Changing a flat tire.... with a sledgehammer??

On 11/6/2011 9:54 AM, Steve W. wrote:
> aemeijers wrote:
>> On 10/31/2011 10:32 AM, J R wrote:
>>> http://www.devilfinder.com/find.php?q=The+'Flying+Humvee'
>>>
>>> Darpa is always coming up with something new.What's next, Flying Tanks?
>>>
>>> World War Two, U.S.Army Air Force had some Jeeps cut down and lightened
>>> up for Parachuting them to the ground.
>>> cuhulin
>>>
>>
>> More like late 50s-early 60s. I remember seeing the pictures in
>> Popular Science magazine. They tried dropping them naked (no skid with
>> springs), and the suspension could not take the landing forces very well.
>>
>> Whatever happened to those mil-spec dune buggies they were playing
>> with a few years ago? Those could take air-drop with no problem, and
>> go anywhere a Jeep could.
>>
>
> These are the DPV rigs that the SEALS use.
> http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ground/dpv.htm
>
>

Grandson of Kubelwagen LIVES!

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In article >,
says...
>
> "Stormin Mormon" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I've not heard of the "air gun, then clicker" routine.
> >
>
> If you are dead ass lazy, you can take the air impact wrench
> and run the bolts or nuts in to bottom. That is okay.
> BUT you must stop before you get too tight, and then use
> your accurate torque wrench in a star pattern to bring all the
> studs to correct torque.
>
> This is no shade tree crap. Do it right.

FWIW, my compressor came with an air ratchet. Not something I'd have
ever thought to buy but it's great for running nuts up. OTOH, it also
came with an impact driver that has so little impact that it works for
the same purpose.

In article >, cayoung61
says...
>
> Thank you. That sounds right. Thought it was a C-130
> transport.
>
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> "Steve W." > wrote in message
> ...
> Stormin Mormon wrote:
> Took about four hours for the crew to unbolt all the armor
> off. Anyhow, that's what I remember.
> ==========================
>
> The Stryker in the ICV configuration requires a few things
> be removed
> from it to fit in a C-130 and they won't fit if they have
> the up-armor
> kits on the sides.

But the Stryker isn't really a tank anyway.