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Armand(AZ) 
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 Topic: Saaaa-lute - A Military Project
Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 10:35am |
Do ya like the title??? :>) Some one posted some pictures of this M-220 taken at the GOTO in NC I think. When I seen them I started looking for rear tires and finally found a RC jeep in a Goodwill store that matched. I scratchbuilt the frontend, rear rims, and the hoist frame on the rear and made some changes to the casting to match the real tractor. I spent 4 years in the AF but was out before this tractor was built. Not sure why it would have been painted OD instead of AF blue. Maybe Ron Hill of Eagleville, TN, who owns the real tractor can tell us. It was a fun project and I am glad to have it in my collection. Armand
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Don Smith
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 10:39am |
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Very nice work! Thanks for posting!
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Calvin Schmidt
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 11:23am |
Very nice as usual Armand! When I first saw the picture of this tractor, I liked the front axle tie down brackets. I've since made several sets for my D-21, 210, 220.
(factory design). They work the best of anything that I've seen anywhere.
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EricPA
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 11:27am |
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beautiful,great job!
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omahagreg
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 11:36am |
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Very nice!
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Brian Ahart
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 12:53pm |
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Very nice Armand! That's one neat 220.
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Justin Widlund (IA)
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 5:19pm |
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Awesome work
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B26240
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 5:52pm |
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Armand you are a master at the models!! Mark L
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 7:29pm |
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Armand, Makes me OD green with envy. That is a superb job! Looking forward to the next one. Tracy Martin
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JohnCO
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 11:10pm |
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I worked for a small Ford Tractor dealer in Boulder when I was in High School. The owner, Francis Brandt, bid and won a contract to supply 3 or 4 Ford 3000 tractors to the Air Force at a base in Turkey. I believe they were for mowing at the base. We had to sand them down and repaint them OD. A few years later I was stationed near Athens, Greece. Never got to Turkey so I couldn't see the tractors I'd worked on.
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redline
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Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 11:11pm |
Wow. I am always impressed with your models. Very nice.
I notice the real machine has a pto shaft. It is no big deal, but it seems odd the tractors produced for military would need a pto. I would have thought AC would leave those off to pinch pennies. Of course, I am sure the purchasing people were not looking for the cheapest bid, only the very best product. No three point hitch, I see. That isn't unusual though.
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If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done!
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Eldon (WA)
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Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 2:07am |
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Nice!
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 8:20am |
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Armand,
Can't get that any closer to the real McCoy that's for sure! Unbelievable as always!
Steve@B&B
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GregLawlerMinn
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Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 8:43am |
Armand
I like it. Very nice.
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