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As a foul mouthed Marine, I am constantly catching myself dropping every known filthy word in the English language. It’s helped me out a couple times and got a bit of trouble in others. I worked on a crashed Canadian Helicopter in front of a very large airshow audience. There were moments of...

I figure out two ways to put the seats back in the truck by myself. I’ll usually us the tractor and rope to sling them up and then climb up and guide them into place. Once the seats are started, the tractor will take up the load. Option two is used when inside one of the barns. Using block and...

I can’t recall, where did you get the tires? Never mind, I found the entry...

Looks real nice! I’m saving some of your pics so I have examples for my truck. I remember the Skillcraft name. It was on just about everything in the system back then. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve got a box or two of the pens somewhere in the pile of stuff.

TM? We’re supposed to use TM’s? Shucks, I was doing the old tab a in slot b.

I’m also looking for bits and pieces of the hot water heater. I’ve got a complete set of parts set in excellent condition. Now to get them installed...

What other size tires does Summit carry? I’m looking to replace the fire truck’s tires with NDT/NDCC or other period correct tires. The size I’ll need will be 7.50x20. Looking good on those rims!

My wife and I are both helicopter Crew Chiefs. Changing oil, replacing filters, greasing zerk fittings, changing rotor blades, engines, gearboxes... finding a wife who’s as qualified as she is, is nye on impossible. Count your blessings for finding someone who’s got the green disease and is...

I looked up the crane version of the CCKW and it normally had a 4 ton Quick Way crane version. I’d guess there may be a section on these trucks in David Doyle’s CCKW book. I’ve only seen one of these trucks. Just off I-84 near Farewell Bend. Pics below. If someone gets to look at it, please let...

We we used to say we had gremlins on our UH-1N’s. For that matter, they were in CHARGE-53’s, HH-53’s, HH-3’s, HH-60’s, etc. our solution was multi fold: first, Holy water. Use it copiously. Next, go to KFC and get the big bucket of chicken; flavor is irrelevant. Upon consuming said chicken...

I want to to paint my Air Force truck strata blue in the near future. It’s on my list of stuff to do. I’ll get to it sometime this century...

I don’t know if there’s a video on YouTube but when I went to tech school in the Marine Corps, one of the first things I learned was how to properly use safety wire. You couldn’t advance through that section of training until you did it correctly using the proper size wire: .020, .032 and I...

This discussion is very informative. What it sounds like is some state governments don’t like big and green. They’ll let you play with them off road but you better never drive one on a road except for parades. Maybe car shows. I don’t know what others do with their trucks/equip. I’ve got my...

I’ve been busy this summer but I’m able to continue my work on the truck. Got a bunch of sanding done with plenty more to go. No pics tonight but I’ll try and get a few before my next update.

Thank you, I’ll let you know.

I have three of the in-tank M151A1 fuel pumps, part number 10950785. Question I have is how do I test them? I can’t really sell them if I can’t verify operability. I’ve checked the various TM’s with no luck. Depending on your TM copy, it’s in figure 21, item 10 of TM9-2320-218-34P dated 15...

I have a Denix replica M16A1. Very difficult to tell if it’s real or replica. The most eye catching trait is the orange plug in the barrel. I also have a M16A2 airsoft. It’s scary how real it looks and no orange plug! I would be very nervous carrying it anywhere but in my gun truck.

Nice! Can you tell me where you got them? I have two of those tires but don’t know where I can get more. I’m in Laramie County.

What would something like that cost?

Congratulations!