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Old 14-07-09, 22:51
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Originally Posted by Phil Waterman View Post
The Pioneer Kit mounted above the rear wheel sort of surprised me. While common to US equipment of the period I don’t remember see these mounted on CMPs. Was this a common thing, or was this an example of equipment moving around either in ones and twos or we had a shipload of them and decided to use them?

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Some were mounted like that. Here is two photos, one from the AWM which show pioneer kits mounted on the sides of cab 12's. Note both are different setups.
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