PNW Info Thread!

[goodguyzy]

This is a guy that sells them in Nor Cal. If things work out I could haul them up your way.
http://redding.craigslist.org/pts/2900307649.html

 

[wsucougarx]

Contact the Les Schwab in Fife. They seem to be getting military tires. I would imagine they can get their hands on thr wheels youre looking for. Brad is just a middle man, he gets his tires from someone else apparently

 

[goodguyzy]

I would like to know about these scrap tire contracts, not only at JBLM but other locations as well. Sounds like another GSA investigation story.

 

[Wolfen]

The Gooberment Waste Money!

 

[ABN173]

Thanks Zy, I was on a extremely limited budget which is why I was bidding on the lots of 12-16 tires. I would have to sell off the extra of course to get them down to the price I had in mind which was around $75 per tire. I have already paid for these thinking they were complete. Scott is trying to run damage control and has a lead or two that may pan out. Brad says he can perhaps get 4 wheels from FT Lewis next week (not sure if that means more $$ or not) I saw many lots over last two months but I let them go by since I thought I had four complete tires already. Now there are none at the moment, even nation-wide.

I'm not mad at any person involved, just upset at the situation which seems out of my control. This day in general has been a "wash" started with the Dish network guy showing at 1300 for 0800-1200 appointment. Man I really wanted to install these this weekend...

-Dale

 

[Josh]

Dale, Try looking on craigslist for for any 16.5x8 or 16.5x10 rims. There were alot of those in the a chevy 8 lug down here for 10-50 bucks a rim. Any 16.5 with a 8 x 6.5 patter will works for ya.

Here is 5 rims and tires for 200.
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/2944568183.html

Heres one up in tacoma for a full set for 100

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/pts/2934214883.html

 

[goodguyzy]

good call josh, and did you pick up that set of deuce tires?

 

[Josh]

Havent heard from him yet.

 

[ABN173]

Dale, Try looking on craigslist for for any 16.5x8 or 16.5x10 rims. There were alot of those in the a chevy 8 lug down here for 10-50 bucks a rim. Any 16.5 with a 8 x 6.5 patter will works for ya.

Here is 5 rims and tires for 200.
GM truck wheels, 8 lug

Josh thanks for the help, I know the issue can be resolved by throwing more money at the problem. This was supposed to be a sub $600 project. I'm tapped out after buying the deuce (and the registration) and the parts (back spacers and zero rate leaf blocks) I bought these tires awhile back thinking they were like the ones on GL and complete. This whole project which I had hoped to be finished by sunset today has come to a screeching halt.

-Dale

 

[Josh]

If need be dale, I could come up with 100 bucks to loan ya to get ya on the road.

 

[ABN173]

If need be dale, I could come up with 100 bucks to loan ya to get ya on the road.

Thanks again Josh, I have CC I can tap into if I have to do so. I want to stay with Authentic HMMWV Mil tires/wheels if possible. I almost did not want to do this mod but I have seen some active duty trucks doing this including some CUCV's I saw in Afghanistan so I decided to go ahead. I won't put civy rims on it. Besides I already bought the back spacers for the HMMWV wheels.

 

[Josh]

Thanks again Josh, I have CC I can tap into if I have to do so. I want to stay with Authentic HMMWV Mil tires/wheels if possible. I almost did not want to do this mod but I have seen some active duty trucks doing this including some CUCV's I saw in Afghanistan so I decided to go ahead. I won't put civy rims on it. Besides I already bought the back spacers for the HMMWV wheels.

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No problem Dale. I was just thinking of a cheap way to get you going until the budget allowed for hmmwv rims.

 

[Amer-team]

Shoot and I was going to make you a deal on a set of civy wheels that you couldn't refuse. i bought them for the tires to put on the ambulance and have not gotten to it yet.
Could you put a pic up of what you are looking for. The link that was put up a few posts back doesn't look like what I think you are looking for, except for the tires.

 

[Amer-team]

Back to Jhigh's question about OFM airshow, on June 16-17. I think a few of the guys are wanting to go. You know how tight display and parking space is around there. Am trying to get with Terry to work see if we can work something out for SS folks.

Also second call, does anyone have a water buffalo or water truck that holds potable water. Teri at the flight museum needs to borrow one for the airshow to furnish water to the food vendors. I am going to try to check with a couple of government agencies and see if we could borrow one.

 

[AN/ARC186]

Dale,

I'll check with a guy I know and see what he has.

 

[wsucougarx]

I think Dale wants these:

 

[ABN173]

examples

I'll attempt to do so, what I needed and thought I was getting is on the left, what Brad had for me on the right. These are just examples not actual ones.

edit: the third pic is the look I am going for.

-Dale

 

[ABN173]

Also second call, does anyone have a water buffalo or water truck that holds potable water. Teri at the flight museum needs to borrow one for the airshow to furnish water to the food vendors. I am going to try to check with a couple of government agencies and see if we could borrow one.

If it comes down to borrowing one, may be able to do something. I'll run it by my CDR. I was watching that request to see if somebody had one already. I did not want to just come out and offer assistance yet since I will need to run that through my Command first. Our system will be at post deployment reset or I'd bring a drone out.

-Dale

 

[hwcurtice]

Thank you, Dale, for the Super Rope.

Now on to the next part of the mission: Finding parts that will hold for looping in the eyes in the cover. And for making hooks or what not for hooking onto the trailer hooks.

Thoughts? Hardware store was a no go. I'm not sure if the original bindings can be reused for this.

 

[Amer-team]

Thanks for the look at the H2O question. Someone lent one last year, but they have moved away.

the split rim wheels look cooler, but the other rims, look like M101 rims and they don't look bad to me.