Wow what a beauty! That is a fine looking Military Jeep. You may want to start a photo album Hodakaguy. Welcome!
Wow what a beauty! That is a fine looking Military Jeep. You may want to start a photo album Hodakaguy. Welcome!
Thanks Mate. I usually host all my pics on SmugMug and post them in my specific thread. An album may work good though with the sites photo limitations.Originally Posted by bmorgil
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My father and I have went on a lot of long road trips to snag vehicles over the years, but this one was our longest yet. We traveled the 2250 miles in 2.5 days. The Jeep was exactly what the seller said it was and came with some nice bonuses, a replica Browning M2 & M1919 with Tripod, pintle mount and pedestal. With the deal done we loaded the Jeep on the trailer and headed back west!
We debated on pulling the top off the Jeep for the trip home and folding the windshield down for less wind resistance..... But we were concerned that if we hit rain we didn't want the radio and interior getting soaked with road grime so we decided to try towing with the top on and see how it goes. The top is very tight/secure and tows great, no flapping etc. (We kept an eye on it and it did great all the way home with zero signs of wear. We will probably pick up a small enclosed trailer for future towing).
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The first of many fuel stops on the way home.
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We didn't stop at many places except for fuel...but we did swing in to check out the worlds largest fireworks store. It was Huge!
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We made it to Blue Earth Minnesota on Monday afternoon and got a hotel for the night. Up until now we've had clear blue skies but the forecast was showing a major change coming that night. They were warning of extreme thunder storms along with heavy rain, hail and possible tornadoes the following day! The storm system would stretch all the way across South Dakota on Tuesday but would be sunny and clear again on Wed. We decided to hang out at the hotel on Tuesday and let the weather pass, the jeep was secured from the weather and it would give us a little rest from sitting in the truck.
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Tuesday and rain. The Jeep came with a fitted waterproof cover, we installed the fitted cover then a tarp over that. We lashed it all down tight with ropes to keep it from flapping/wearing anything, the setup worked great keeping the Jeep nice and dry in the storms heavy rain. We lucked out and didn't get any hail. I'm really glad we didn't push further west as the storm was more severe in SD.
Checking out the replica M2 at the Hotel.
Wed and back on the road. Clouds in the sky but the rain is gone, the extra days wait was a good call!
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The last hotel stop of the trip in Montana.
We're being followed!
Safely back at home in WA.
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Playing in the neighborhood a bit. I'm going to go through and change all the fluids before we go out driving it any further.
A few misc pics of the radio unit. This unit is set up to transmit on Artillery frequencies. The unit powers up but I have no idea what I'm doing with it LOL. I'll study some manuals on it when I get a chance.
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