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steelsoldiers · 10-07-2009, 18:46

Ferro, thanks, this one is a keeper, I promise!

Daniel, I agree! Those Seabee guys really know how to abuse a truck. I don't know which is worse, the saltwater corrosion or all of the missing parts.

AMGeneral · 10-07-2009, 21:10

Chris,

I had a chance to look at you project truck last weekend(it was close to a cargo that i'm scraping up the $$$ for),Definetly a project for the faint of heart,but it's coming along nicely.Keep up the good work!!!

southdave · 10-07-2009, 21:19

As I recall, most of our Tactical trucks where drmo hand me down. Alpha Co. were animals hardly ever saw a truck that was whole. But your truck is from ACB 2 Head quartered of little creek they travel with MEF, embarking to and from shore off a landing craft. To most seabee that was being sentence to ****. Too much Navy too many jarheads and way too many O's and not enough beer. They probly took it out on your truck . LOL. But I was with NMCB 1 & 4 and a couple other resever units cross assign to some active components. But anphib guy either love it or hate it,

steelsoldiers · 10-07-2009, 23:52

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Originally Posted by southdave

As I recall, most of our Tactical trucks where drmo hand me down. Alpha Co. were animals hardly ever saw a truck that was whole. But your truck is from ACB 2 Head quartered of little creek they travel with MEF, embarking to and from shore off a landing craft. To most seabee that was being sentence to ****. Too much Navy too many jarheads and way too many O's and not enough beer. They probly took it out on your truck . LOL. But I was with NMCB 1 & 4 and a couple other resever units cross assign to some active components. But anphib guy either love it or hate it,

Cool history, Dave! Is that what the 2 in the red diamond on the bumper means? My 923A2 must have been from the same unit since it had the same markings on it. It had some saltwater corrosion on it too, but not as bad as the current truck. I would love to know what they used this truck for. It has line-x all over the bed including the hinges so there hasn't been any bedsides or tailgate on it in some time. There is a huge hitch sub-frame welded under the original pintle hitch location and there is a pintle on it about 12" below the stock location. Maybe they pulled a construction trailer or equipment trailer with it?

steelsoldiers · 10-07-2009, 23:53

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Originally Posted by AMGeneral

Chris,

I had a chance to look at you project truck last weekend(it was close to a cargo that i'm scraping up the $$$ for),Definetly a project for the faint of heart,but it's coming along nicely.Keep up the good work!!!

Thanks Brandon. Had I known you were going to be there, I would have sent you a to-do list!

southdave · 10-08-2009, 00:25

Yeah that is the BEEP sticker I forgot what it stood for may some other seabee know. ACB's has alot of mainly Fleet sailor "except they are some real seabee mainly Construction Mech. Equipment Operators, some Builder not many. West Coast Is ACB-1 out of Coronado Island CA.

halftrack · 10-08-2009, 07:59

Nice to see the porgress on your truck Chris. Mine has been idle for about 2 months now because of the Marines. It seems like I am so close to finishing but yet so far away.

Good work though!!

Ferroequinologist · 10-08-2009, 08:09

Chris,
When I was in the Navy I remember some Seabee trucks like yours pulling those gargantuan boats. Maybe that explains the hitch set up.

steelsoldiers · 10-08-2009, 15:26

Dave, thanks again for the explanation.

Jason, hope you get back to work on yours soon. I know you have had it out driving so there can't bee too much left, right?

Adam, if that truck spent its life backing boats into the surf, then that would explain the rust and lack of bedsides/tailgate for increased visibility.

jfnemt1ff1 · 10-08-2009, 16:42

Keep your head up Chris, there is a light at the end of the road.
John