From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Apr 08 2005 - 17:09:51 PDT
Went to Southeaster Equipment in 1983.
It WAS Mecca......
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Davidsen" <mike@aspirationsoftware.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 9:40 AM
Subject: [MV] okay - where's your favorite military salvage yard?
> Here's a poll/opinion/query whatever you want to call it. Just
> interested in hearing where you all enjoy going to pull your own parts
> for military vehicles. Anyone have a favorite salvage yard they love
> travelling to in order to get the parts they need? Not so much
> interested in standard vehicle parts dealers or surplus shops. Would
> like to hear about those that have a yard to browse around in. Would
> also love to see pictures of places as well, if anyone has links to the
> sites.
>
> I'll start out - love going up to Millersburg PA to Colemans Surplus -
> Shawn Coleman is a savvy salesman, but he frequently gives me good deals
> on salvaged items I pulled from his back 50 acres of surplus. Lots of
> good radio gear and vehicle parts to go around. He also has 3
> warehouses full of surplus and vehicle parts as well. He scrapped out a
> lot of stuff the past 2 years after the price of steel went up, but most
> of what went wasn't GI stuff anyways, or it was too far gone to save.
> He has lots of CUCV parts trucks, M880s, 2.5 tonners, M915 and M920
> tractors, more gensets than our Uncle Sam himself, etc. Only bitch I
> have is that he used to be open on Sat, when it was convenient for me,
> now I have to take off work on Friday to drive up. Also, down the road
> was Saturn Surplus, who we all know is a good source for parts, and
> about 3 years back they closed their doors on their retail store
> altogether, now they do mail order and internet sales only. Shame...
>
> Love to hear from more scroungers where you like to find your parts.
>
> Mike
>
>
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