Time to think creatively

[maple_leaf_eh]

Fellow Rusty Old Truckers

I have located a '74 M151A2 in another province. The bill of sale is expected imminently. I've given myself 6-months to take delivery, otherwise I forfeit the payment. So there is a clock counting down. The issue is, it is inside the so-called Atlantic Bubble with border crossing conditions stated in absolute terms. As an ineligible resident without an approved reason, I cannot just drive 12-15 hrs and take delivery. Even having had my first flea treatment vaccine, I have no reason to be in that province. The seller is about 4-hours away from the border.

A couple of thoughts are rattling around what few brain cells I've got left:

- a, have the seller deliver to the border
- b, hire a flat bed towing company to pick up from the seller and deliver to the border where it gets crossdecked.
- c1, have a trusted MLU Express accomplice trailer or flat bed the vehicle to the border
- c2, meet the accomplice at the border with a suitable trailer, he takes to the seller's where it is loaded, then turns around to hand off to me at the border
- d, arrange with a commercial carrier to do the long distance haul, however it has to be received at a terminal, which still needs an accomplice to take delivery and move to a company loading dock.

As a nonrunner it needs heavy equipment or winching to be manoeuvered. The fewer handling steps the better for the sake of saving on exertion and breakage. I'd prefer to load once and be done.

Thoughts?

[Wayne Hingley]

Terry, I think you have covered the most reasonable options in your list. However, if your requirement is only to get the vehicle out of the seller's yard, and you can wait until the bubble comes off to get it back to your yard, maybe you can get someone in NB to take delivery and hold it until you can get down there under normal conditions to haul it back.

[rob love]

If you are talking about the remains of a M151A2 that was on facebook recently, someone on the thread indicated he would move it to his place and store it. Whether he has the means to move it or not is another question, but you could always see what he could offer. If you can get wheels onto it, it would be a lot easier to move around. I believe you can put ford 1/2 ton 5 bolt tires onto it if you don't have sufficient spare M151A2 rims kicking around.

End of the day, whatever you do, you will either be having to scrounge up a trailer and pickup, or else paying someone to move it.

[maple_leaf_eh]

I've already contacted those guys, and yes I wondered what wheels and tires would fit on that front end. The fact is, AM General isn't making these anymore.

[rob love]

M151 wheels are not hard to come by around here. Plenty at the loacal scrapyard. And I see them show up form time to time on kijiji being mistakenly sold as Jeep rims.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Dave Good was kind enough to sell me his M151A2 with a spare set of 4 wheels and snows. So I'm OK - except on the wrong side of the border.

Q - You said the wheel is a 5-bolt F-150 pattern. Does that Ford similarity extend to the studs and lug nuts?