Patrick Tipton

Branchville, NJ, United States

This! I had a customer call up because he had just purchased a Sherman tank. Big $$$. He thought $400 for about 10 manuals (including a two volume 1000 page parts manual) was crazy. I had to ask him how much he paid for the tank. He was a good sport, laughed and bought all the manuals. More importantly for him...no second chances playing with a tank. These systems can hurt you or the machine. 

Thanks John! Excellent description - we will be getting into this in part 2. Turns out that not venting causes all kinds of strange problems!

Always a delight to hear from you Jay. I enjoy your comments. Yes...on that getting things right. Many times, I stop and ask myself why I tolerate something that isn't right. There are usually "good" reasons, but man it feels better to be a guy who ditches the excuse and just gets her done! My ongoing shop cleanup.......is going to happen!  As for those fording systems...extremely cool...but a mess that I really don't generally want to subject my vehicle to.....I had a friend who took a beautifully refurbed deuce/5ton though a flood and as "fishing" fishes out of the cab along with about 50lbs of sediment. Cheers and thanks for supporting!

Ha! Keep motivating me Robert! Squeaky wheels! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the feedback Steven! As Toby Keith said....we can't "let the old man in!"  Brake tune up coming soon!

They really do. I have a clipboard in my shop now....its the only way for me - keep adding, checking off.  As for the frame repairs, we have several videos of this process Ben. I am working hard on getting this content organized better and searchable - will have links for you this week.Thanks for being here!

No...you didn't yell, but you expressed yourself clearly!😂

No sir - actually a Clark product....I have no idea why it was painted grey. We have original factory photos - B&W of course - that show the engine/drivetrain what looks to be grey plus surviving examples. I have seen both a light grey (like a GPW) and something that is much darker and bluer.....We are going to end up like the GPW nuts!😍

Looks outstanding Robert!