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Hadn't looked in Radio Nerds... so I went there & did some searches nothing turned up. In searching the internet, at the top of search findings it now brings me back to Steel Soldiers & this thread... 😂 Anyway, I hope it finds a good home. Who knows, a new owner may end up here at Steel...

Thats a very cool video! Love those old video's that capture that era. I could imagine that type of saw sitting on the back end of that trailer. Mobil saw moved to various jobsites as required. BTW, "Ft Lewis" that was mentioned early in video is just up the road in Washington state.

Here is the trailer its mounted on. If it was originally mounted on this trailer, paint & patina seem to match genset age etc., perhaps the 16" Radial Saw was positioned aft of the genset and sat on trailer. The two rearward facing work lights would seem to support that type of configuration...

Also, its advertised as only 6 hrs on the Hobbs & does show that on the meter clearly in the CL ad and states that paint has not burned off exhaust manifold... :unsure: However, given the overall condition of the unit & trailer perhaps it had an engine replacement that only has 6 hrs on it or...

Was cruising Craigslist & stumbled across it by searching using "10kw military generator". Asking price is $4k and not what I'm looking for. Regardless that's a pretty lofty price for a genset where parts are going to be hard to locate for a 54 yr old military genset. I'm standardized on the...

Yeah, noticed the SAW 16" reference but wasn't sure if that referenced a mill saw or some odd reference to a "16" Squad Automatic Weapon" control system:unsure: lol. Thanks, that confirms what it is and was used for. Though is a bit confusing seeing 1 phase and 3 phase notations on panel.

Yeah, whatever it is, its an odd one. Wondering how it was used?

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Stumbled across this 54 yr old Navy Genset & wondering if anybody knows much about it? It uses a 4-cylinder Mercedes engine and is rated for 10kw 60 Hz 120/308 & "appears" to be switchable 1 or 3 phase (Center Switch & photo #4). Or is that when connected to shore power?