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Wrecker tow crane $200 Ithaca, NY ***Sold ***
Andy’s Picks (This is really one of Andy’s Picks!!, good luck with this one looks like a neat piece for sure)
I purchased this one! So excited- but for the records.
XH-305 Canfield Tow Bar Co. Wrecker
Information from seller:
Wrecker body. Mid 1960’s I believe. What you see is what I have. Going to scrap if no one wants it.
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1947 Willys CJ2A $3,200 Hays, KS
Andy’s Picks, this was a neat one sent by Andy, it is over a year old but the Ad is still up so we can grab some pictures for the record here. Looks like a really neat piece CJ2A with a Trencher, and it ties into the current request for anyone with more information on these, please see that post here…. This post may not be the exact same model, but I feel they all tie into each other.
WANTED MORE INFO ON JEEP-A-TRENCH
If we are going by the smaller tag it’s a 1948 CJ2A, not a ’47, but it looks really complete and should be a cool project for someone, or maybe it already is and they can see this and update us on any progress.
The way these trenchers work is really neat how the augers windrow the material off to the sides of the trench. I have not seen the reverse of these, anyone know if it back fills the hole by changing direction it looks like there are 2 augers on this set up?
Here is that cool video from France on the operation, couple ad’s to watch and its near the end of this link. This looks similar to the post, where as the Auburn Jeep-A-Trench looks a little different.
Additional Information about that video is posted here….
The small bump out on that back panel can be made out on the posted jeep below… then this is a good shot of that windrow effect, I see now that it pushes the material past the end of the auger. So my idea of it running backwards to fill the hole may not be how this works, but maybe they are still accepting design ideas??
Back to the post and pictures of the Trencher…..
Information from seller:
1947 Trencher jeep. Bill of sale only. Bought from a farm auction. Unsure of condition. Trencher appears complete. Comes with front bumper weight and complete governor.
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Good shot of the counter weight and some spare chain links, is it possible there are 2 trenchers in the pile here? Plus all the other weight from the chain and in that custom box help with some additional up front weight.
It may have been in the video and I could be way off but I feel I read there was 17HP to the rear PTO on this set up.
The leather effect of the patina I can feel that fender from here, this is similar to the Patina Willa Dean has, its not rust, its pretty great looking CJ! That is just perfectly weathered steel! 
You can see that bump out panel like on the Video and pictures above, and there are 2 augers here, so makes one wonder for sure.
Farm Jeep Snowplow Update
https://www.farmjeep.com/farm-jeep-parts/implements/jeep-snow-plows/
Barry has been a great help on content for eWillys and his Farm Jeep site is exceptional with tons of detailed posts, he recently posted about Snowplows.
This is a reverse link of sorts as Barry did all the heavy lifting to ger the links to Dave’s plow posts from the past.
https://www.farmjeep.com/farm-jeep-parts/implements/jeep-snow-plows/
We have had a decent winter here in the NE with lots of opportunities to use plows, would it be nice to have a working plow Willys. I do have a 1948 Truck with a proper plow frame and it amazing how robust plow frames were back in the day this, one extended to about mid cab it’s massive.
My ’48 Parts Truck.
The downside of course is the stress which plows places on the rest of the rig, this one is pretty broken! Red Circle is about where the plow frame stops.
Thanks, Barry, for the continued support!
If you would like to share your Willys Plow rigs with us, you can share them here…..
I found this article titled “Jeep Mountaineers” by Henry Zuidema in the September 1950 issue of Motor News. The magazine was so Michigan focused that they had a list of Michigan-related football games for both college and pro teams.
UPDATE: A 1964 article in the Spokesman-Review highlights their speaking tour following the Indonesian trip.
Map of Frank and Helen Schreider’s Indonesian Adventure during 1961.
In 1954, Helen and Frank Schreider drove a Ford GPA (amphibious jeep) named Tortuga from the Arctic Circle to the southern most town in South America, Ushuaia, Argentina. They published a book about their adventure called 20,000 Miles South: A Pan-American Adventure in a Seagoing Jeep from the Arctic Circle. It was a book I enjoyed.
In 1960, Helen and Frank began a new adventure in India. For unknown reasons, Tortuga was replaced by the Tortuga II (Amphibious Vehicle website has a great comparison information between Tortuga I and Tortuga II). Perhaps the original Tortuga was too damaged to undertake another long trek. The goal of their Indian adventure was to explore the Ganges river plain and write an article for National Geographic (which appeared in the October 1960 issue). I have the article, but have yet to read it.
In 1961, following their India adventure, the pair undertook an even longer expedition. They wanted to explore Indonesia’s Lesser Sundas, a chain of islands stretching 3000 miles from Bali to Timor. Their adventure filled two large articles for National Geographic (Indonesia: Young and Troubled Nation in the May 1961 issue and East from Bali by Seagoing Jeep in the August 1962 issue
). They also published a book in 1963 called the Drums of Tonkin: An Adventure in Indonesia
.
Both the National Geographic articles about Indonesia and their Drums of Tonkin book are dense with cultural references and photographs. Unfortunately, both the articles and the book over-burdened me with local references to such a degree that for me the story was less compelling than their 20,000 Miles book. This likely reflects a larger emphasis on anthropology, geography, and biology, a result of their funding by National Geographic.
Despite the compelling prose, there were plenty of photographs to enjoy. Here’s just a few. This first one is pretty self-explanatory.
According to the New York Times obituary for Frank, who died in 1994 in Crete, the couple joined National Geographic in 1967 and continued to have additional adventures by vehicle, foot and boat. However, there is no record that they ever traveled by GPA.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $700
(01/13/2010) “ac dc generator I have not use the generator but the welder works great.
it is powered by a gas powered by a willys hurricane F 134 engine
it’s a great machine I just don’t use it very much anymore
I would trade for a truck cab , fenders with title for a project
all trades will be considered
Please call or text anytime
a response by email will be delayed response as I do not check it often
if you call and do not get an answer please leave ”
Mathew spotted this. Available for sale in Monroe Center, Il, this unusual piece of Willys history is something I’d never seen. After some research, I discovered another one of these that sold for $4000 a couple years ago, though it was powered by a ford 2.3 liter engine.
“The sprayer was mfg in michigan byRotomist has not been used in several years. Model #100E Is equiped with a willys Jeep engine 4 cyl. THE UNIT SHOULD RUN AS EVERYTHING IS THERE ONTHE MOT0R PRICE IS 1250.00 PH 815-716-0224”
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/grd/1881363790.html
Brett spotted this Welder. These are usually priced between $800 – $1200, so this appears to be a good price (if the fix is easy).
“Hobart Welder. 250 Amp 40 Volt. Willys engine. Welder was not making power when machine was parked. But the Willys jeep engine still ran. no emails. Please call 435-632-2415”
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=218&ad=10401670&cat=&lpid=
These pop up everyone once in a while.
“Mounted on trailer ,good tires, ball coupler hitch, has Leads 250 Amp. with 110 volt Dc outlet. Lifting ring. Good sheet metal nice older machine working order. Willeys 4 cylinder gas motor. Complete unit ready to go ! Asking $850. or best offer Call Tom Konan for more info 603-352-5131 NO EMAIL DO – NOT – EMAIL ! Thank You”
http://nh.craigslist.org/grd/1689798363.html
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