Just for the list's info Hank loaned me his M109A3 for Field Day <Ham radio
ops setup in the field and operate for 24 hours straight to demonstrate
emergency communications capability> and I used it to good advantage. No
tent to setup!! After field day I had to return a generator from Derry to
Goffstown NH, not a far distance by any means maybe 35 miles roundtrip with
a passenger who happens to be full-time NH National Guard Commo section. He
has the required checkout Military license for an M-35A2 and was absolutely
flabbergasted at the condition of the truck. He had never driven a deuce in
over 8 years active duty and been able to drive in a straight line without
chasing the steering wheel all over the place. I found if I moved the
steering wheel as little as a 1/4 inch to the left or right that's where the
truck went. Tight as a rock just like they should be. Joe Young? When I
finally convince the Wife <errrr wear down maybe?> that I really want a
deuce you will see me.
Dreaming bout Deuces
James Shanks
The Line Below is my Ham Radio Callsign
n1vbn@bit-net.com
The line below is my Ham Radio Packet Address
N1VBN @ WB1DSW.NH.USA.NOAM
-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Fackovec <Fackovec@radiotech.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 16:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce shelters/Shop vans
>Hi Andy:
>
>When I bought my M109A3 from Joe Young, the truck was in tip top condition,
>(2,000 miles!!!) the shop van body had some bad rust thru on the roof, and
>the water had gotten intothe walls and it was mess, I made a tactical
>decision, rather than spend a year totally disassembling, sandblasting and
>rparing the rust, I removed the body and replaced it.
>
>I bought a M109A3 Shop van body from Richard Greene Equipment in Halifax
PA.
>If cost $ 600.00 he slund it on with his crane, and I drove it back. the
>worst part of the project was bobtailing the duece from NH to PA.
>
>When I was there he had probably 15 more boxes in nice condition.
>
>Personally, I would not use the color sceme/condition of the paint to
decide
>about a truck, you can repaint a deuce in less than a day, and make it look
>like new.
>
>Good luck
>Hank
>
>-----------------------------------------------------
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Andy Michalski <amichalski@earthlink.net>
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 8:38 PM
>Subject: [MV] Deuce shelters
>
>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I have been kicking around the idea of getting a M109A2 shop van to use
as
>a
>> camper of sorts. After checking the local DRMO that has about 4 shop
vans
>> that will sell in the coming months, I am discouraged, all 4 were pretty
>> roached out. If it had new paint, it was smashed, and if it wasn't
>smashed,
>> it was falling apart :( . So, I am thinking of getting one of the deuce
>> shelters and putting it in the back of my M35A2, question is, anyone see
>> many of these? I checked the DRMS site and only saw some in Germany, too
>> far for me, and I don't think my deuce could make the swim to pick it up.
>> Know of anyone in the Midwest that happens to have one of these with a
>nice
>> current 3 color CARC camo paint scheme for cheap? :) Even better, anyone
>> know of someone who bought a shop van truck painted 3 color camo and
>didn't
>> want the van part of it?
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
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