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Old 16-01-10, 23:42
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Default Howard's border raid

Howard,Lee,Greg and I spent a very hot day yesterday breaking up a F60L (extra long) that a mate of mine had bought a couple of years ago with the plan to restore it. Howard wanted the cab and axles and I wanted the radiator, engine, gearbox and tranny case. 1/2 went over the border to Ganmain and the other 1/2 stayed in Victoria.
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Old 16-01-10, 23:48
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Default cab 12

By lunch time we had the trailers loaded and were on our way to check out Tim's DUKW dunking at Lake Kangaroo out of Kerang.
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42 Jeep, Trailer Aust 3
Welbike MK2 complete
Welbike MK2 inconplete under resto
C15A x3
C60S x1 ex ambo
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LP2a carrier SAR #4993.
Trailer No27 Limber
Trailer, Cario cargo
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Wiles Cooker 2 wheeled (jnr)
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Old 17-01-10, 05:26
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So that makes it a half-raid?

Will have to redress the cab 12 balance some day...
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Old 17-01-10, 21:52
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Euan the fuel tank looks a bit differant to a cab 12 tank



Howard, Emma has orded a moter bike from Tim and she is now cross with you for not letting her know that you went to Victoria
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Old 17-01-10, 22:29
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Euan the fuel tank looks a bit differant to a cab 12 tank
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That's because it's from a Rover armoured car.
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Old 17-01-10, 23:22
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By lunch time we had the trailers loaded
By lunch time?!? Wow, sounds like you guys established a new CMP dismantling pit-stop record!

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Old 18-01-10, 01:15
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Hanno, the weather was so hot we couldn't hold any tools that had been in the sun, so we just got the job done so we could spend the afternoon driving Tim's DUKW's.
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C60S x1 ex ambo
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Old 19-01-10, 00:06
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By lunch time?!? Wow, sounds like you guys established a new CMP dismantling pit-stop record!
- Hanno

Yep Hanno, it was quick work... despite a couple of handicaps...
Handicap One: The truck was located at the rear of a pub, and we arrived the night before!
Handicap Two: Just how long does it take someone to prepare you a breakfast of BAcon & Eggs? (Bakery feed was good quality, but s l o w ...
Handicap Three: As EMcD said, the tools got so hot, you couldn't pick 'em up! And using a gas axe on the day wasn't that pleasant, either.

Euan, tell 'em what happened when you cut the fuel line with the oxy!
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Old 19-01-10, 00:33
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Euan, tell 'em what happened when you cut the fuel line with the oxy!
Sounds like the coke bottle...
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Old 19-01-10, 13:40
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Euan, tell 'em what happened when you cut the fuel line with the oxy!
OK, it seems that when you cut through a plastic fuel line that still has old fuel in the line, it tends to drip and burn for a while. You just pray that it puts its self out before it gets up the line to the fuel pump.

Keith, what about the coke bottle?
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42 Jeep, Trailer Aust 3
Welbike MK2 complete
Welbike MK2 inconplete under resto
C15A x3
C60S x1 ex ambo
F60L x3
LP2a carrier SAR #4993.
Trailer No27 Limber
Trailer, Cario cargo
Trailer, Pontoon semi
Wiles Cooker 2 wheeled (jnr)
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Old 19-01-10, 18:08
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Keith, what about the coke bottle?
You'll have to watch YOTB2 to be released at Corowa...
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Old 20-01-10, 05:59
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So that makes it a half-raid?
Will have to redress the cab 12 balance some day...
Yep, I'm bringing 'em back, one trailer load at a time!
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