Radiogeek99

Can I trouble you for some measurements of the brush guard? Total height? space between the small bars? and the offset on the left side. Been trying to find measurements, I am going to make my own. Thanks, John

So the scratches in the paint are in the paint. I did not use a sander, I was using 400 grit paper. This weasel has a lot of layers of paint. Starting at the top is a coat of OD green, then red primer, then a thick coat of yellow enamel followed by more red primer, then a coat of orange enamel, then the original OD paint and primer. The 75 that I found and the “USA” was under the orange paint. Those other letters were on the orange paint and mostly sanded off. Where the registration numbers could have been, next to the “USA” or under it was completely sanded down to bare metal under the yellow. So when this unit went into state service, or at one point when they painted the yellow over the orange, the numbers were sanded off. I sanded the entire side to see if there were any other markings, the front and back where there might have been unit numbers, was also sanded to bare metal. I don’t know why they sanded the numbers off, I have found numbers under layers of paint on every other military vehicle that I have owned. Even now, the military just paints over the numbers when they dispose of a vehicle.

Thanks for all the info, put myself on Gary’s waiting list. Does anyone have dimensions or a drawing if I decide to make my own?

Oh well, nothing behind the seat either. Sanded down to original paint, but no numbers.

Looking for a front guard and the brackets, anyone have an extra for sale?

That was the first thing I did to mine after flushing out the bad gas and charging the battery. Started right up after that.

Thanks a lot! I did buy it from his estate. I am happy to have some more info on the weasel. I will sand behind the seat, and if I find any info I will report back.

Haven’t had a chance to sand behind the drivers seat, just too hot in the barn today.

So the engine number is 13753. Let’s see what that leads to. @Jim Gilmore

No joy on the right side either. Same thing, where the numbers should be it is sanded to bare metal. Even on the front where there may have been unit numbers. It’s like it has been erased from history, how sad. Well I am going to clean up the sides and front where I sanded and give her a coat of paint. At least I can put the stars back on.

So I kept sanding and found a 7 in front of the 5. Nothing in front of the 7. Sanding beyond the 5 I found “USA”. I found nothing below the USA, but to the right where there might have been numbers it looks like there are 3 layers of paint missing. Like someone before the yellow paint sanded an area about the size of the numbers down to bare metal. Quite a set back, but I will check the other side now that I know where they should be. I was hoping to at least find the registration number as all the tags are gone.

Thanks for the advice, I do the same thing with markers, (see post above). I do enjoy finding as much history as I can about the vehicles I have. I bring them out to a lot of events and it's interesting when veterans come up and start telling stories about when they drove or rode in a similar vehicle. They also enjoy hearing the history of the vehicles.

Forgot to mention that this weasel was in service with Michigan Fish & Wildlife prior to the previous owner buying it. That may be where the yellow came from.

So I started sanding in the area as suggested. Sanded thru a layer of OD green and a layer of red primer. Hit a layer of yellow that is so thick it is almost structural! 2 more layers of red primer and landed on a layer of green, not OD green, more like a Marine Corps green. Sanded a little too hard in one spot and hit white markings. Followed the marks around and it looks like a large hand painted 5. The 5 is in between 2 layers of the green paint. I stopped there to see if anyone has any thoughts?

I also managed to stretch out the cover to see how it fits. It was rolled up in a ball when I bought it. Some mouse holes and the plastic windows are bad, but all there.