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I just updated the flyer and the registration form for the event. We'll try to get them on the website next week, but you can see them in PDF form first here... :)
I'll admit to using fir for my M37 and M101A1 wood... Cheap, and a little more flexible (so it doesn't break as easily when you bounce things off it when loading with a forklilft operator who isn't as smooth as you would like). Once you get the paint on it, you can't tell what it is... :)...
I enjoy seeing what everyone is doing for lighting upgrades.
I'm still running Hella E-code H4 lights and am still really, really, happy with both the amount of light put down the road and the pattern...
If you do a seach, you should run into a couple different threads that discuss them, or...
I'm not an expert on the blazers... but:
The blazer is not rated for heavy towing. About the only thing that you can tow that is withen the weight rating of the vehicle is a M416 1/4 ton trailer (it does not have service brakes, just parking brakes). That said, I know that a blazer will also...
I had a pickup at Cherry Point yesterday... :) It was a great experience. Loaded and out the gate one hour after I entered the base (most of the time spent strapping down my load). Only confusion is that he thought I had a Tuesday pickup and I thought that I had a Wednesday pickup...either...
Speeking of food...
Anyone have a real preference for meal times?
I'm thinking 0830, 1300, 1830... but I'm not set in stone, I just want folks to have an idea (including me) of when folks should show up at the MKT. :)
The coffee will be on, and available, much earlier in the morning...around...
I've noticed that the threads for a couple of upcomming events have been relatively quiet. I hope it's due to so many folks having attended in the past that they already know the plan, not that they are skipping the events.
That said, I have more than six signed up for chow...but I still have...
Bring me some beer or suitable substitute and I'll see if I can stuff some oak/maple in the back of the truck for you when I load... I should have room after the sale items and MKT support gear is loaded into the XM813 for several good armloads... :) I have several trees that came down this...
It likely isn't your problem...
But check it (since I had a similar problem once and this was the fix...).
Make sure that the mechanical shut down on the injector pump is completely released. I had a truck once that huffed and never started. After going through the fuel system, I noticed...
Glad to hear that you plan to join us!
As has been mentioned elsewhere, we have trails ranging from orchard roads and state park roads (gravel/dirt) with a few potholes, to a ridge trail that threads over and around a rockfield...and everything in between.
We also have a bunch of other stuff in...
If I'm looking at the right pair of wires that you are asking about, it looks like you have the later wiring harness connectors (the ones with the rubber ends in lieu of the metal boots) that actually have the boots from the guage that they plugged into still attached (in other words, the boots...
I did a JB Weld job on the radiator of my '83 M35A2C one year at Aberdeen in the same location and it held just fine... Truck was sold a few years ago and the current owner hasn't had any problems with the cooling system that I know of...
With all the talk about upcomming events and the need for some folks to get things nailed down at work (or with the Significant Other), I thought that I would let everyone know that the VA Rally (aka Graves Mountain MV Trailrides and Rally) will be held August 29-September 2, 2013.
The website...
I'm a trusting soul... Tell you will be there and have cash in hand and we are good... :)
Don't forget that it can get a tad cool at night in April and you may want to bring your sunblock too...
If you want to have a fire, you'll need a fire ring because the management at Denton doesn't want...
Thanks for the reminder Don... Some things go without saying (biscuits), but I would have left home without the mayo for sure... :)
I've got them both on the list :)
Food thoughts... :smile:
I've been way too busy at work, but here are some thoughts I have for a menu/pricing. I'll firm this up depending on response. The more who sign up, the better I can do on pricing (within reason). I can also tweak the menu if folks have food allergies or...