tankie88

Nice truck.I also own one.A lovely truck to drive.

Drove stollys for 6 years for Mrs T.A laff to drive but evil to service and maintain.Future veh looking to be a Reo turbo whistler:D.

Hi Andy,No probs with the Blazer.Does the Munga run ok now? Maybe see you at Davidstow if your going.

I was that man in the darkest depths of Cornwall who had a Iltis.Sold it about 5 years ago to a guy in Dorset.By the way i still have a file of the wiring diagram if anyone whats a copy.

If it's the 6NT 100amp batts your after(the square ones).Marcus Glenn sells them for £85+VAT.

A couple of pics of mine when i was in.

I get most of my spares from Germany,takes about 4/5 days.http://www.us-army-military-shop.de/Chevy-M1008/M1009:::68.html or fleabay if they are cheap enough.

Now here's a good one.......i have HGV 1 and never taken a test.I'll tell you the story.I left the army in 1987 in Germany and stayed working there as a civi.But i had to have a German licence to drive.So i traded in my Brit licence for the German one.The German classing system was differant to the Brits,as in the German HGV(called a class 2) covered every hgv over 7.5 tonnes(artic or not).In 2000 i came back to the UK.DVLA informed me that i could use the German licence in the UK.After 2 years they moved the goal posts again and told me i had to surrender my German licence for a Brit one.After e mailing them and telling them the story they informed me not to worry as i had the german class on my licence.To them i would be classed as me passing my test in Germany(as any normal german civi).hence Brit HGV and never taking a test.:-D

Mid 80's,the painting of tow hitchs red became a big no no.Owing to the fact no one could spot cracks in the metal on tow hitchs.Also land rovers came painted in satin green(not matt) when new from the factory.Plus the practice of undersealing rovers stopped in the mid 80's.

Here's my M1009.

anyone any ideas????

Anybody got a wiring diagram for the narrow track sankey???? My indictors are playing up(might be bad earth)

This trailer is now in our yard.All the rubbish that was welded on to carry boats has been cut off.I've hunted the net for info on this trailer.To no avail.Anybody any ideas????

Anybody who needs spares for cheify/scorp...try Helston gunsmiths in cornwall.You might be lucky.But have a thick wallet...lol

The things i've done with a stolly would make your hair stand on end.....all 6 in the air over humps,launching from big granite rock on the side of a hill(18ft drop),front tow hitch dug in the tarmac(braking hard),rear wards racing on the ammo point,handbrake starts x country(front 4 in the air while pulling away) very steep valley.Best vehicle the army had goes anywhere a tank will go.

Oh how i used to love loading and unloading onto antars and going up the B1/B3 to Hohne ranges with the mojo's.

I use my Chevy Blazer M1009 as my everyday transport.

Ex 3rd RTR did 10 years.Drove Cheiftains for 3 years then stollys for 6 years.Owns a M1009 and a Bv202 snowcat.Also a member of the MVT.

I own a M1009 and it's a brill bit of kit.They have a self locking rear diff which is known to be naff.Mine packed in,so i put a normal same ratio diff in.Good on diesel as well for the engine size.I get about 28 to the gall from mine.

I live not far from the mentioned trailer.Had a look yesterday it needs a new tyre(size 29x8) plus all 4 springs the leaves have spread apart with rust/mud.