YARD JEEPS

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YARD JEEPS

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:11 pm

One of the long gone surplus dealers had an MB yard Jeep for use as a runabout in the salvage yard, I witnessed it pull a WWII surplus Oshkosh Snowblower truck up a slight grade into the shop. The unit weighed 12 Tons.
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Re: YARD JEEPS

Post by GI. » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:01 am

Ben Dover wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:11 pm
 One of the long gone surplus dealers had an MB yard Jeep for use as a runabout in the salvage yard, I witnessed it pull a WWII surplus Oshkosh Snowblower truck up a slight grade into the shop. The unit weighed 12 Tons.
Did the jeep driver make sure the parking brake was off on the Oshkosa ? :wink:
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Re: YARD JEEPS

Post by Joe Gopan » Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:37 am

Must have.
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Re: YARD JEEPS

Post by chasendeer » Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:15 pm

I have a GPW forklift to use in my wreaking yard.
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Re: YARD JEEPS

Post by Mark Jesic » Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:27 pm

The wartime jeep is definetely the most versatile vehicle in the world. :)
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Re: YARD JEEPS

Post by HankII » Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:12 pm

The wartime jeep is definetely the most versatile vehicle in the world.
Although the Rear Seat isn't all that ideal at the drive-in movie theatre. ...
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Re: YARD JEEPS

Post by GUNNUT in Iowa » Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:19 pm

HankII wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:12 pm
The wartime jeep is definetely the most versatile vehicle in the world.
Although the Rear Seat isn't all that ideal at the drive-in movie theatre. ...
Park the Jeep in the front of the "action".

Folks will be looking at the Jeep and not paying any attention at "things" happening elsewhere.
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