When is too much too much?

[rob love]

Whoops, I meant to post this thread in the Sgts mess, not in WW2 military History & equipment.

Hanno (or any moderator), if you see this could you move it to the appropriate forum.

Robin
Thanks for your words of support.

Robin knows about the deal I missed last fall, and that the true number should be closer to 49. I don't get nuthin.

[Barry J. Cox]

My view is that if one knows how many items one has in the accumulation , one does not have enough of those items in the accumulation...

Note that this philosophy on occasion requires the expenditure of a portion of the available funds in the purchase of jewelry for the much better half of the equation. Failure to invoke such a safeguard to one's behavior will almost certainly lead to a reduction in the accumulation.

YMMV

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Barry J. Cox

My view is that if one knows how many items one has in the accumulation , one does not have enough of those items in the accumulation...

YMMV

I agree wholeheartedly. A number of years back, there was a great deal in the US on front sight guards for the no4 Lee Enfield rifles, so I ordered 20. When they showed up at my US postbox, I was presently surprised to find they were all Canadian and in their original Cdn ordnance boxes of 10. So when I got home I ordered another 80. This time, the customs guy asked me what they were for. I said personal use. He then asked how many Lee Enfields did I have? I told him "that's not really the kind of thing a guy counts". I truly had no idea. And I still don't.

[John Genereux]

Hi Rob. I am guessing that you have a few lucky horseshoes hanging somewhere at your place to be able to get your hands on another MLVW. I have been keeping my eyes open out here and all I have seen are bare frames in a surplus yard or parts truck. Enjoy them!

[derk derin]

Rob,
Remember when we were in competition for who could collect the most vehicles? Well you WON!
At least you have the property to keep all your vehicles in one spot. And one day enough buildings to store them in!
Regards,Derk

[Ed Storey]

Rob;

All you need are some Iltis and LSVWs to round out that collection!

ED

[BradB]

Rob,

Just curious....what would you consider selling one of your Universal Carriers for...?

Not because I have the money, but someday soon I will have more than just an interest...I like guns, (hell, love 'em) but at some point I'm going to need to buy a tracked vehicle...just because.

Brad

[rob love]

Originally Posted by John Genereux

Hi Rob. I am guessing that you have a few lucky horseshoes hanging somewhere at your place to be able to get your hands on another MLVW. I have been keeping my eyes open out here and all I have seen are bare frames in a surplus yard or parts truck. Enjoy them!

Yeah, horseshoes. The one I have currently complete was a parts truck but is now complete. The one I just dragged home is a parts truck, but I think I have most of whats needed to re-assemble it.

Rob,
Remember when we were in competition for who could collect the most vehicles? Well you WON!
Regards,Derk

Yes Derk, I have enough work here for two lifetimes. I am the winner.

Rob;

All you need are some Iltis and LSVWs to round out that collection!

ED

Ed
Some comments do not rate a response. This is one of them.
I was at an auction a year back, and Iltis's were selling from $500 to $1100. I thought of buying them to break them up, but I couldn't stand the thought of having them in my yard. People might get the wrong idea about me.

Rob,

Just curious....what would you consider selling one of your Universal Carriers for...?

Nope, they are too important for parts. The carriers will remain where they are. Sorry. Besides, if you saw them, you would understand how much work would be involved.

[rob love]

So thanks to the support group here on MLU, I managed to make a little headway on the "too much" problem. Not one, but two of the wife's junkers are on their way. One gone now, and one pulled from the line ready to go.

[rob love]

However, even the most reformed addicts will have their relapses, so here are a few.


First, the MLVW that I spoke of earlier in this thread is now in the yard. It has some history, having gone to both Kosovo and later to SW Asia, where it got painted tan.



From there, I have been on the hunt for an artillery tractor project. One followed me home. I already have the back shell that I seized from a shipment crossing into Manitoba on the trans-Canada highway without the required permits. For shame Wayne.....


I no sooner got home with the artillery tractor than I got a phone call (literally an hour later) asking if I buy army trucks. I raced down about 25 minutes away and made a deal on a partial 15cwt. My plan is to convert the 15cwt frame into an artillery tractor frame. The frame on the artillery tractor I dragged home is, like so many of them, toast. With the mid-mounted winch, they were relatively easy to convert into tow trucks, however, that meant welding brackets and booms onto the rather thin frames, and then working them to death. Another bonus to this 15cwt chassis is that I can use the back axle to convert into an axle for the second limber I have, which has none.



Yesterday, a M38 Jeep with the arctic top followed me home. Engine is very tight from sitting, so today I started soaking the cylinders with transmission fluid.



Last new acquisition is a slant-back kit for the HMMWV. Not a vehicle per-se, but more expensive than most of the vehicles I buy. In fact, more expensive than any civilian pattern car or truck that I have ever bought. Photo is showing the start of the installation.



So I think I am cured. If I had not got rid of those cars, I would have hit 50 pieces, which would have been some kind of milestone. Instead I am actually going down from that number.