You can 'rubber gear it' as you have mentioned.
If you have banjo axles, you can replace the R&P gears with the lower ratio
civy gears. YOu could also use the 6.16:1 chucks from the M135/211 trucks.
Remember that you have to stop it too....
As I was driving out to the Weare Rally site tonight with my nice, newly
installed '56 GMC 302 in my cckw, towing my searchlight trailer with the
Clark Ariborne dozer in it at between 40 and 45 mph, I got to thinking that
If I lost a tire on the trailer, wow would that be fun!!!!!! Would it just
shuck the dozer or would it take the cckw with it...
----- Original Message -----
From: tonygull <tonygull@ozemail.com.au>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 6:55 PM
Subject: [MV] CCKW resto update, larger profile tyres
> Greetings,
> If I was to put larger profile tyres on my CCKW, would that be a practical
> way
> to increase road speed..ie 8.25 or 9.00 # 20, these were fitted to various
> other
> similar vehicles..yhe GMC has 7.50 # 20.
>
> I have reached 140 hrs into my planned 300hr resto. The body is completely
> off.
> Today it will be dismantled, then blasted and new metal welded in.
>
> I also rebuilt the water pump...the spindle bearing shaft was longer than
> the original,
> and i had to grind it 1/2 inch shorter.seems to hold water
>
> the driveshafts are out and painted, some unis to be replaced
>
> engine is very smooth now, there was a dud sparkplug.
>
> i estimate 55 hrs till it is reassembled, with body panels repaired and
> painted.
>
> that will leave mainly electrical work and cosmetic issues to attend,
> apart from the rear brakes.
>
> I found out my Carter W1 carbie is off a Staghound Armoured car,
apparently.
>
> regards tony
>
> ps . found out about another CCKW for sale, this one has a crane on back,
> price is about $2500, will look soon...but my partner and myself did
> actually buy a crane at auction recently for $700...it turned out to
> be a good buy, as it is fully operational..i have been told it
> has "a new Perkins 354 in it"...this drives an engine driven pump
> off the front crank pulley, and a two stage boom, that elevates to 40 foot
> it is rated seven tonnes, and is mounted on a Bedford 3 tonne truck.
> I know this is not a military vehicle, but does someone know where the
> ID data is on a Perkins 354..i could not find it...i was not helped by the
> fact
> that it appears the COE cab is a replcement, and does not tilt!
> neccesitating its removal i presume before major engine work.
>
>
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