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  1. maddawg308

    Got my AN/GRC142 RTTY home

    Shelters are not surplussed out any longer complete with all the radios, not since the 1990s at least. Good find, it's been around a while waiting for a good home!
  2. maddawg308

    value of restored original MB vs. restored MB with repro body

    Got into a conversation on another site about the value of old WWII Jeeps. Now, I know price varies all over the place, but this guy REALLY low-balled what I thought a vehicle would be worth. I understand original WWII jeeps are worth more than a repro. What, in your opinion, would be the...
  3. maddawg308

    Fall 2013 Rausch Creek PA rally - what weekend?

    We'll keep this poll up for another week or so, then we'll make the decision what weekend. Looks like the last two weekends are a tie, but the overwhelming number of people don't care when it will be, they are going regardless.
  4. maddawg308

    Fall 2013 Rausch Creek PA rally - what weekend?

    To be honest, most of the trails that the big trucks can fit on are green trails, so you'll be fine. There are some tighter ones that are green too, but suffice to say that the trails that would cause a beginner problems at RC are too small and narrow to even try fitting down.
  5. maddawg308

    Fall 2013 Rausch Creek PA rally - what weekend?

    Less than 3 months to go, anyone else want to provide some input into the weekend?
  6. maddawg308

    Scrap it or keep it? 1953 m135

    Radiation meters at a scrapyard? The only meter that I have seen when I pull in with a load of steel is the scale.
  7. maddawg308

    military earthmoving equipment owners?

    A couple YouTube videos of the Tournadozer in action, including one factory film... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIlssUFEo04 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsQa_TzmhlY
  8. maddawg308

    military earthmoving equipment owners?

    Saw this on eBay a few days ago - no link because that's against the rules, but only the pics is what I need. This is a military C-model Tournadozer, made by Le Tourneau in 1956. Almost looks silly, like a kids' toy, but back in the 1950s it was a serious earthmoving machine. In a world of...
  9. maddawg308

    large military radio collection on island in WI - amazing!

    Ditto that! I don't believe this guy has all of them rigged up to work at a moments notice. However, you can bet that he knows every circuit in those rigs with his eyes shut!
  10. maddawg308

    large military radio collection on island in WI - amazing!

    Saw this while cruising around for ham radio information. Not everything he has is military in nature, but take a look at the pics, you have to see the amount of military radio gear he has saved up, and on display in his hamshack (more like a ham MUSEUM)! Very cool.... http://www.qrz.com/db/w9evt
  11. maddawg308

    A good place to get parts for my MB

    Try rigidsteel.com, I have used them before for some Jeep parts for an old CJ-3A I had. They carry LOTS of parts for jeeps from WWII through present, including the full-size jeeps and Cherokees. You can almost build an entire flat-fender jeep with all the parts they carry.
  12. maddawg308

    First M715

    SBC conversions are common in the M715, but SBC conversions are common in everything out there, mainly due to parts availability. If your M715 can get running with minimal effort, keep it. It's a good engine as long as it's in good order, if it ever needs a rebuild, THEN you can chuck it and...
  13. maddawg308

    First M715

    Very cool save, and a great price! My first MV project was a M725 ambulance version of the M715. It was in a lot worse shape than yours, and have a lot more work to do to get it running. You bought yours cheap, but in the right shape. Keep us informed with pics as your project comes along!
  14. maddawg308

    Va Rally at Graves Mountain (Labor Day Weekend) 2013

    I plan to be there again as usual - depends on the work situation what days, however. Recently interviewed for a new position, the job is cool but the hours are very random, almost an on-call situation. Might affect the days I can attend.
  15. maddawg308

    M1061A1 ...Recovered

    I owned two - they are very useful, but a deuce is the minimum you want to haul it with, as far as military trucks go. (Stretch hauled it home with a 3/4-ton pickup, but I think he was borderline nuts). Going up and down hills EMPTY on I-95 in northern VA, slowed the deuce down to about 25 on...
  16. maddawg308

    Shop Truck Almost Done

    Very cool truck, nice to see a shop truck saved, very few are...
  17. maddawg308

    Scrap it or keep it? 1953 m135

    What he said. There are lots of guys here who could use the parts for their own build. Torch what's leftover.
  18. maddawg308

    M123a1c rarity

    I wouldn't say the M123 series, any variant of it, was rare, in the sense that few were made. However, as most of them were made in the 1950s thru the early 1970s, that would make the youngest ones about 40 years old. They are too big for most to own, certainly not a daily driver. Most, when...
  19. maddawg308

    2013 Haspin summer rally multimedia thread

    Found a few pics I took at Haspin in camp - I didn't take the camera out on the trail, everyone has a better camera than I, and the pictures they take always end up here and are good pics, so I don't bother with my camera much. Had a great time again, can't wait for next year....
  20. maddawg308

    thanks to jedawson1

    Met with Jason yesterday, he was a great guy, picked up the M37 off of my friend Ralph, who had a stroke last year and won't be able to drive it anymore. The M37 was Ralph's baby, he had great plans for it, but in his improving (but still handicapped) state, it would be a long while before he...
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