Who DOES NOT own an AR or AK.

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(03-26-2013 05:08 PM)Emptymag Wrote:  

http://www.milweb.net/webverts/66702/

Hmm...how about a BTR? The wheels avoid the whole issue of tracks (ever try repairing a track on a tank or dozer?). And the BTR is an amphibian. Here's a few of one from a PA-based landscaper DBA "Red Dawn Lawn":





If you can't pick up chicks with this,you are really ugly.

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A friend of mine had one of these:



Even got a ride in it once.

Very useful for keeping the Papists under control in Belfast.

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(03-26-2013 12:48 PM)streaker69 Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 12:45 PM)Warpt762x39 Wrote:  The problem isn't the weight. It's the width. US roads are 8ft wide. Tanks and most other armored vehicles are much wider than 8ft. Which is why they generally fall under the farm equipment rules. The Russian tank in the picture I posted is 12ft wide. A BRDM-2 which is also available on that website, is 7 3/4ft wide. Plus I believe DOT has rules against using steel tracks on their roads.

There's a company out there that makes rubberized tracks for such things.

Again, it's the width that prevents them being registered. They have to fit certain criteria. Hell the HMMWV can't be registered for the street because it has a steel dash in it. That's one of the reason why they basically don't exist in the surplus market.

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from what i've read about the hmmwv (i had to google that) and other milsurp vehicles, is that they aren't DOT compliant (mainly glass, tires, airbags). the steel dashes and the lack of airbags may pass on the older ones since older vehicles are exempt from some regulations, but insuring them is a hassle.

apparently, there were two cases with demilled land rovers involving traffic collisions. one person was found to be automatically at fault for not having a DOT compliant vehicle and the other had his insurance weasel out of paying for damages because the vehicle wasn't DOT compliant which the insured's contract stipulated.

am general is even sending out letters to dmvs saying that a bill of sale can be converted to a title, but registration is not only not guaranteed but should be actively discouraged/denied.