Ignoramus15795 wrote:
On 2008-04-09, SteveB wrote:

"Ignoramus15795" wrote in message
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On 2008-04-09, RoyJ wrote:

No delivery. You have to "demil" (de militarize) them on the spot. 50
pounds EACH times 22,000 of them is 28 fully loaded semi trailers full.

They weigh as much as a complete Big Boy steam engine.


It's going to be interesting who does finally buy them, and what they do
with them. Anyone with this knowledge, please keep us posted.



They are supposed to be "demilled", which will render them militarily
useless. Basically they will be ruined mechanically (the procedure is
outlined in the auction). Then they will most likely be sold for
steel scrap and melted somewhere.

What I am wondering about, is why did the military scrap them.

i

Probably due to age. When things reach a certain age the military gets
rid of them, regardless of whether there is any life left in them or not.

Jim