From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Wed Dec 24 2003 - 10:21:32 PST
Perhaps the big guy behind the .50 cal had something to do with it?
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Foley" <redmenaced@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Another M35 HOME !!
> How did you get to drive it home without license,
> registration, and insurance??
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> Joe
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> --- Willie McClain <wiandci@comcast.net> wrote:
> > HI all, Got my M35 home on Monday. Picked mine up
> > form the Richmond, VA
> > site. I only had about 6 miles to drive mine to get
> > it home. The guys that
> > work that site are real nice. I asked if they would
> > give me a jump start and
> > they said no problem. Me and a friend of mine drove
> > down there about 9:00 am
> > with some tools and 5 gallons of fuel. The site guy
> > jumped in about 3 deuces
> > till he found one that would start. We hooked the
> > jumper cables up and my
> > truck started right up. It was warm that day, in the
> > 50's. We let it run
> > about a half hour to let the batteries charge up in
> > case it stalled on the
> > way home. The site guy answered a lot of questions I
> > had since this is my
> > first Military vehicle. It had about a half tank of
> > fuel so I didn't put in
> > what I brought. With the air presser up I drove
> > around the lot about 3 times
> > to make sure the brakes and all worked. Then I drove
> > it down to the site
> > building to sign for it and get my form to get a
> > title. The only thing that
> > happened on the way home was the door on the box
> > that's on the back flew
> > open and we had to pull over and close it. There's a
> > cotter pin that holds
> > the latch and it was out. After I got it home I shut
> > it off and tried to
> > start it and it started right back up. But the next
> > day it was dead again. I
> > took the batteries out and cleaned the post and
> > swapped the front to the
> > back. They are showing 12.30 volts separate and
> > 24.20 when I connected them
> > back up. I put my 24 volt charger on them for the
> > night and this morning
> > they are still charging. If they are any good
> > shouldn't they be charged by
> > now ? Called and got Ins and then off to the DMV.
> > That's where the problems
> > started ! They said they couldn't transfer the title
> > because they listed the
> > year as unknown and didn't have all the vin numbers.
> > I took the tag off the
> > dash with me with all the vin numbers but that
> > wasn't good enough for them.
> > DMV said all the info has to be on the paper gl
> > gives you. So now I'm
> > waiting to hear back from gl. I faxed them a copy of
> > my tag so they can
> > print me another form. Is the year of the truck
> > stamped on it anywhere ? The
> > tag on the dash has a contract # and it has DAAE 06
> > 70 C 0001. Does that
> > mean it is a 1970 ? It's made by General products
> > Division. Thanks to
> > everybody that's answered all my questions on air
> > tools and changing tires
> > etc. Merry XMAS to all ! I'm going back outside to
> > sit and drool over my new
> > toy !!!!!
> >
> >
> >
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