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  1. zebedee

    Driving a personal Humvee on the streets while national guard is deployed in state

    Not sure how I should reply... Apples and oranges, exactly the time to defend rights.... What? Driving a Humvee amidst the Guard being on duty - not following directions when the director thinks you are part of a convoy or arriving somewhere where the Guard is expected but then not then being...
  2. zebedee

    Driving a personal Humvee on the streets while national guard is deployed in state

    My wife does this job. Those boxes are homemade but offer some added protection, but they are all S**T scared as the hospital is about to get swamped by NYC transfers. Drs and respiration staff are getting hit bad. Now is not the time to run around defending what your rights are. If you are...
  3. zebedee

    Auction links - changes to the rules

    Thanks patracy - does this mean that the multiple item lots can be discussed by PM if some one posts "I only need 1 - but there are 4 on the pallet"... Or the combination in a lot that someone "only needs the trailer and is looking for someone who wants the tractor" etc?
  4. zebedee

    Commercial license required for the MTVR?

    ... and you know why? The AARP has too big a loby therefore wrinckleys will always be exempt. There are at least 52 answers to this question, multiply by the number of other states you want to drive in, less the number of exemptions your state has as fasttruck said in post #6. It's your a$$...
  5. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    Simple enough for me! Thanks a bunch, I'll have one done by lunch tomorrow, may even have some matching chain too.
  6. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    Found some 1 1/4 x 1/4 and some 3/4 bar stock. I tried it on the repaired leg and it actually worked quite slick - I made the female slotted end a pretty snug fit so no wobble when operating.... though the stowage design does not inspire much confidence for longevity. Since it's only a repro...
  7. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    Thanks for the info - Actually, for me, I was way off!! And if I had gone my route, there would have been skinned knuckles for sure! I will time the build to see what $$ it would cost to reproduce. The "R-pin" idea is pretty sad, so I am sure that there will be travelling losses in the future!
  8. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    So - from your pics and the size of both; the handle stowage retainer (with "R" pin) [1/4 thick & 1" from pin center to leg - using your pic I didn't use below] and my hand (let's assume that is a reasonable guess, these are the dims that seem to scale. Let me know if this is close enough...
  9. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    So, next fab info/dims/pics needed is retaining pin for rear steady leg...
  10. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    I didnt consider that it could have been a simple detatchable deal - I was conjuring some hinged device!! Cheers.
  11. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    Yeah - I'm trying to figure out what the original handle looked like considering what room you have to operate it, where it would be when stowed and how it fits into the "R" pin keeper on the lower portion.... Pictures please existing owners!!!
  12. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    But I do need a winding handle or a good pic of one, as 'mine' was missing.
  13. zebedee

    M116A3 Jack Leg repair

    Recent acquisition of former generator trailer - found mangled jack leg in the ground rod storage locker. Nearly all of the individual components were bent, broke, distorted or combinations there of. Bevel gear shaft was bent and distorted bushing housing on one side. Bigger hole was...
  14. zebedee

    Wire rope m816

    Scott - yes you are correct re using fixed hooks otherwise cable will unwind under load, then attempt to "birds nest" when paying out with load removed.
  15. zebedee

    M116A3 from Chambersburg - pull or load out?

    Thanks all for the info. Looks like I'll be needing a parking brake handle too - any thoughts? Special shout out to Simp - good to meet him late last night. Did the pick up for me and got it to within 2 hours so saved me almost a whole day. Also got to see his M916 and M870 in action. Sure...
  16. zebedee

    M116A3 from Chambersburg - pull or load out?

    Just reprinted NY DoT form MV 274 - "Trailer type vehicles not requiring registration" that I'll take a copy of with me - all I have to do is pull off the tool box that is mounted on the front of the frame and throw it in the pickup. Examples given:- generators, log splitters, welders, tar...
  17. zebedee

    M116A3 from Chambersburg - pull or load out?

    Nr Cooperstown... why, you on a big road trip?
  18. zebedee

    M116A3 from Chambersburg - pull or load out?

    Collecting from Chambersburg PA - does anyone know if I am ok to leave there with a temp plate and light bar behind a vehicle and NOT on another trailer? (Need experience/fact, don't need opinions.)
  19. zebedee

    M871A3 how tall flat bed/step deck?

    So - just seen a few of these get sold recently and am wondering how tall they are. They sit on 22.5's and look pretty high at the back, sloping down to the front - would they sit level on a M916A1/2 which has a 60+" fifth wheel?, or are they supposed to run nose down on a regular 6x4...
  20. zebedee

    M936 Tug-o-war, spade use vid.

    Actually, the problem was that the civi wrecker had the advantage of it's weight - only a slight advantage of the raised height of the pull. The 936 spades weren't dig in enough initially - and longer ones would be better (though totally pita to stow and deploy) as the angle of non rigid spades...
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