From: Henry J. Fackovec (hfackovec@easternems.com)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 18:30:49 PDT
Just to show that I do not continually dump on Ron:
Its all true. Guilty as charged, I never said I know anything about
driving. I am saving up for one of the M35A3s with the auto transmission. I
still do not understand why there are three petals and I have only two feet.
Remember my formative driving days were spent with NYC emergency vehicles,
kill one, go to Motor Transport Div and sign for another.....
As far as the music: Blondie, the Ramones, and Springsteen.
Hankie " Drive like its the last run the car is going to" Fackovec
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronzo" <rojoha@attbi.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 2:16 PM
Subject: [MV] A Rebuttal....Re: [MV] A grand MV meeting
> WARNING>>>>> WHINER SHIELDS UP TO MAXIMUM>>>>>>>HELM>>>>PREPARE FOR
> EMERGENCY MANEUVERING TO AVOID TEARS>>>>>>
>
>
> Geeze....I ignored the Military only zones and the Death to reenactors
> threads like a good little MV'er should and then WHAM!!! Like the Arab
> Proverb says, 'Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer' maybe
the
> MV'er Proverb should be 'Keep your "friends" in a truck in a different
> state'.
>
> I swear I feel like I live in the basement of a two holer. Everybody
> tells me what a putz I am, but I keep coming back for more.
>
> In reply to Hankies ravings:
>
> > " Hauling a MKT with a M109 already loaded with tons of crap up
the
> long steep
> hills of northern Vt is a challenge (Mostly on the horns of the cars stuck
> behind us.)"<
>
>
> While going from RAMs ranch back to the interstate we descended some
> really STEEP hills. After the first couple of decents, Hankie asked 'You
> smell something burning?' To which I replied to 'if we're stopped, there
> must be time to spray paint the rims and drums Fackovec', 'yep, that be
> paint burning off your drums and hubs'.
> At a stop to check the trailer wheels and hubs, Hankie said that the
> trailer was pushing the 109 all over the place. As was pointed out, the
> brake hose works best when hooked up to the 'SERVICE' glad hand, not
> 'EMERGENCY' and then you OPEN the valve.
>
> >"It was truly 5 quality hours with Ron driving back in a turbo deuce
where
> I could not hear him."<
>
> OR the rapping of the overloaded rods and mains.
>
>
> He does not mention that we returned via I-93 south which, while
miles
> shorter than our route to VT (I-89 to I-91), is mostly all UPHILL from St.
> Johnsbury until you get past the White Mountains National Forest. Then add
> in that it is a divided one lane wide road for 10 miles or so, and it was
> 'Leaf Peepers' time in the 'North Country' and add in a M109 dragging an
MKT
> driven by 'Pedal to the Metal ' Hankie and you know it ain't going to be
> pretty. Lots of 'peepers' indicated we were number 1 as they finally got
> around us.
>
> Hankie could not hear me for 5 hours because he wears walkman
headphones
> listening to God knows what. He did respond to frantic hand waving after a
> fashion. Hankie appears unfamiliar with the two 'clocks' in the dash.
Hence,
> with the walkman masking both my screams of "SHIFT DOWN FOR CRISE
> SAKES!!!!!" and the truck being almost silent since we are in 5th on a 48%
> grade with one 'clock' showing 10 mph and the other showing 900 rpm, well
> going down to 4th, then 3rd, then 2nd and stopping and starting and
staying
> in 1st, made for a LONG, SLOW ride.
> It had its plusses though. It did allow me to get out, run over to a
> rest area, use the mens room, talk to the ranger, get a sample glass of
> cider, read the plaques describing the Mountains visible from the
overlook,
> walk back to the truck, chat with the bus load of Japaneses tourists as
they
> walked uphill along side their tour bus picking up leaves and pinecones
for
> souveniors or ran ahead to video tape Hankie's 109 and their bus and 139
> cars and tour busses c r a w l i n g up the hill while trapped behind 'TA
SK
> FORCE FACKOVEC', check the lashings on the MKT cover and climb back into
the
> M109 as it 'chugged' up the hill past the rest area. Oh yeah, then listen
to
> Hankie bitch about the Japs who keep climbing up on the front of the truck
> to have their pictures taken.
> I think Hankie equates 5th with 'drive' in a current type vehicle. I
> tried to explain using both the transfer case and transmission in concert
> when starting out with a loaded vehicle as was shown to me this summer by
> CWO (ret) Don Richards, Deuce Guru extrodinaire. But Hankie is a radio
type
> and a crackerjack mechanic whose favorite tool is 'Mr. Smoke Wrench' (it's
a
> Bronx thing). And I seem to be a lousy teacher and don't know enough
> American sign language to make myself understood to him. Maybe one of you
> folks could explain 'Torque vs. Power' curves in one syllabel words for
some
> of us.
>
>
> >"Forgot the most important moment of the day: RONZO "I can drive
> anything
> with wheels or tracks" while moving the M109 with the MKT backed into
Ram's
> new pole barn and destroyed it."<
>
> Hmmmm....the question begs to be asked by you all "Why was putzo
backing
> up the truck/trailer consist and if he is so bad a driver, who put him in
> the cab?"
> Because the 109 and MKT had to be turned 180 degrees and had to be 3
> point turned in an area about 40 feet wide and the trailer had to be
> inserted around a corner of the barn and along side it to accomplish it.
In
> front of the M109 was a 20 foot vertical drop. While backing up the
trailer,
> it had to be sent into a right turn around the corner with 20 foot pull
ups
> to 'straighten' out. So in the right mirror I am looking out at the right
> side of the MKT and the front of the barn, in the left mirror I see no
> trailer (cause it is turned) and I should see a 'ground guide'. Ground
> guides are SUPPOSED to know if they can't see the driver in the mirror, he
> can't see them. And I as a driver KNOW if I can't see the guide, I should
> STOP immediately. When I pulled forward for the third time to starighten
> out, my 'guide' came forward to tell me I hit the garage two times ago.
When
> I asked why they didn't signal me to stop, he said 'We were YELLING stop
> from behind the trailer'. Which was around the corner and not visible. And
> it was MY fault I had on hearing protection.
>
> >"Ronzo ("11 vehicles, and not one of them run Ron") made a deal to buy a
> running vehicle. ( When he gets it back to his house, the other rusty
hulks
> will probably gang up on it and rip its injection pump out.)" <
>
>
> It has been said that as a mechanic, I'd make a great tailor. I have 4
> M38A1s, an M715, a bunch of 5 KW gen sets and trailers, 3 H-1 diesel
powered
> aircraft heaters and some other odds and ends that don't run. I was told
by
> Charlie 3 weeks ago, that since rideing down and back with me to Gilbert.
> PA., he no longer has any energy and fails to complete projects he starts.
> He said he would not sell me an M1010 carcus to rebuild since it would
never
> get beyond the pile of parts stage and the parts are too rare to just
throw
> away. The club members say that the surest way to buy a vehicle that has
> been untouched for restoration is to buy some thing I have owned for 15
> years.
> So I follow everyones advice and when I come across a nice vehicle
that
> is completely restored at an attractive price, I did what every red
blooded,
> he-man MV'er does. I asked my wife if I could buy it. She said yes if I
> would stop pestering her with non-sense about conjugal duties. WIN-WIN
> situation!!!! So I got a reaally pristine M1010 headed this way as a daily
> driver, which will double as temporary living quarters for Barney and me
> when we get kicked out.
>
>
> I'll post some photos of the M1010 and maybe some of RAMs driveway in
my
> defense, for those interested. Try here for a start:
> http://community.webshots.com/album/52007538UscXpJ .
> Until then, could someone drop down an UNUSED roll of toilet paper
so
> I can wipe off my glasses. And Hankie, you should try chewing your food
> better and SHELL the pistacios before you eat them or you could get
colitis
> ....
>
>
> Ronzo .....The beatings will continue until morale improves!
>
>
>
>
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