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15-09-10, 07:30
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Canadian military crew disassembles and reassembles a Jeep
I saw this online this evening Canadian military crew disassembles and reassembles a Jeep in 4 minutes. Man are they fast!!! here's the link to the video of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD78r...ayer_embedded#! 
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15-09-10, 20:57
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Jeep Crew
A friend of mine, and someone some of you know, (Chris Corbett) is a member of that team. He bought 5 carriers just before joined the military, he ended up having to sell them off and I got 3 of them. They are all gone now.
Gary
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15-09-10, 23:03
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These guys are part of the EME (Electrical Mechanical Engineers) they are mechanics. As part of this Branch, all I have to say is anything they have looks great but is held on by cotterpins. Would you trust them with your daughter??
and would you buy a used jeep from them?? All kidding aside it is a real good show and it goes to show how tough the M38 is.
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15-09-10, 23:13
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Can someone from our canadian friends give us some more info about them?
Do they serve in a sole unit all together, or they are, in some way, "the best mechanics" who have picked from many different technical units?
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16-09-10, 00:53
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Verification
I know for a fact that Chris is a wpns tech based in Gagetown NB, as to the other members I am not sure but I will talk to Chris in a few hours and can find out any details you would like to know.
Gary
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16-09-10, 02:50
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I watched a PNE parade in Vancouver in the 1960s and they were doing the same thing. They'd stop the Jeep and dismantle it then carry the pieces a block or so and reassemble it then drive up to their spot in the parade and tear it all apart and do it again. I don't know how many times they'd have done it before reaching the Exhibition grounds.
I'm not sure about cotter pins but most of the bolts were 1/4 turn fasteners.
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16-09-10, 03:37
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Info from Member
Ok, so I got this info from Chris, he is a member of the team:
"The team that is travelling to Germany is comprised of members of 3 ASG and 2 CMBG. Maintenance Company is sending four, two from 2 RCR, and two are from 4 ESR. We are all with EME, most are vehicle techs (I think I am the only weapon tech). The Jeep is a standard military jeep (I forget the year) that was built in 1983 by a task force of vehicle and material techs. It is fully functional, including 4WD and diff lock. It can be fully disassembled and reassembled by a specially trained crew in less than three minutes (we did it in 2:35 this morning). What else do you need to know?" Gary
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17-09-10, 08:57
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Keep Them Rolling, the HMV club I am a member of, has a “Jeep Construction Team” which does the same thing with a WW2 jeep. It has been specially modified with quick disconnect spring hanger pins etc. It is not roadworthy, but it is a great crowd puller for sure!
Sadly the jeep was destroyed in a fire last year, so they are now working on finding a replacement.
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20-09-10, 19:04
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They used to do this at Vernon Army Cadet Camp in the 1970's.
At one point during the Graduation parade a 'Herbie' (Private/Cadet) from the Driver (Wheeled) Course would drive a jeep onto Dieppe Parade Square, park it in front of the reviewing stand and then walk off for a smoke (!) A mob from the same course would then descend on the jeep like a cloud of locusts, strip it down and carry everything but the frame away out of sight. The driver would return from his fag-break, see what was left of the jeep and then run off yelling for the Provost. He'd then return, flanked by the two biggest Provost Corporals in the Camp only to find that the jeep had miraculously re-assembled itself in his absence. The Provosts would immediately jack him up for wasting their time with false reports, and then chase him out of sight while swinging their sticks at his head! the 'Vandals' would then run out of the crowd, hop in the jeep and drive off, cackling madly.... All WE plugs in C Company got to do in the Grad parade was close-order drill...
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