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Our local city public works has been using M1008's and fixing them up for plow, work and maintenance trucks. This one is the vehicle maintenance shop's road service truck. They did an extra nice job on it.
I was at Letterkenny Army Depot yesterday picking up some trailers for our Sheriff's Office thru the LESO program. I saw a couple of hard top HMMWVs there and wanted to know what they were used for. I searched and found that it was a kit that could be ordered thru supply to convert soft tops but...
We had a B17G Flying Fortress at our local airport (Wheeling/Ohio Co, WV) this week. Saw it land and taxi after a flight with some folks who put up the cash for a ride. Its the Sentimental Journey with the Commerative Air Force.
We went to Letterkenny Army Depot and recovered these two M1009's through the 1033 or LESO program. Towed one, drove one. Had no major issues but noticed the rear seal on the transer case of the one I drove was leaking. Tailgate and rear axle were spotted pretty bad. We plan on getting one more...
Thought you might like some pics of a "civilianized" surplus M1008 in action. We used it on a marijuana eradication mission recently and after seeing some of the pics on this site I thought I'd take a few of the truck, not just the plants.
BTW I am considering getting a M1009 from an auction...
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