2014 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

The latest addition to the Hammond military vehicle fleet is the M37 that was recently put up for sale on MLU. This recovery operation was perhaps one of the easiest we ever had as the truck moves under its own power and getting it on and off of the trailer was dirt simple.

We set off on Friday morning past and headed to the wilds of Stittsville, where the truck was being stored. After unwrapping it and putting a bit of fuel down the carb, the old girl fired up. We had a slight sprinkling of rain, which made the ramps a bit slick and I needed two attempts to get the truck up onto the trailer. The second attempt was in four wheel drive and the truck crawled up the ramps with no problem whatsoever.

After chaining her down we headed towards Orleans to drop the truck off for its safety inspection. She should be on the road by Monday and will head out to the barn for its first run as a Hammond Barn stable mate.

My thanks to Grant for providing the truck, to Bob for providing the trailer, and to both for the helping hand.

Photos:
1- Safely on the trailer
2- Bob and Grant chaining up
3- Shot from the rear
4- Pre move inspection
5- Heading out