Re: [ihc] Wheely David

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Ed Sohm" <idaemes@domain.elided>
To: "'Ryan Moore'" <baradium@domain.elided>; "IHC Digest"
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Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 13:49
Subject: RE: [ihc] Wheely David


> Ryan,
>
> Brake parts for military vehicle are easy to find and not all that
> expensive, people are just averse to spending the money on a "free"
> vehicle. That is how many fire departments/countys/whatever view
> vehicles like that.  They were fun to own, but since they got them for
> nothing (or next to it), they don't want to put anything into them.  I
> own an M220 because of just this reason.  Nobody saw a value in it.
>
> Try: www.memphisequipment.com for the deuce and:

They don't list brake parts.   The fire dept has been searching for brake
parts for the 6x6, and they *can't* find them at *any* price.

The other department took their trucks down because of lack of parts, and
considering they have some brand new fire trucks and can afford them, I
think they could get the money in their budget to fix up the old 4x4s if
they could find the parts easily.   I know a guy in the latter department
and he directly told me he was unable to find parts at all for what his
trucks needed (not that they were too expensive, that he never found a place
that had them), and he is the one that told me about the former department
having trouble with brake parts.  I do think brake parts can be had, and
have been contemplating trying to acquire the 6x6, but don't really have a
way to move it...

They would rather fix the 6x6 if they can because otherwise they will be
*buying* a replacement tanker truck (it has a tank fitted to it), right now
they don't have one at all.   They can get ex military stuff sometimes, (the
second department has two CUCVs set up as brush fire trucks), but a lot of
the time they raise money and buy their own equipment.  The second
department bought their new fire trucks by holding monthly fish fries as a
fund raiser, and they still do the same thing to help with maintainance etc.
They do their own actual mechanical work too to save money.

I know there's another guy who's on the BB who is going as far as rebuilding
an engine to go into an early 70's loadstar fire truck to keep it running.

> www.vintagepowerwagons.com for the power wagons.
>
> Plenty available for the Power Wagons and comparable to '60s and '70s IH
> parts price wise IMO.  Pretty good when you are talking about vehicles
> from the 40s and 50s.
>
> There are some good upgrades out there: 4 wheel disks for PWs and power
> steering for Deuces.
>
>
>
>
> Ed
>

BTW, if you notice, that website sells 6x6s set up like the one dept has...
you think they get them cheap?  I doubt it, and I be they would rather fix
the one they have then buy a whole new truck.

Just IMO,
Ryan


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