From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 31 2006 - 12:41:24 PST
I have driven some home from the base and it is only 60 miles and my feet,
>From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu>
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butt, shoulders and teeth were always sore when I got home but it had
nothing to do with sitting in the truck. You guys must be very mellow(or
were you gelling) when driving. :-) Wayne
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Trailer electrical hookup
>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:56:27 -0800
>
>I drove my M54A2 5 ton from Seattle all the way down to Berkeley CA
>With no problems whatsoever with regards to comfort. It had the new power
>steering
>MWO and the issue air ride seat.
>Bruce
>
>
>Eric Scott wrote:
>
>>I had to drive my M35 from Salem Or, to Seattle, WA,
>>My butt was fine, but I had to break into the Advil
>>because my shoulders were aching. I guess there is
>>something to be said about power steering.
>>
>>Eric
>>
>>--- V SCHWARTZ <vsaws@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Well Sonny, I guess that I'm just getting old. And
>>>if I had a rig like yours, I would be in Fla right now. I' ll be
>>>looking for you in aberdeen this year . We will be in row L/M6&7I will
>>>have to
>>>limmit my convoys to under 500 miles from base this year. Vinny
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
>>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:14 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [MV] Trailer electrical hookup
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Vinny,
>>>>
>>>>Whatsamatteryou? Two years ago I logged 2200
>>>>
>>>>
>>>miles going to Aberdeen from
>>>
>>>>Northwest Florida with an M35 and pulling a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>camper. My wife and dog even
>>>
>>>>went and none of us had any problems with comfort.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>It was an adventure
>>>
>>>>and we enjoyed it, slipping clutch and all.
>>>>
>>>>Hopefully there will be another convoy I can
>>>>
>>>>
>>>participate in someday where
>>>
>>>>mutual respect among participants exists.
>>>>
>>>>Sonny
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "V SCHWARTZ" <vsaws@optonline.net>
>>>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>>>
>>>>
>>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:54 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [MV] Trailer electrical hookup
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Mark, When I bought my wrecker from a fine
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>gentleman in Michigan, I went
>>>
>>>>>out witha friend and drove the thing home it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>was 750 miles the trip was
>>>
>>>>>mostly uneventvile until I got close to NJ, But
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>we got it home in one
>>>
>>>>>piece. I think the Lord likes idiots. But I
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>figure I saved some big
>>>
>>>>>bucks.Its been here about 2 years and I still
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>have the callouses on my
>>>
>>>>>ass. Personally, I think that if I was suspicious
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>of the seller , I would
>>>
>>>>>go get it post haste I mean how bad could it get?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>Vinny