattox, VA
RE: wow
I thought the Chieftains were well liked? They served for quite some time in the Brit Army. It's not that I don't trust your judgement, tankie88, it's just that your that first person/source I have heard speak ill of the tank.
The replacement, the Challenger 1, was a failure, I know that, but its upgrade to the Challenger 2 was a fantastic improvement.
I thought the Chieftains were well liked? They served for quite some time in the Brit Army. It's not that I don't trust your judgement, tankie88, it's just that your that first person/source I have heard speak ill of the tank.
The replacement, the Challenger 1, was a failure, I know that, but its upgrade to the Challenger 2 was a fantastic improvement.
hot rod deuce
New member
- 600
- 0
- 0
- Location
- Kasota, Mn
every thing has its problems. Bottom line is there is a bunch of stuff on a tank or even a car to get to work together. These were hard on motors and trany's. Just remember these babies were playing with the M-60 then the abrams.
nf6x
Feral Engineer
- 1,630
- 50
- 48
- Location
- Riverside, CA, USA
All I can say is: 
tankie88
Member
- 357
- 4
- 18
- Location
- Redruth,Cornwall,England
The only prob was the L60 motor.What do expect from a motor that was built originally for a diesell train and built by British Leyland.One thing,make sure the engine governer is all ways full of oil or the pack will runaway and you can watch the pistons go through the top of the motor taking the motor deck T piece with it in the air.