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I couldn't wait any longer to see what's in the wooden crate that was holding down the passenger seat. As I guessed, it contained the basic issue items (BII) for the truck: Tool bag, manual bag, a few hand tools, 8-ton hydraulic bottle jack, geared dual-wheel lug wrench with bars, chain hoist...

Thanks, Matt! Time to head out to the truck and sit in it for a bit before bedtime. I'll take a little mind-cruise in it. :driver:

Good question! I have to get the form 97, find out how to best insure the beast, get it titled, renew my medical card...

Yes, I did tell the towing company about the dirt roads, and I gave them the lest painful route to use (if they relied on a GPS map, it would get them into lots of trouble). I've had Landolls onto my property before; for that matter, my entire house came up that road in two pieces. I've also had...

It's here! More details later...

Driver just called. Couldn't get all the way down the dirt road with his landoll, so he offloaded at a clearing and is driving it the rest of the way!

I'm on my cell phone right now, so I can't type too much. Waiting on the front porch for the truck to arrive. Will post a lot more later! I'll try to at least post a cellphone picture when it gets here. I'll post a metric crapton of pics on my web page by the weekend!

Truck is due at my house in about an hour. I hope to have an update soon!

I haven't paid any attention to civilian H1 prices, but if you can get a running one with a good drivetrain for $10k, that sounds like a cheaper starting point. There are some differences, but the basic body, frame and drivetrain are about the same, I think.

Several hundred USMC surplus HMMWVs were released to the public through dealer-only auto auctions in Riverside, CA and Atlanta, GA back in 1999, if I recall correctly. Those trucks are now in the hands of private owners all over the US. Mine is one of the Riverside ones. They're out there if you...

Will do! Thanks again for your advice, folks. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a satisfying outcome for everybody involved.

Here is an update: I got the manager on the phone after a few tries this morning. It turns out that he was the guy I originally talked to when I set up the tow, and he was out on vacation when his employee lost my paperwork. He's agreed to do the pickup himself on Wednesday morning, at a...

Thanks for the referrals, quickfarms, and thanks for the insight, papabear! Yes, you're right that that owner may not know what happened. I talked to one guy on Tuesday to make the towing arrangements, and a lady today when I called for an ETA. The lady said that the boss dropped the papers on...

Thanks, papabear! Yeah, if it was my company, I'd do the recovery at-cost, too. I wouldn't necessarily dock the dispatcher, depending on the circumstances. In my industry (semiconductors; I'm an electrical engineer), we say that if you haven't made a million dollar mistake, then you're still...

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I won a nice-looking M923 out of GL in Barstow recently, and got my EUC approval on Tuesday morning. I made arrangements with a local towing company to pick up the truck this morning, but they dropped the ball and never dispatched their driver. I didn't find out until I called the office at...