From: J (W7LS@BLARG.NET)
Date: Mon Nov 01 2004 - 23:03:39 PST
Aha! You finally noticed the fuel bill, huh? :-) I figure I'm paying
about 50 cents a mile for fuel in a 5t truck with a trailer on it.
Those jeeps are looking pretty good, I'd say....Jim
Mark J. Blair, NF6X wrote:
> Ok, this may be a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway: Do any of
> y'all have a military Jeep or MUTT that you would consider trading for
> a 2.5-ton 6x6 multifuel?
>
> I have too many deuces (6, and I'd like to thin the herd down to 1 or
> 2), but no quarter-tons yet. I would consider trading a running deuce
> for a running Jeep or MUTT. I would not be looking for a show-winner;
> motor-pool trucks that I wouldn't mind getting dirty are more my
> style, and judging by the prices I've seen, a show-winning Jeep
> wouldn't be an even trade for a typical deuce, anyway. I think that
> just about any US tactical military Jeep or MUTT model (M38, M151*,
> GPW/MB, M38A1) might interest me. I probably would not be interested
> in a truck with major non-military modifications (i.e., voltage
> change, engine swap, badly hacked body, etc.). Bolt-on mods that are
> easily reversed (like "wrong" wheels) may not bother me. Dents or
> small-caliber holes aren't necessarily a problem, either. Cut and
> rewelded structural stuff would concern me. I'd want a truck that's
> reasonably complete and in reasonably good shape, i.e. not a
> show-winner, but not a bucket of rust, either.
>
> I have a running M35A2 with troop seats that I could offer in trade:
>
> http://www.qsl.net/nf6x/forsale/04D98671/index.html
>
> I also have an M35A2C "drop-side" that I'd prefer to keep, but a
> particularly interesting trade might make me change my mind.
>
> My trucks and I are in Riverside, CA.
>
> I just sold my first military truck (an M109A3 2.5-ton shop van) on
> eBay, and the buyer is working out the shipping details. I hope that
> he has as much fun with it as I have! I have another shop van that I
> bought to replace the first one a few years ago, but it took me this
> long to break down and sell the first one. I have far more invested in
> the new shop van than anybody in their right mind would pay for it, so
> I guess it's staying in my fleet for good! :-) I have a few other
> cargo trucks that I bought in the same auction as the drop-side that
> I'd like to unload to cover the cost of the drop-side, including the
> one that I'm offering here and a couple others that aren't running
> yet. I don't think the non-runners would be an even trade for a
> running Jeep or Mutt until I fix them up, and it may be a long while
> before I get around to working on them.
>
> Please contact me off-list if you would like to propose a trade or are
> interested in buying one of the other trucks. My full trade list is on
> my web page (see below). I also have some generators and trailers
> listed there, and I'm looking for some HMMWV and radio items.
>
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