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The M447C arrived early evening yesterday. I want to thank Underdog Truck Service in NJ for bringing it from NAES Lakehurst.
Looks like it's a veteran, it passed through Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait.
The ship tag is worn, but I've got the following info:
ULN - TVAEC01
WPERCO
C/ 50th MSB
595th Transportation Group
Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait
On the whole the unit is good. The M295A1 chassis is cherry other that a bit of damage at on the front deck. The deck needs to be removed and straightened. Not to big of a deal, the deck is just bolted on and lift it off with the NH TN60A's loader.
The bigger problem is a little ham-handedness on the demil crew trying to get into the trailer without trying to cut the padlock on the doors off. Instead they tried to use a crowbar to go through anything other than a door. So I have the following problems to work on:
(a) Bonnet front door - will basically have to re-skin the door and and the left hand body panel. Why they put the 2"x3" hole in the top of the body panel I have no idea. So lots of drilling of rivets and sheets of the right thickness of AL.
(b) Air Conditioner - It's 208/3PH so it's pretty useless to me, but they took out the condenser coil while they were whacking away at the bonnet door
(c) Rear Doors - I'll have to remove these and re-skin the outsides and straighten the right hand door's stile. I will need replacement latches and latch rods for the right door.
So anyone know if Coleman's has any M447, M447C, M749 or M750 trailers? THe latches and latch rods are small and rather light, to they are a UPS item if anyone knows (or can get me) a set. I've got the P/Ns from the TM.
A pre-Demil problem to repair is the right-hand floor over tandems - looks like the trailer had a tire blowout that nearly put the the shrapnel through the floor. Some damage, but is confined to a 12"x12" gouge in the outer skin. It didn't damage the main floorboards, so this will need the panel removed and a new one fabricated.
Here's some photos, enjoy! More updates as they come.
Alex
Looks like it's a veteran, it passed through Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait.
The ship tag is worn, but I've got the following info:
ULN - TVAEC01
WPERCO
C/ 50th MSB
595th Transportation Group
Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait
On the whole the unit is good. The M295A1 chassis is cherry other that a bit of damage at on the front deck. The deck needs to be removed and straightened. Not to big of a deal, the deck is just bolted on and lift it off with the NH TN60A's loader.
The bigger problem is a little ham-handedness on the demil crew trying to get into the trailer without trying to cut the padlock on the doors off. Instead they tried to use a crowbar to go through anything other than a door. So I have the following problems to work on:
(a) Bonnet front door - will basically have to re-skin the door and and the left hand body panel. Why they put the 2"x3" hole in the top of the body panel I have no idea. So lots of drilling of rivets and sheets of the right thickness of AL.
(b) Air Conditioner - It's 208/3PH so it's pretty useless to me, but they took out the condenser coil while they were whacking away at the bonnet door
(c) Rear Doors - I'll have to remove these and re-skin the outsides and straighten the right hand door's stile. I will need replacement latches and latch rods for the right door.
So anyone know if Coleman's has any M447, M447C, M749 or M750 trailers? THe latches and latch rods are small and rather light, to they are a UPS item if anyone knows (or can get me) a set. I've got the P/Ns from the TM.
A pre-Demil problem to repair is the right-hand floor over tandems - looks like the trailer had a tire blowout that nearly put the the shrapnel through the floor. Some damage, but is confined to a 12"x12" gouge in the outer skin. It didn't damage the main floorboards, so this will need the panel removed and a new one fabricated.
Here's some photos, enjoy! More updates as they come.
Alex
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