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[rob love]

I believe they were produced from 52 until 56. I have attached a message re the final disposition of the old deuce. The pre-positioned trucks in Norway should have been the last of them, however I did the PCC inspection on one that was still in service in 87. It was a hold out from the comm sqn who did not get a replacement truck so were trying to keep their old one, until the rear main started to leak. A request from base maintenance for the REL on the truck got me the attached message.

Some trucks remained as training aids well into the 90s. They were usually as non runners, used for NBCW decam or for recovery casualties. Many of them also served on as targets, with apparently hundreds going to Cold Lake. There are still the odd ones on the ranges here in Shilo.

Hard to say how many collectors have them. They are a very thirsty truck, and as well require a higher class of drivers license than a normal pickup would require. As well, if you hook up the matching M104 trailers, you technically require an air brake endorsement.