--- Bryan Rupp <ruppster@alaskalife.net> wrote:
>
> Has anyone ever seen a long wheelbase M211? It's
> like the M36 2 1/2 ton truck that was built longer
> then the M35 version. The truck dealer I bought my
> XM220 from has got a couple of extended length
> M211's and I got to give them a good lookover this
> evening. He said they were dropped in favor of
> the M36. I was only able to get to see the data
> plate on one of the trucks and it had the XM211
> designation with all the dimensions being correct
> for a standard length M211. The frame has a long
> steel plate along side the outside of the frame
> starting from behind the cab going all the way back
> to the first rear axle. Looking at the frame rail
> behind it I could not see any weld marks that
> would give it away as an XM211 with extra material
> welded in to the frame to extend it. Is this a
> rare version of the M135/M211 series or just a well
> done modification to a regular M211?
++++++++
Sounds like a stretch job to me!
Many times they won't do a vertical weld, just along
the top and bottom of the added plate.
Joe
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