July 4 Parade

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Centerville Texas, Wednesday

Finally have my 5 ton restored enough to do the parade.
I did not serve (one of my few regrets) so I want to be sure this wont offend any vets or anyone other than libs.
This is my way of giving back a little.
Thanks to those who did serve...

 

[oneshot86]

holy moses, thats great, does that have a crane in the back

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

yep, small knuckle boom crane, gonna hang an 8' flag off the back with it.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

That is awesome!

I'll have the Mutt out on the 4th, if it isn't 100 $#@ing degrees. Next saturday is an MVPA meet near me. Going up to that with an assortment of toys!

Great restoration on that truck!!!! Gorgeous!

I keep thinking that an FMTV is in my future... Damn you can buy those things for nothing.

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[ArmyJerry]

Bigger star would look better. also a kilroy was here somewhere on taht thing, and a middle finger in magic marker , nice job man.

 

[ArmyJerry]

where you gusy buying this shit?
PM me

That is awesome!

I'll have the Mutt out on the 4th, if it isn't 100 $#@ing degrees. Next saturday is an MVPA meet near me. Going up to that with an assortment of toys!

Great restoration on that truck!!!! Gorgeous!

I keep thinking that an FMTV is in my future... Damn you can buy those things for nothing.

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Geno C.]

Good looking resto job ?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-2-1-2...127188?hash=item2f1bef3fd4:g:ECEAAOSwIMBbJ~sQ

 

[jrassy]

Very nice job on that truck!

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Restored a '41 Indian also, it rides on the back

That is awesome!

I'll have the Mutt out on the 4th, if it isn't 100 $#@ing degrees. Next saturday is an MVPA meet near me. Going up to that with an assortment of toys!

Great restoration on that truck!!!! Gorgeous!

I keep thinking that an FMTV is in my future... Damn you can buy those things for nothing.

Cheers,

Sirhr

Thanks! Most Parts for these things are cheap too! Cheaper and faster to buy new doors and paint em than buy all the parts and restore doors.
Guaranteed to be 100+ in the cab at parade speeds, this is how we plan on dealing with that!

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Love the Military Scout! Great job!

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. I've posted it before. But here is my Mutt:

 

[SageRatSafaris]

Amazing restoration. No small amount of work!

Bigger star would look better. also a kilroy was here somewhere on taht thing, and a middle finger in magic marker , nice job man.

Whenever Kilroy gets mentioned, I think of one of the most amazing Kilroy stories from the book Secrets of Inchon by Eugene Clark. Clark was a Naval intelligence officer tasked with covertly measuring the Inchon harbor seawalls, determining which mud flats could bear vehicles, locating the shore defense gun emplacements, and seeing whether the channel was mined. Truly epic story of sampam naval battles, midnight raids, swimming to the seawalls buck naked with a .45, fending of North Korean attacks on his island base of operations, and so much more. Clark's final task was to secure the lighthouse on Palmi-Do island and light the beacon so MacArthur's invasion fleet could navigate the hazardous channel in the pre-dawn hours. Clark left a Kilroy Was Here on the lighthouse door, knowing the Marines that found it later would be dumbfounded. Clark was a badass, two Silver Stars and a Navy Cross. Amazing first-person account, I highly recommend his book.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Thanks for the book recommendation! I will look that one up!

Another good one on the early UDT's is Web Foot Warriors, written c. 1960 by Herbert? Best. Great read about the formation of the UDT's and their missions right up until the Seal teams started. Some very tough guys!

BTW, ODA 555 (The Triple Nickel) did the same thing in Afghanistan.... Painted a red 555 on the tower at Bagram. Then left!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Arc Light]

Awesome work!

Now go piss off and offend these liberal failed abortions. Shouldn’t take much effort.

 

[Marinevet1]

Sweet truck.....sweet motorcycle.......dosen't matter if you served,.....it's your attitude to all the bull shit that's going on.......that's what matters.......you never know what the future brings. be ready to stand tall......the time may be soon be up on us......we are the the new American Patroits........

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Thanks All!
Getting some of that damn Sahara dust over in here...
I was actually born on the 4th of July tho!

 

[FS1]

Love the Military Scout! Great job!

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. I've posted it before. But here is my Mutt:

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No snorkel?

Nothing says eff you liberals quite like an M2

 

[Maggot]

Great paint job. That took a lot of sanding.

 

[MtnCreek]

Love the Military Scout! Great job!

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. I've posted it before. But here is my Mutt:

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I bet you have a good story or two about some lib douche getting butthurt over seeing this in town.

 

[Alphatreedog]

Thanks alot guys . I'm in the Raman noodle stretch of my fiscal year . Ammo and reloadong suplies have been purchased as well as any other toys for the year . And now hey look at what you can buy . That LMTV is friggin awesome . My buddy is Striker Brigade National Guard outta Philly . I'm sure there's a few guy with experience on these there . If I'M not mistaken they may srill run some .

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Great paint job. That took a lot of sanding.

And sand blasting...

 

[pmclaine]

where you gusy buying this shit?
PM me

Negative Ghost Rider.....buy ammo.

 

[oneshot86]

he needs something heavy duty to move all his ammo

and really man, great job on the truck, and not to bust it, but i think armyjerry is right, maybe make the star bigger

 

[pmclaine]

The door star would be perfect on the tank of the WLA.

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

he needs something heavy duty to move all his ammo

and really man, great job on the truck, and not to bust it, but i think armyjerry is right, maybe make the star bigger

Thanks, I will make a bigger star, that was as big as we could print for a template.

 

[oneshot86]

really dude, i dont want to sound nuthin, you really did a great job.
i love the sheen on the paint, satin?

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

really dude, i dont want to sound nuthin, you really did a great job.
i love the sheen on the paint, satin?

Well I did research on the paint for the 1941 bike and it is a lighter shade flat olive drab. After 1944 it went a shade darker, so I bought both to see and the darker was semi gloss so of course I had to mix the two colors together and that's what went on the truck.
Here are the different shades mixed in the middle. I used to do this kinda work for a living now I do it for fun...

 

[QuickNDirty]

You've got a typo. Ain't is supposed to have an apostrophe.

Except for that, outstanding work!

 

[Strykervet]

Nicer looking than any I ever used! I always thought the 5 ton was badass.

I'd like one of those LMTV's, ugly as hell but for $4000 and little use I'd like to rip the cab off and make it into a war pig. Like a big ass 2.5ton go cart with a .50. A nice portable range. I had the idea to put a winch crane in it but you one upped that. Maybe one day...

If you were closer and had a post we could arm it up for the parade!

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Well that parade was the most humbling and patriotic experience I have ever had! It was huge for such a small town(pop. 892) I don't have pics of the parade itself yet but it took about 30-45 minutes on the route thru town.
We got cheered by crowds, saluted and thanked by several vets.
Gonna have to step it up for next year...

the wife not me, I'm to old and ugly

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Definitely no libs in this town to piss off

 

[mtwarych]

OP,

By chance is there a picture of your better half fueling that monster on the internet?

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

haha... hope not, but anything is possible these days

 

[oneshot86]

Well that parade was the most humbling and patriotic experience I have ever had! It was huge for such a small town(pop. 892) I don't have pics of the parade itself yet but it took about 30-45 minutes on the route thru town.
We got cheered by crowds, saluted and thanked by several vets.
Gonna have to step it up for next year...
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the wife not me, I'm to old and ugly

complete awesomeness

dude, i so love my hiab 650a knuckle boom crane

 

[pmclaine]

'Murica!

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

complete awesomeness

dude, i so love my hiab 650a knuckle boom crane

Yup, this is an 032 that I haven't found specs on yet, it doesn't have a winch but I plan on mounting a 24v winch on it to make it more useful.

Loading the bike

 

[oneshot86]

damn, thats a pretty bike...

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Damn, this whole topic is outstanding!

Greg

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Damn, this whole topic is outstanding!

Greg

The real MV fanatics can be found here

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/

 

[oneshot86]

side note, i use that same strap to S.P.I.E. rig the kids around the yard with the truck and crane, then pusset wrap other 4 ft slings to the yellow 10 and its carnie time, sorry Geno, had to, your much more of a class act than us down here, lol...

 

[hankpac]

Very well done. The paint is impeccable. give some thought to unit designations on the bumpers. I would suggest C-1/327, 101 but that's just my own bias. Perhaps the unit of a family member.

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Very well done. The paint is impeccable. give some thought to unit designations on the bumpers. I would suggest C-1/327, 101 but that's just my own bias. Perhaps the unit of a family member.

Thanks
Well this has rekindled an interest in finding out my fathers Military history. We were not that close and I have nothing but a memory.
Any help on where to start?

 

[hankpac]

Thanks
Yes.. As I have had no unit designation am open for suggestions. My dad was at Ft. Brag I think in Texas? crap that was NC
Ah Ft Bliss

I did basic in Texas, so, not for me. The uniti I thought of was the battalion and first company I served with in VN, but like I said, it should be soemthing that means something to you. Could always use the Night Stalkers unit designation, or 5th SF, or hell, even SOCOM or or the new Space Forces unit designation. Whatever. Just research it and get it correct, since like the Star, it should be accurate. The rest of that truck from top to bottom is incredible.

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

I did basic in Texas, so, not for me. The uniti I thought of was the battalion and first company I served with in VN, but like I said, it should be soemthing that means something to you. Could always use the Night Stalkers unit designation, or 5th SF, or hell, even SOCOM or or the new Space Forces unit designation. Whatever. Just research it and get it correct, since like the Star, it should be accurate. The rest of that truck from top to bottom is incredible.

Edited my prior post for help on where to start research
Thanks