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mastertek2000
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 Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 4:44 am Post subject: M38A1 shovel |
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looking for shovel for my M38A1
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| I looked for one for years but couldn't find one that fit (except on E-Greed). I finally found a large flea market about 30 miles away that has a lot of vendors to go up north and buy items at farm auctions, etc during the summer and then bring them to Florida to sell during the winter. I've found four or five old US made, Jeep sized shovels there. Most shovels made in the last 30 years or so are about 40 inches long and are too long to fit the jeep. You need one about 36 inches long. I figured out where 36 inches came to on me when measured from the floor and now I can hold a shovel up next to me and tell if it will fit or not without having to carry around a tape measure. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Don't forget the angle of the head to. Too shallow and won't wrap around the body properly.
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mastertek2000
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice if you find another let me know
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G740
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:11 pm Post subject: Shovel and Axe |
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Midwest Military has both of these in stock.
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mastertek2000
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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i check there all i seen was the axe
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Bretto
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| wesk wrote: | Bretto,
He's talking M38A1 shovel that goes under the hood. |
Ah geeze, nothin but M38 on my mind.
Sorry gents
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| ACTUALLY what I did originally was to buy a later model shovel that was too long and grind the heads off of the rivets that held the blade on and removed them and the blade. I then shortened the handle and used a spoke shave (genuine antique from E-bay) to remove some wood so that the handle would fit into the blade again. I then redrilled the holes through the handle and pressed the rivets back in. It wasn't perfect but it worked. |
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mastertek2000
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Great idea Joe thanks
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mastertek2000
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| Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:03 am Post subject: |
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that one is 47 and 1/2 long
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