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[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by rob love

The swapping and outright theft of tarps between vehicles was quite common.

Even batteries seemed to vaporize during the winter months, including on priority vehicles like ambulances.

I nearly fell out of my chair laughing with those comments

Our biggest heist was the Fuel Fired Heater out of an M113A2 Pioneer Dozer. At that point we were pulling them for repair so often that two guys (the wrench operator and a lookout man) could execute the Re & Re job with "Mission Impossible" speed and accuracy. Because of the "stellar" reliability record of those heaters, the victim never suspected that they were robbed

Mind you, by that point most crews had Propane Red Eyes and a BBQ Bottle on the roof as a backup for when the old Screaming Inferno heater decided to make its cough of death. Nothing like Mech Warfare in February....