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You might have to fab them up. I have only seen a couple complete sets anywhere in the civvy world, most were scrapped by surplus buyers because they are kinda useless, none of us have any Chinook to sling load our trucks. Also, you cannot drive your truck with them on. You can, but first...

Whatever you do, don't camo the wheels with two colors. It looks great when you're sitting still, but if you are moving, the whirling two colors actually attract the eye toward the movement, not camouflage it.

Man that tailgate sure looked in better shape than the one I got on mine. I had to buy a new one from VPW. ($550!) Congrats on a great looking ride.

Just remember as a ham license holder that there is a BAND PLAN. In other words, hams are allowed to transmit only in certain frequency bands. Military radios may cover this band, and lots more. For example: the RT-524 transmits from 30 MHz to 75.95 MHz. As a ham license holder, you may ONLY...

Not to mention, here's a pic of an M37 that was sold off through GL in 2004. A nice, surviving example of an M37. And I'm sure there's still a few old Power Wagons in the weeds at Ft. Bum-phuck Egypt somewhere...

GSA will have older line trucks come out for a LONG time. Forestry Department especially. They seem to keep trucks well into their 30 year old time range, sometimes as much as 50-60 years, believe it or not. While there is a phase-out period, there are straglers that stay in the DoD system...

Yes, there are THREE military nets that I am aware of. They are as follows: Old Military Radio Net - East Coast, Saturday mornings starting 0500, 3885 KHz +/- QRM. QSX is Ted, W3PWW. It isn't necessary to check in with military gear, but that is what this net is all about. Westcoast...

Check with Jim Henry in NC, he always has a pile of them. If not, Austin Weber sells them on eBay, his eBay name is "beltfed34".

I thought you were referring to those rice burner owners that put the blue-tinted bulbs in their red taillights to look different. Cops love those.

I dunno about this - the truck needs a regular slobbering of oil and grease on the underside for rust prevention, as prescribed in the operator's manual. You really need to put the hose back on. That oily mess they normally provide isn't a problem, it's a feature. :grd:

If any did get out so far, they were almost scrap condition. I have only seen a few of the FMTV trailers come out to date, and they are 10-12 years old max. Generally, the newer something is, the worse shape it will be in when it does get surplussed. The only MTVR truck I have seen sold off...

Oww! My neck!

The tech license is EASY. General took me a couple years on and off of studying for it before I was confident enough to take the exam, passed on the first try. I want to take the Extra Class license when I go to Frostfest in Richmond VA first weekend of February. THAT is going to be tough...

I plan on being there as well. For those who have never been to this event, it's not a vehicle show, just a parts swap meet, indoor only for the most part. Early March in central PA is bitter cold and icy, but it's worth it to start out the new year with an early show.

Good eye, WM, I agree. However, they would have had to shorten the rear frame down to normal M35A2 length as well.

Pictures look good, very high tech. But I don't see a single vacuum tube in there. :(

Glad you got home safe. Just an off-the-wall question, Jay - do you ever buy MVs with the intent of keeping them? I've seen almost every MV known to man in your driveway pics but they never hang around. :roll:

Mmmmm...mermite containers filled with hot grub and cold beer. Well, hot grub anyways. Great pic!

Great job, IMHO. I think I made one model in my life, it was a Spitfire airplane, when I was 11 years old. Looked like a glob of glue and mis-assembled parts when it was done. I think I ended up using it as an ashtray, like most of my other shop projects in middle school. Keep up the good...

Thanks for the kind words, Rick. I sure hope so. There are jobs out there, but there is so much competition for them, the only jobs that are easily gotten are ones that won't pay the bills. If I was married to someone who worked, I might entertain a $10-12/hour job, but I need $20/hr minimum...