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Went with joediveguy about a month back to recover a CUCV Blazer, it was no fuss, no muss. Quite a change from when I had to recover things from there in 2004, it was **** then.

I bought one as a non-running junker for a couple hundred and a case of beer in 2004. Sold it in 2008 for $2500 in better condition, rebuilt a lot of stuff and got all the parts, running with big 11.00x16 tires on it. It's for sale on the buyer's website for $3,500 in the same condition I sold...

Yeah, that's a little bit of info I didn't expect. A research station in the middle of nowhere on a barren ice cube of a continent has a gift shop. Why? Get many tourists there? Oh, and BTW - if the gift shop is not for tourists, but for those stationed there, it's not a gift shop. They...

Looks like an upgraded Case M4K, some were sold recently on GL but I think they were rebuilt by Lift King.

This project is too cool to only see pics of it with a microscope. Go BIG PICS or go get a smaller MV like a jeep. :) What's it like having money?

I saw that too, when one of my ads just popped up in the main index page. That had never happened before, not sure why now. I'm for them showing up in the "new posts" list, but not on the main page.

Man, wished I lived closer, I'd be at every one of these. Maybe someday I'll make a road trip...

Well, the Call Sign Fairy was nice to Mike today, I checked the QRZ website and it looks like my vanity call sign request has been approved! So, KI4JSC is no more, and now my amateur radio call is W1AMR, or Whisky-One-AM Radio. Much better call IMHO for someone who is an Extra Class...

Does anyone know if Kublos is pretty good re: price of parts, stuff laying around his yard, etc? I love picking around ol salvage yards, and in looking at previous posts about Kublos, it looks like it might be a neat place to visit. What I DON'T want is to make a big trip there, pick some...

I sold all but my little jeep trailer, I guess I shouldn't be here anymore either. This website ain't just for deuces, it's for ALL MVs and their use. Post up some pics of the M151 from time to time, that will give you an excuse to post once in a while! :)

Last one: Caption: Another survivor in service at the Vicksburg facilities today is this Tree Crusher Tender (also referred to as a Crusher-Tender). According to company documents, it was the No. 4 unit built (S/N 5743) and was destined for the Tournata complex in Liberia, but was held in...

THIS VEHICLE: Caption: The original drivetrain was removed from the "donor" tank chassis and replaced with a diesel-electric setup instead, consisting of an engine (Buda or Detroit Diesel), a generator, and a DC electric motor attached to the original tank transmission. In 1961 the company...

THIS VEHICLE: Caption: In the Spring of 1959, R.G. LeTourneau was able to purchase a number of decommissioned obsolete tanks as U.S. military surplus. Working with M4A3 (76mm) HVSS (prototype M4A3E8) Sherman tank chassis as a starting point, the company was able to create a number of...

THIS VEHICLE: Caption: The Electric Revolving Crane mounted on a military surplus Sherman tank chassis was originally built in September 1959 to work in the metal scrap yard of the company's steel mill at the Longview plant. The crane's generator set was powered by a single 190-hp Detroit...

THIS VEHICLE: Caption: The "Tank Backhoe" (S/N 6091) shown here was the second excavator of this type built by the company, and featured a bulldozing blade at one end of the unit. Equipped with tank chassis No. 26 out of the company's inventory, it featured the undercarraige of a U.S. Army...

I recently got the book "R.G LeTourneau Heavy Equipment, the Electric Drive Era 1953-1970.", by Eric Orlemann. Very good book and pictoral reference of all the interesting things Mr. LeTourneau created in the later years. Anyways, inside the book were some of the pics I provided earlier, but...

A few more... pic 11: Poor old Coot offroad ATV in the scrap piles. Someone save it soon or it's going to be recycled into toasters. pic 12: A pile of what looks like are brand new CUCV antenna guards, but they might be usable for other applications as well. This one was out of the box, the...

Well, took a trip up there yesterday with ShieldWolf37, always a good time walking around the yard, and regardless of how much they scrap, there's always new stuff there too. Took a few pictures to share. Might be going back shortly to snag some of the bigger stuff. pic 1: stack of boarding...

I just went to a scrapyard a couple weeks ago, had some CJ frames and odds and ends but you can tell they were there a LONG time, not much left. However, did find a couple grills for the Jeep Commando, the WIDE one that went over the fenders. Didn't pick them up, but next time I go in there I...

Not this month, guys, I have to be at a show in Harrisburg, PA on Saturday morning. Have fun...