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Monday began a week with no rain predicted, so I pressured washed the Deuce. The original camo scheme had chipped away leaving about 10 mottled colors, so it was time to paint. I also washed My M353 which was virtually brown with rust with a bit of tan left over.
I then brush painted the...
Anybody in the area looking for good smalltown America Parade - this is it. I just found out tonight the parade is Saturday, not clear on the time - will find out in the morning and update.
Have you ever wanted more secure storage in your Deuce? I got a win from Ft. Bragg of military gun cases for a .50 caliber. This case fits perfectly in the back of my Deuce. I knocked out a few of the posts that cradled the original gun to make better room for tools. Great improvement over...
Weather permitting, we are planning on having a few MV's at the Valdese, NC cruise-in this Friday night. Sorry for the short notice; we just got it organized.
Got to use the M1061A1 laundry trailer today to move a 10'X13' metal shed. A friend from church was given this shed but didn't want to have to take it apart. He knew I had a Deuce, so he asked me if I had a trailer that would move this shed. Do I have a trailer he asks? He doesn't know me...
The Hickory Crawdad Baseball Team is doing the annual Salute to Vets on May 21. The team won't be home for Memorial Day.
The US Army is scheduled to do something - I forget what. Weather permitting there will be a guy exhibiting his WWI and WWII equipment. And we hope to have a few...
Last Monday went mudding with my sons and their friends. Took the Deuce, my son's 4X4 Ranger and a 4X4 F150. Had a blast. The mud holes were too easy for the Deuce but the teens all got a big kick out of the Deuce. There was only one hole I couldn't get through. It was deep and then had a...
Thought I'd post a few "before" pics of the M353 generator trailer I finally recovered from Poppop. We pulled it back from south Georgia with my son's 4X4 Ranger - no problems. I'll clean it up this summer and paint it OD. Then I plan to build sides and add a tailgate.
I was excited to be...
Thought I'd try buying some ammo cans and got burned. GL said some lids may be missing - my lot was over 100 lids short.
Anybody have extra lids and want to trade cans for lids??
Also have 3 "fat 50" lids if anyone wants them.
Blue Ridge Parkway MV Road Rally
Mark your calendars for the first Blue Ridge Parkway MV Road Rally. June 11-13. We will take a leisurely drive up from Morganton to the Parkway, then south to Mt Mitchell, go back north to camp at Linville Falls, and then go on to the Virginia line via the...
I'm sure everyone who knows Poppop knows this already, but he is a great guy. He picked up a trailer for me at Ft. Stewart last year and held on to it for me until I could get it this week. It was great to finally meet him. He's one of many fantastic guys I have met through Steel Soldiers...
What a day! Grizzly was coming over to buy some tires. I heard what I thought was Grizzly’s truck but it was Kenneth to pick up a M200 gen trailer. The trailer was DOWN behind the house – and was it ever muddy. Kenneth’s Dodge was slip-sliding down the trail through the woods. I thought he...
Anyone have any recent experience with the GL reps at Bragg? I was wondering how flexible they are about picking up wins a little later then the 2 weeks after EUC's clear??
I'll be off work at Christmas and it would be easier to pick things up then and not miss work, but my wins would have...
Been working on swapping out tires from the M200A1 gen trailers I got 2 weeks ago. You may remember my son broke a 3/4 “ drive breaker bar taking off lugs. That sort of slowed things down for a bit, but Kenneth happened by and offered to weld the breaker bar. He also loaned me his monster...
When Kenneth and I picked up my 3 M200A1 gen trailers last week, Tim was very helpful. He did everything we asked. He carefully picked up each trailer with the forklift and put it where we wanted it. The trailer riding piggyback was delicately lowered 'till we got it right where we wanyed...
Won a M353 at Ft. Stewart. Got the Georgia bases mixed up and thought Ft. Stewart was closer. Would rather not have to get it right now. Don't want to miss work. Anyone near enough to get it and store it for me for just 'till a weekend? EUC has not cleared yet. Thanx.
Had a very good Monday : good weather, good help, good GL rep, good food and a great recovery.
Lovebloodhounds, (Kenneth), and I went to Ft. Josckson Monday and recovered 3 M200A1 Gen trailers. Tim, the GL rep, was great and very helpful. Loaded them up for us just like we wanted. We got them...
Bonehead - Oil filter cannister leak at base
Last June (4 months ago) one of my oil filter cannisters began leaking something fierce. I noticed the puddle under the Deuce when I came out of Lowes. It was about time for an oil change so I didn't give it much thought.
Now a mere 4 months...