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What parts, for which? For the CVR(T) I'd like to find a diesel gearbox and a turret traverse gearbox. I have pretty much the rest of it, though my clutch is pretty grotty. For the Ferret I really need a set of brake hoses, Solex B rebuild kit, and a gearshifter lever assembly. It's been...

It fits! I bought the truck not knowing then length of the bed less the length of the ramps. I figured it was going to be close and worst-case I could chop a little off the ends of the ramps. The APC is a half-foot longer so turns out it's just about perfect. Just a bare hull, but it's a...

The recovery: I bought the truck about 1000 miles away, perhaps not the smartest move but if I were smart I wouldn't be doing half the things I do. The flight went well, though at security the TSA were rather perplexed by my positive-pressure hood and blower. I know I got a lot of looks and I'm...

Years later, I've moved but my CVR(T) haven't. I'm still noodling about a minimal tow rig. I saw this: Flat bed is just barely long enough. 15K empty with a 33K gross, I'd just squeak in under that, or will easily if I lost the headache rack. So, it's just barely enough truck, check. I'm...

Mostly I'm tied up doing the restoration work on my CVR(T) but still looking at tow rigs out one corner of my eye. What about one of those cute little Unimog SEE rigs? Oh, I know they are slow but I'm liking the short wheelbase and general utility. I could tow, unload, and emplace with the...

CA HWY 130 Well, it's a mixed-bag. We are on a restricted road according to Caltrans. We don't have trash service, UPS delivers but FEDEX usually will not (depends on the driver). Cal fire can get up here but it takes some time and a week ago they showed up to an incident with a good amount...

Like many members on here I just prefer self-reliance, I think I'll keep an eye out for a deal but just assume I'm going to need some help until I know what my trips actually shape up to be. I honestly think I'm looking at one or two trips per year: local, about 80 miles but up a tight road so...

Well, it actually just makes me want to buy a spare set of track and stock up on 1-trip premits. :) I can always get a rollback and use the spare deck for a tiny house trailer so it's a "self-contained camper" and thus non-commercial. I sort of knew it wasn't going to be easy like "Buy a 5-ton...

I agree that it is a sobering thought to consider an accident is a one-piece rig and gives one pause, I think I could get enough heavy chain going to feel alright about it with the idea since it makes the total rig much smaller and lighter than going with a trailer, which should reduce the odds...

Thanks for the suggestions. 25+years is a good consideration. A 5-tonner was my first thought but that and a trailer is really cumbersome to get up the road. I actually started to wonder about a MK48 I saw for sale locally but even a good deal on one digs into the wallet. The idea of an M125...

Mine sounded fine and had good compression but was a total dog with any meaningful weight in it, put a ton in the back and loaded sand trucks would pass me. 1953 REO it was that I basically gave away after the brake booster went, being young and foolish, sigh.

I'm shopping for a british FV10something so 17' long and 7-8tons and am located in CA. What are my towing options? I'm tempted to look for something old enough to count as a collector car for regestration but I also live up a really twisted mountain road so something with some cornering...