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News in the carting world:
Oct 2008: Rick at BMGPARTS Now has 3 nice examples of Carts to his ever growing Machine Gun collection. R.I.A. #11381 Pic John Wood #20914 Pic and a Model 1942 Marine Corp Cart Pic
Sept 2008: Finally went out to Vintage Motorcycles Northwest. I met Steve White at the Portland Convention and he mentioned he had some 19" cart wheels. When I showed up I was very happy to find out they were 18" wheels. I was missing a set for my 1938 M4 cart. It was a good day. They are complete with hubcaps. Here is a video of the Museum they run. Museum video
Sept 2008: Flew to Russ Morgans place in Loveland Colorado and picked up one complete M1A1 Chemical Mortar Cart (with pull chains, and turnbuckle) and a fairly complete second Cart. Used my Alaska Airlines flight benefits and shipped it back on a Boeing 737. Cart picture. Plane picture.
Sept 2008: Serial page is back for the most part. Still have to go through and make sure they are all there.
Aug 2008: First page of the serial list is messed up once again. Not the first time. Need to come up with a better way to format page. Will stay that way for awhile.
July 2008: Greg Dixon restores T4E1 MINNEAPOLIS-MOLINE CART #669 found in a barn in Northern Virginia. Picture
June 2008: Rick Leenstra of Silverdale Washington picked up two steel M3A4 carts recently from two different tractor collectors. R.I.A. #6793 1943, and R.I.A. #7099 1943.
June 2008: Claude Mourey plugs away on his RL-35A Reel Cart. After only a few weeks he is almost finished with it. Picture
May 2008: Gary Schultz of N.J. purchased T4E1 MINNEAPOLIS-MOLINE CART #1347. He drove by the cart for several years before stopping and making a deal. Picture
May 2008: Claude Mourey hears of about remains of a Marine Corp cart.The cart happened to have two original Machine Gun brackets on it. A deal was made, and Im now the proud owner of the cart. Picture For now I will just look at them and hope I can find an original rear bracket. They will not work with Ed Snyders reproduction brackets. At some point the brackets will go on my 1938 M4 cart. Picture
May 2008: Picked up the three Model 1917 37mm Ammo carts from Gardner Montana.Picture
April 2008: Claude Mourey tells me he has found the undercarriage of a T4E1 MINNEAPOLIS-MOLINE CART Picture. The owner brought the cart to Tower Park meet in California. With the help of a few people the cart is loaded onto Larry Michelson's trailer and makes a few stops around the country before ending up in Washington State. The cart is now in my garage on he waiting list to be restored.
April 2008: Ed Snyder completes his Paracaisson Load M9 restoration. Link to page or click cart list tab.
April 2008: Spare, parts chest 49-1-82, and Gunner's pouch page. Link to page or click on Machine Gun tab.
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