From: specwar (specwar@piace.com)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 18:53:18 PDT
DRMO= Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
As for your item, haven't a clue, do you have a picture?
Bob Wilson
1964 American General M35A2C "The Texas Ranger"
Newsletter Editor Mid-Kansas Military Vehicle Preservation Association
MVPA#23437
GOTAM35 wrote:
> I drove my M35 out to Fort Jackson today. They don't have many privately
> owned M35s drive up. It took a little effort to get in the gate. I guess
> it was out of the ordinary. Picked my stuff up at the DRMO (what does that
> stand for anyway?). The dude that helped me load the truck asked me "is
> this a commercial vehicle?". I wasn't sure what he meant by that. I think
> before I drive it out there again I will paint it all one color and put a
> "MVPA" tag on the front. I got more looks out there than I do out in
> public.
>
> Anyway I bought something that I don't know anything about. Some one has
> already contacted me offering to buy it through Govliquidations. It is two
> of these masts for some kind of antenna I guess. They must hold some kind
> of pole that would be about 6" in diameter and it will lift the pole about 6
> feet. They have a cable that pulls the platform up and they have a square
> hole in the middle of the spool for the cable. They are about 8 feet long
> and about 10" square. I want to find out what they are and what they are
> worth before I email the dude that wants one. No point giving away a
> fortune (yea I know they're worthless, just wishful thinking). I assume
> they go on a vehicle of some sort or are used in a remote post or something.
> Any help would be appreciated. I will try to put a picture on my web site
> in the next couple of days.
>
> One more thing, I have been looking at that truck someone posted a message
> about at fort Jackson. It's the M220 posted earlier. I love to buy stuff
> and with my budget I usually get junk, so this truck is right up my ally.
> Question is what would you do with something like this. There is virtually
> nothing on it that isn't either crunched or rusted out. It would take more
> fuel to haul it to a scrap yard that it is worth. Is there any money in
> drive train parts or axles for these old trucks. I have seen one behind a
> fire dept. and a friend has one he claims can be had for just the trouble to
> haul it off. Is there something I'm missing?
>
> Joe Trapp.
>
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