Photos of Eastwind M151s

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Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by Stagg » April 9th, 2015, 4:11 pm

With Eastwind ended, one of the few things we all seem to agree upon is that we are keeping our Mutts. Over the years they have been great fun. We have also collected many good looking photos of M151s in the field.

As a starter, here are half of them in the line up. The other half were on patrol at the time.
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Here is another out on patrol.
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I am sure there are many more, just need to pick them out.

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by csmith » April 9th, 2015, 7:45 pm

Great photos!
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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by halftracknut » April 9th, 2015, 9:38 pm

Nice....
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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by SNOOPY » April 10th, 2015, 1:24 pm

What's with the uniform? Are you in the service or anything?
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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by Aswayze » April 10th, 2015, 10:10 pm

East Wind was a reenactment set in late cold war Europe.

Aside from that, yes, Stagg is a current service soldier although the guy in the picture is not Stagg (but he was a Soldier too)

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by rickf » April 11th, 2015, 9:06 am

I just noticed the hard top in the back ground, that is a lot of stuff to unbolt for a weeks worth of fun! And then bolt back on.
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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by Stagg » April 11th, 2015, 1:00 pm

Its not getting bolted back on for quite a while. It was a bit of work getting it off, and worth it. The windshield is over there too!

Here is a pretty good one of Swayze driving his out for a patrol.
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Eastwind seems to draw quite a few Soldier's, Airmen, and Marines. It has also created as many or more new ones!
I am currently a Soldier, but my first uniform was issued to me by the Air Force. They were BDUs.

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by Aswayze » April 11th, 2015, 9:02 pm

My M151 (6001) completed it's last East Wind patrol today.


175 mile run back home to Kansas City from Wyandotte, Oklahoma.

Pretty uneventful trip, weather held out well, and we stopped off here and there for a few nice breaks.

Pics (not great from my phone)


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Zoom zoom zoom down U.S. Highway 69

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Ok, got it, MAX SPEED 65

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And, it seems to do it fairly easily. Let's here it for super duper maintenance! Actually ran most of the trip at around 55-60.

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Stopped off at Ft Scott for a tour of the place. Ft. Scott was primarily a Mexican War era post that guarded what was once the western Frontier of our nation. This was the duty board out of the Dragoon company office, strikingly similar board to what we used for NATO at East Wind.

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by rickf » April 12th, 2015, 10:25 am

Just so you know, those speedometers are notoriously optimistic. Mine is off by 10 MPH at the speed you are showing, that would actually be 55 MPH. It will run 65 but not "easily". It will be matted to the floor with a tailwind going downhill. :lol:
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Unread post by rickf » April 12th, 2015, 10:28 am

And just to prove two things, It can be done AND Rainman is crazy. :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:
BTW, He was towing a 416 and had the windshield down in that pic. Note his description of the tires! :shock: :shock:

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by Aswayze » April 12th, 2015, 1:19 pm

Double checked it with the GPS, it's actually correct.

Just humms along at that speed. Oddly enough about 45-50 is the annoying speed, sort of hits this particularly noisy harmonic right in that range that will drive you nuts.

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by Stagg » April 12th, 2015, 6:46 pm

The ambulance has given good service these last few years.
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PMCS time.
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Forward operations
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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by retiredpara » May 29th, 2015, 11:04 pm

Well done.

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by Stagg » May 30th, 2015, 12:25 am

Ah, that reminds me.

Admit it, M151s do get stuck.
http://i.imgur.com/uS7UcTB.jpg

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Inevitably every Mutt breaks down during its first year at Eastwind.
This one had an intake manifold leak, that was hard to find until we stole some starting-ether from the deuces.
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Nothing to be done here... if you want to drive it this year, pull out some choke and keep going.

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Re: Photos of Eastwind M151s

Unread post by rickf » May 30th, 2015, 9:23 am

When you get one wheel at each end in the air you ain't goin' nowhere. That is when lockers are nice.
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