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I have an allison out of a school bus that can be had cheap - have to check on the model.

Excellent collection! Welcome to the green addiction.

Well, Brian with B & R Trucking just got done dropping off the new cab for the HEMTT Cargo Truck (Yay). Should make for an awesome swap and then we just have to blast the bed and frame and make her green again. Maybe that can be a winter project (Hmmmmm). If anyone needs something trucked, you...

Hi Tim! Don't know how I missed this thread - very cool! I love the Oshkosh Military Trucks and have been lucky enough to have rounded up a number of them for our "collection". So far (and I think the barn is pretty much topped out now) we have an MK48/14 LVS, an M985 HEMTT Cargo w/ M989A1...

Hey Stuart!! Not yet, but it is a wierd feeling being able to look down into a full size (semi-trailer style) dump truck box! I know that the truck is supposed to be 12' 1" tall (not sure if that includes the strobe light), but I sure had the urge to duck when I went under a bridge that was...

Picked up the HET the other day and took it to the Emergency Vehicle Show and Parade in Ferndale, MI. It is held every year in conjunction with the Woodward Dream Cruise also held every year (huge cruise event w/ over 1,000,000 attendance - worth making it to see if you can sometime). First...

Cool Derrick - Lookin' Good!

That LeTourneau C Wheeled Dozer sure looks like a large modern "skid steer" (Bobcat,etc.). If not for scale with the operator, would look like an early/experimental skid steer especially the shot of it pushing uphill. Very Cool.

Grass Lake, MI - Independence Day Parade Found a bad valve stem core to be a culprit for a stuborn tire (a welcomed discovery - better than a leaky CTIS seal or something! - have to order some correct valve stem replacements from Oshkosh), and we already replaced the air compressor regulator...

Hey Derrick! No - I was thinking about it but it would have added more time by the time I found it again and set it all up. Would have been cool, but there were big, dark clouds looming on the horizon - so I figured better to get done as quickly as possible. Absolutely needed the equipment...

Well, the needs were outweighing the rain after work today. Needed the trailer to move some parking lot light poles tomorrow afternoon and I have a Diesel Mechanic coming over tomorrow morning to help me (or me help him!) replace the fuel tank on the M985 HEMTT Cargo. So, my spare Detroit's...

Well, finally got around to tinkering on the PLS to get it ready for the 4th parade(s). Last summer ran into an issue at the end of the TACOM MV Show in Warren, MI. The "purge valve" on one of the three air dryer units did not want to stay closed. Well, after some borrowed tools (for which I was...

Wow - good thing it did not cause any appreciable damage (hopefully)! Sure glad (as probably are you) that you know what you are doing with the IP's. Good job getting it home. One time years ago I lost the accelerator cable on a cab forward Oshkosh firetruck about 5 miles from home. Fell back to...

Welcome from Chelsea, MI.

I would love to make it if at all possible. Would really try to bring our '71 M54A2 - should fit right in - not a gun truck, but the right era. If all goes well, maybe we can bring the PLS or the LVS for the parade and static show.

Sorry, NO. They look very similar from 5 feet, but there are differences. There are a lot of parts that are shared, though. Biggest differences are: "Doghouse" is a bit different for different radiator location (bigger on LVS). Roof panel for gun mount is different. I think some of the...

The shipping was not cheap, but not as bad as it could have been. I got it down to a hair under 3k - and at over 2200 miles, that's less than 1.50/mile - i can't complain. Was hoping to snag one of the wrecker rears they had in ca at the same time and ship together, but they went for some...

I think he was talking about 250's with either manual or allison. I DON'T CLAIM TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT 5-TONS, SO A CALL WOULD BE A LOT MORE INFORMATIVE TO THOSE IN NEED OF A SPECIFIC APPLICATION/SWAP. I DO KNOW THAT IF THEY WERE THE MACK'S - THEY WOULD BE ALREADY GONE!

Just talked to Jeff Davis in Mississippi ((601)264-3453) looking for something else. Just thought I would put it out there for everyone in the market (sadly, not me): It is the last chance today for a motor and trans for the 5-tons before they are drained and shipped to the scapper tomorrow. He...

Looks like she should be in excellent shape! Good for you and welcome to the assylum! Dave