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Thanks to all of you, I think we have found him. Jeff

Hello I am tring to get ahold of Andrea for weeks now with no answer. I do not under stant why they would post FOR SALE but do not answer. I have a friend in Belgum very intrested in these vehicals. her is the post. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?36186-Diamond-t-For-sale Jeff

I cleaned 1 of my tanks on my ward lafrance with electrolysis, The tank has 2 baffles. Had to be a little crafty on the pos.+ electrode and takes a few weeks to really clean but it will look like it was sand blasted. Cleaned and dried it then sealed it with tank sealer from these guys http://www.northernfactory.com/CHEMICAL_AISLE/FUEL_TANK_LINERS_-_KITS Jeff

Ross What Totall Mike talks about is all from W&T no.3 . In the article they show all the truck serial and registration numbers very well for the war lafrance series 1,2,3,4 and Kenworth 570,572,573. But when they get to Ward lafrance series 5 and Kenworth 573 there is a lot of gray area. Also the contract number W-740-Ord-2723 is the same for the series 4 and 5. I tried to find the contract number with a Google search , found a bunch of usual government B/S. I do not know who wrote the article but it could have been Winston G. Ramsey or Bart Vanderveen. I wonder where they found the information, Bart died in 2001 do not know about Winston. I wish I could find that contact so I can read it myself, There has to be someone on this HMVF site that knows more. Thanks Jeff

I am tiring to figure out the registration number on my series 5 ward lafrance. I have wheels and tracks number 3 that lists contracts but there seems to be a lot missing. I tried to find the war contacts listed with no success. I also so have just about all the references listed in the article and find nothing on war contracts. So where did they find it ? My truck is a very late war 557118 Jeff

Mick Every one around here knows Cargill, I am retired public works guy, Put down many tons of there salt. Could use a few pounds right now, You can play hockey in my drive way. I worked many years on that lake, All them piling docks in Wayzta Bay we built, I wonder how many miles I pushed barges around that lake. I was there from day one on pulling the Minnehaha up and out, Did you get to ride on her ? If you ever get to come back here stop in, All my trucks and home are in Excelsior. Here's a few pictures

No the flat bed is not mine, But the weasel is mine to. These pictures are at least 15 years old, Trucking was very reasonable back then. I should have bought the US6, It was very clean and the load came from a cool dry climate. I have more toys ,just can not find the pictures but will post them as soon as I find them. Jeff

my diamond,s

Hello Adrian I have Diamond T 9813002 closed cab had a Hall- Scott 470 but now has Hercules DFXE. Needs ballast box. I also have Diamond T frame # 969A2075 closed cab wrecker,Number on data plate on cowl is 969B0166, RXC powered,This truck is still working. They are in Excelsior, Minnesota, USA Both need restoring. Jeff Jensen

Thanks guys Here is my Ward lafrance http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?9016-Ward-La-France-Gallery/page10 It is the one pulling the yellow boat, I bought it from my good friend kevin Kronlund about 6 months before we lost him. Trying to find some pictures of the rest of the fleet, Will post as soon as I can. Jeff

Hello My name is Jeff Jensen, I live in Excelsior,Minnesota,U.S.A.. I have been collecting U.S military vehicles for over 30 years. I have; 981 Diamond T,M9 rogers trailer,Ward-lafrance series 5, 969 Diamond-T ,M-51 Diamond-T dump,M-62 IHC wrecker. Two WWII Chevrolet's 1-1/2 ton conventional's and one COE (Its the only complete COE I have seen) , M211, Dodges; 1/2,3/4,1-1/2 Ton, Two M2 halftracks, M29 weasel, trailer's and generator sets. I am a retired heavy equipment mechanic/operator,Most of my work life was at a dredging company with cranes and backhoes on barges in the summer and on the ice in the winter, I have driven 1000,s of piling,hauled and put in place 1000,s of tons of rip-rap,rock, And dredged 1000's of yards and 1000's of hours welding It makes me tired just thinking about it but I still help out every now and then because it is very hard to find people to do this job these days. I have my own shop that you will find me there 7 days a week,spring,summer,fall. Winter I shut the door and hang around the wood stove,It is -13 here today with wind chill around -30. I will work on rebuilding engines,starts,generators or what ever I can get down the stairs in the bunker. I never went to school to learn how to operate or repair all this stuff, My father was a mechanic his whole life and some must have rubbed off on me,He worked for the local power company as head mechanic but on the side owned and operated speed boats at a amusement park that was here in town on the lake, he had 5-7 beautiful Chris-crafts and Hackers. I remember riding then when I was very young,My job was the shift lever. In the mid 60's he bought a marina, guess who got put to work, pumping gas,caulking,painting,replacing planks,repairing docks. sold the marina in 1974. So then joined the Navy, Got out in June of 1977. So that's when I went to work for the dredging company and started hauling these old trucks home. I have been married to my wife Renee for 34 years and have 3 sons all in there 30's. Jeff Jensen