Re: [ihc] Score one for our club!

[John Hofstetter <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 2/29/04 2:11 PM, Colin M Rush at salmineo@domain.elided wrote:

> We were out at the Western Antique Powerland Museum yesterday doing a
> walkthrough in preparation for the NW Binder RoundUp in July. While we
> were there, one of the old-timers that calls the shots at the museum
> pointed out a WWII-vintage M5 IH truck, painted yellow, sitting in the
> middle of the field.  He said that it was kind of an orphan, and said
> that if we could get it running and maintain it, we could do with it
> pretty much what we wanted.  We checked it out, and it has good tires,
> glass, a Red Diamond motor, a front PTO recovery winch, and a rear winch
> with double capstan.  It has a flatbed, and still has the grille guard in
> good shape.  You could almost hear our jaws hit the ground.  We are going
> to pull the gas tank and have it boiled out, and get it running, fix the
> brakes if they need it, and use it to haul garbage and equipment around
> the grounds at the RoundUp.  I think eventually we will get rid of the
> banana yellow paint in favor of a Navy paint scheme.  And there is even a
> parts book for it on eBay right now.  Think I may have to get that.
> Hmmmm......
> -Colin Rush

What a deal!

I look forward to seeing it.

John

John Hofstetter
www.goldrush.com/~hofs