surplus Deuces going bye bye

[TaylorTradingCo]

My father in law said he passed around a hundred trucks on the interstate yesterday heading south. He said there were tons of Deuce trucks, 5 tons, tankers, dozers, generators... He figured they were taking them Haiti.

I am very happy to help them, but am afraid that this will put a serious hurt on the remaining inventory and availability of future surplus trucks being released from the military.

Derek Taylor

 

[Ferroequinologist]

A hundred trucks, is a drop in the bucket. Of the number of trucks left in Gov hands even.

 

[TaylorTradingCo]

I don't think a hundred trucks is a drop in the bucket of what is left personally, but that is what he passed on a single trip in a single day. Who is to say that there aren't that many going by every day and we just don't see them?

Not trying to be scary, just wondering.

I met you at the GA rally and bought a bunch of top bows from you. Do you still have that fender mounted air filter kit for the old 5 ton multi-fuel?

Derek Taylor

Derek Taylor

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Yep, I still have it. You need it? I'm having doubts about mounting it on my m109, worried about the strength of the fender.

 

[greenjeepster]

Haiti is small like my driveway, only enough room for so many.

 

[croftonaviation]

Not that they could afford to operate them once we pull out anyway.

 

[dittle]

Hope they look better after a couple of years than our restored Stuart tank did when the US gov't got it out of Haiti after years of neglect.

Fort Snelling Military Museum - Tank Collection

 

[wreckerman893]

I'm sure the thugs that steal them after the security forces leave will take good care of them.

 

[kcimb]

I'm sure the thugs that steal them after the security forces leave will take good care of them.

That is exactly what will happen.

However, just the other day they went crazy and shot a 15 year old girl over looting pictures, so who knows.

 

[greenjeepster]

We may have a 52nd state before all this is said and done.

 

[croftonaviation]

We may have a 52nd state before all this is said and done.

I think a lot of people are having this fear right now. I don't mind helping out some people in need but that place is nothing but a welfare nation, I don't think our economy could handle it for one, and secondly I don't think most Americans would go for it. At least this one won't.

 

[velociT]

We may have a 52nd state before all this is said and done.

Hey, from the start I said for all that money, it would be worth making it an island vegas state.

While that does sound good on paper, I'm not so sure it actually could be done.

 

[Recovry4x4]

A 52nd state? Do we already have a 51st state?

 

[JasonS]

We may have a 52nd state before all this is said and done.

Another welfare state?

 

[Jinx]

A 52nd state? Do we already have a 51st state?

I think that's a reference to Afghanistan or maybe Iraq.

Personally, I'm glad I got my deuce when I did.

 

[CARNAC]

Your concerns are a good question. I had the same concerns. On the flip side, I would say it is way, way, way too fast for our current leadership to take such an action.

Let's just wait and see. Don't want to jump to any conclusions or get too excited until we know for sure.

 

[shootiniron]

I can see this thing turning into a GIANT money pit,like there's enough in the coufers for it anyway. Seems to me the only difference between Haiti and Somalia was one had a drought famine,the other an earthquake. The media mouths will OMG it and the politicians will throw gobs of money at it then two or three years later it will be "oh ya Haiti,thats where that earthquake or something happened,right?" Like Somalia.

 

[TexAndy]

It's gonna take a fording kit with a really long snorkel to drive one home from Haiti...

Should make for some interesting recovery threads in 2011-12.

 

[southdave]

heck we left a bunch them there in 89, 92, 96,or was it 98 and I knew we where at least 3 times in 50& 60s that is all anyone there by now lol
Hate to say it but I almost miss baby doc

 

[sandcobra164]

Well, from experience, anything left on an island tends to stay on that Island. I saw a M923 With Winch in Hawaii go for under $3000 today and it was a good looking truck. I also visited Ft. Stewart this past week and they had 10 M35A3's still in their MATES lot, pristine condition code "A" along with probably 30 A2's also in really good shape. When will the trucks run out? That's anybodies' guess. Are there still more coming? All signs point to yes.