Hello TJ,
1. Was it built for or owned by a branch of the armed services? (And I would
consider former Coast Guard items to qualify.)
2. Does it have wheels or tracks?
3. Is it self-propelled? OK. I only checked the American Heritage Collegiate
Dictionary, but the others probably include this stipulation in their
definitions. This would pretty well restrict a trailer, which would be towed by
a vehicle, to another category. An accessory? What would that mean for a
bicycle?
4. Don't put too much faith in definitions. If you love them and you consider
them military vehicles, that's good enough for me.
Have fun!
Pete Davis
pandr@cybertours.com
Timothy Smith wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> Brought my newly acquired flightline trailer and my bomb cradle home today.
> The flightline trailer is a flatbed that will serve to provide some mobile
> (and) off the ground storage of various and sundry MV parts around here.
> Space is at a premium. The bomb cradle will serve to make the Scout's
> engine and transmission temporarily portable.
>
> Along with this odd collection I own a LIFT, AERIAL STORES which is
> basically the biggest freakin' floor jack you've ever seen. It's about 12'
> long, has big pneumatic tires and is capable of lifting hydraulically about
> 2000# on a platform that has a separate fine adjustment for the platform's
> attitude. It also has a drawbar and steerable front axle.
>
> My partner, Bill, laughingly suggested that I could now claim I have 5
> military vehicles.....Two Scouts, a WC54, the lift and the flightline
> trailer. He discounts the bomb cradle in that it has no drawbar....just
> casters. I told him (in jest) that I would pose that question to you
> guys....the experts. Now he expects an answer...... So, do they count?
>
> Keep em rollin!
>
> TJ
>
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