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Here's the manual for vehicle markings in the 1964-1976 time period:
http://old.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&type=file&func=get&tid=1&fid=file&pid=216
As a child of inside the overdeveloped DC Beltway (where one may discover an abandoned Nike missile site here and there), it never ceases to amaze me how many "things" can be found in the weeds on farms in other parts of the country.
P.S.: I have distant family up the road from you in...
Single or bilateral amputee? If single, there are hinged steps folks mount to their bumpers to clamber up to the engine compartment which might be mounted under the steps by the battery box and the driver's tool compartment. If bilateral, could some sort of hoist (I'm thinking of ones used to...
Took a road trip to NOLA in the summer of '89. On providing my driver's license to the proprietor of a convenience store for beer, I was asked, "What the He** are you doin' in Covington, Louisana?"
Great memories. :-D (And the beer lasted us as far as Tennessee...)
Been there, done that, have the receipt from New Life for a new set of seat covers to prove it...:oops:
Link to canvas cleaning tips:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/3293-canvas-cleaning.html
Finally obtained some calcium chloride from these folks: Dri-Z-Air Dehumidifiers: DriZAir removes excess moisture from the air
Will let you know how well it works.
The vehicles are the same, the M185 designation is used when a particular set of tools/equipment are part of the truck's inventory.
Example: My truck is an M109, but has a plate in the cab stating when a equipment for "Shop set, Field Maintenance, Signal Corps" is installed, it is to be...
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