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To: from occupied ga

Military vehicles are frequently sold to local county highway departments to be used for highway and road maintenance. Our county recently purchased a number of the specialized vehicles which have since been converted for such purposes. While the fuel consumptions of the used military vehicles are much higher than the standard “commercial” type trucks, the military vehicle cost (to the counties and being much less than a new truck) makes them very desirable for purchase versus buying a “new” truck. I’d say give/sell them to the counties for their use and purposes, thus saving tack payers billions of dollars. Indeed it would hurt “new” truck sales over time but in the long run may prove to be a better deal.


10 posted on 04/01/2014 4:44:03 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Progov
Military vehicles are frequently sold to local county highway departments to be used for highway and road maintenance

I'm not altogether sure how armored personnel carriers (MRAPS) can be used for highway maintenance. Perhaps you could explain how the vehicle shown in post #6 could be used for that purpose.

11 posted on 04/01/2014 4:48:04 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/4374509013.html


12 posted on 04/01/2014 5:08:07 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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If possible ? some of these military vehicles might be able to converted over to run on bio diesel or natural gas, could help the local farmers with soy beans, or some other type of plant that could be processed into bio diesel like sunflower seeds.
Another form of fuel is gasification of wood, wood by products, agriculture wastes, and so on and so on.

22 posted on 04/01/2014 10:45:53 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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