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Recent content by M813rc

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    Pics of members rides in their parades

    Can I post my own personal parade? ;) My wife and I were headed to Lakeway for their annual Independence Day parade this morning, but it was cancelled for thunderstorms and flooding while we were enroute, so we RTB'd. I took this picture back at my place. It's a bit soggy, but I'm on top of a...
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    Vietnam Era USMC hood number questions M151

    An old thread that came back up, but has a point that needs clarification. MilStd 642 spells out the basics of US military markings, including the standards for the star national symbol, but does not mention that national stars are not applied to USMC vehicles. Cheers
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    Another ill conceived and poorly executed trip by 98G

    Happy travels, and that looks like a good buy, so... :) Cheers
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    Operation: "More Cowbell"; my M1114 thread

    That looks pretty spiffy! Cheers
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    Operation: "More Cowbell"; my M1114 thread

    Great job in a short time! I love seeing the youngling partaking with such enthusiasm, makes me miss mine being young. I really like that green tarp interior covering on the doors, very clever! I'll keep that trick in mind for the future. Cheers
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    NEMO New Member

    Welcome aboard! M809s are great trucks. Cheers
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - May VOTE HERE!

    Only three to choose from, that should make the decision easier ...... HA!!!! :shock::shrugs: Cheers
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    1950s or 60s version of the Horch

    Borgward B2000 personnel carrier. That would be fun to have, I wonder what parts supply would be like. Cheers
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    24v to 12v 7 blade for towing trailers

    All your wires need to drop to 12v, unless you run omni-volt LED lights on the trailers (they have the power converter built in). If you put 24v through 12v bulbs, they will be gloriously bright, but have a life span measured in seconds. If you are somewhat handy with basic wiring, it looks...
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    On the lighter side: the basics of grounding

    No comment needed....
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    24v to 12v 7 blade for towing trailers

    As 98G said, for your own trailers, get a set of omni-volt LED lights, they usually work on anything from 6v to 36v. If you are going to haul someone else's trailer, just swap in 24v bulbs. Or get a power converter. You can easily make an adapter for the truck plug to civilian plug. The truck...
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    hood markings

    Very likely. It appears to be a Marine vehicle, and they do boat trips on a regular basis, including just for training. You should have a UIC (unit identifier code) somewhere on the vehicle. It is an M followed by five numbers. Example - M21640 On Humvees this is usually somewhere on the...
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    Attributes of a lower mileage HMMWV

    Regarding military odometers, since the standard gauges themselves are easily swapped when they fail (which they tend to), the only thing that can be reliably said about indicated mileage is that is how many miles are on that particular gauge, not necessarily the vehicle. That said, they are...
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    hood markings

    The second picture is a Marine Corps embarkation code, it is usually near the right front of vehicles and trailers. As NDT said, C/C is condition code, this refers to the status of a vehicle in use and changes over time as vehicle types get older. In your case E means that the vehicle would...
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    M715 CAT/Allison

    Pretty incredible job you are making of it! Cheers
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