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  1. atankersdad

    Select Vehicles on Hold GL WHAT?

    Bruce is right. There is no limit to how long it may be on hold or how many gauges you may be missing when you recover this truck. You are at their mercy and this is why GL trucks/generators /trailers go for less that buying from the little guy. Also you will get more help from the little guy...
  2. atankersdad

    Engine Questions

    Army70deuce you did a very good job with how you presented your questions by inserting questions and arrows indicating points of interest. Posts like this are the best training aids for the rest of us out there who need visuals posts such as yours (you know the 55+ club). Thank you for a first...
  3. atankersdad

    Maryland Military Vehicle Campout

    Ian, the shelter qualifies as a motorhome. Now if you start drinking you cannot be playing your bagpipes late at night in your thong.. that is a no no.
  4. atankersdad

    Maryland Military Vehicle Campout

    I will bring the hymn books and the case of cranberry juice...
  5. atankersdad

    Maryland Military Vehicle Campout

    Remember, every one of our trucks is a Motorhome!!!
  6. atankersdad

    Maryland Military Vehicle Campout

    Hold hand, sing hymns, drink cranberry juice, pee a lot and talk about saving the earth by cutting the thermostat in your house back 3 degrees. Maybe read comic books by the campfire. Oh that is right, no campfire. maybe someone can bring one of those fake fireplaces with the light that heats...
  7. atankersdad

    Maryland Military Vehicle Campout

    Almost sounds like a PC camping trip with the Gores!!!
  8. atankersdad

    Looks like a tank to me.

    I went there from Md and got 4. Now i spent 2 days out there looking over 200 deuces to get my 4 and they were worth every penny . I regret not getting 2 more now...
  9. atankersdad

    Anyone selling a Deuce/CUCV in MD area

    Got two that you could drive to North East with titles, great runners and are dropsides. pm me. You have a collection of us near you who can help you out. Good to have another MD guy on the site.. ATD
  10. atankersdad

    +1 for Ft. Campbell

    There are lots a great people who work for GL. They are like us, they just want to do a good job and take care of their families.
  11. atankersdad

    Is this even legal?!

    Better yet, wait until the buyer finds out his truck is on the hold list, and the original buyer, with cash in hand, has gone on a permanent vacation to Nigeria, A year from now , with only a signed over invoice in hand, the ebay bidder gets his truck and asks " what happened to all of my...
  12. atankersdad

    Possible solution to the new GL deuce problem

    I bed to differ. Our elected officials have only one worry. Raising money to stay in power.. That is the only thing on their mind. POWER and holding onto it.. When is the last time one put their career at stake by doing what was good for the people verses what was good for the party... I sure...
  13. atankersdad

    Electrical Question

    Good clean wiring job. The mud flap is a classic!!
  14. atankersdad

    Select Vehicles on Hold GL WHAT?

    I just love reading threads like this. I suspect this will piss off some, but the primary blame in all of this is not the fault of GL. Also, I have met some very nice GL employees who go out of their way to help us on recoveries. It offends me when some on here bad moth the working person at...
  15. atankersdad

    Tow Bar Pins - Updated

    Got all my tow bar pins at Tractor Supply. They are about 3/4 longer than the factory pins, but the work just fine and were cheaper than finding NOS.
  16. atankersdad

    Winch, snatch blocks and things that go bump in the night

    I teach the theory and practical application of pulleys in Confined Space Rescue class. We use a 4:1 system for pulling individuals out of tanks and vessels. The total energy exerted (work) is the same. Ok, here goes. Using a 4:1 pulley it takes 50 pounds force to move 200 pounds of load. The...
  17. atankersdad

    Wisconsin DOT bill proposal

    This bill makes the People's Republic Of Maryland sound like a good place to live. I do like the part about a $30 tag for life. Maryland would not do that, trust me..
  18. atankersdad

    Wrecker recovery

    send a pm to HEAVY, Eric at hotshot Trucking. He just hauled a wrecker for me from the midwest...
  19. atankersdad

    RC Rally Pics. and Vids.

    Great pictures #2D.. Thanks
  20. atankersdad

    interesting idea - German WWII prime mover

    That must of been one long boring ride to get up to 7 axles...
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