Recent content by m3a1_ht

What a great thread. Nice work.

I vaguely remember the German halftracks being painted M3s in KH also. Once had someone at a car show try to tell me that my M3A1 was German because he saw it in a movie. Whatever. Certainly like the Tiger. Love T34s.

RE: 5 ton woe Sorry to hear of your troubles. I have done business with Boyce and have found them to be a nice and helpful bunch. Working them into your plans seems good. Good luck. Dan

I drive a blue '79 6.9. Sometimes. I seem to need to work on it a bit more than I would like. It may go, but I'll miss it. It is fun to drive.

It clearly says that it is a "Smarty" error. Quit being a smarty! :wink:

Great pics. I have found the few vehicle recovery tasks that I have been on to be a great combination of stress and reward. Certainly less to the original purpose, here are a few pics from the weekend when I *finally* got a limb that came down cleared. It was 2' in diameter at the base and...

RE: Salute to Victory - Auburn, IN Sept 14-15 (tomorrow and I should have mentioned that it starts at noon today and runs through 5PM Saturday.

Ron at MVRR is a real nice guy and has done wonderful work from what I've seen. Glen Greta of GI Trucks Inc in Laporte also does wonderful work. If someone is asking about good MV restoration work in Indiana, I would think that they are talking about one of them.

Guys, Please check out the calendar for details on a MV get-together at the WWII Victory Museum in Auburn IN this Friday and Saturday. I am considering putting my M62 there for sale. I just need to get done using it to remove a huge tree that fell in the front yard first. Wreckers are handy...

RE: Re: Wrecker The pic of the hoisted M715 is just tooooo cool!

Winter camo. That's good!

More pics please. Here is my M62 - the perfect background for family photos. ...and, yes, I know that it needs a truckload of paint. Dan

'63 M62 w/602

I usually don't go for extreme MV makeovers, but this one is kind of cool. ...and looks to be a pretty good value. http://denver.craigslist.org/car/263212026.html BR, Dan

RE: Re: RE: EQUIPMENT NOISE LEVELS I work in the noise control area - for locomotives and construction equipment mostly. The OP is right, interior noise levels are serious business. I find that ear defenders (ear muff hearing protectors) get in the way too much but that is my opinion only...