Hello Wayne and List:
I will be putting together a letter that I will be sending to American
General via my congressman. I have called American General several times but
have not yet received call backs or any information from them. I am sending
this letter through my congressman in the hopes of American General being a
Defense Contractor might be a little more responsive to providing the
information I seek.
I will request American General to provide data as to the production runs
of all the military vehicles they have produced including the deuces also.
Such data should cover SNs of the Vehicles for year of production and the
number produced. For example the M-809, 15,000 produced beginning in 1963-64
SNs A-10963 through A-2056963. (A EXAMPLE ONLY) I will also request if the
SNs of the Vehicle have any coding in the SN of it, such as plant, month,
day, year, ect..
I think American General would be able to supply us with this
information without much trouble on their part after all we paid to have
them built and they got paid for them. I think it would also do the company
good public relations to take credit and pride in knowing these beast are
still alive and breathing yet not dead like so many other trucks just as
old. Anyone from American General that might see this it would be
appreciated greatly if American General would supply us with this
information without going through a congressman.
Also anyone want specific information that I could request from American
General? If so send it to me for inclusion. I might post the letter here
that goes to American General, I think they would be welcome to post the
information and want to be part of the list themselves.
Billy P. Whyde
M-817w/w, M-103 owner in Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Harris" <papercu@hotmail.com>
To: <starhauler@gurulink.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: M-816
> Hi Bill Thanks for the info that was the most detail on it yet and I'm
happy
> to say that it's comming home to Ga. Do you know the range of years these
> was made? Thanks, Wayne
>
>
> >From: <starhauler@gurulink.com>
> >To: <papercu@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: M-816
> >Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 13:20:35 -0400
> >
> >Hello Wayne
> > If it the wrecker is a M-816 it would have the Cummins 250 NHC diesel
> >in
> >it. I own a M-817 so far no problems with the Cummins. My truck produces
a
> >lot of smoke (cough while cold) but cleans up when brought up to temp. My
> >biggest draw back on not having bought a M-816 instead of my M-817 was
that
> >in my opinion the boom will not extend out far enough for practical crane
> >operation in construction. If one had the coin I think boom extensions
> >could
> >be fabricated, hydraulics rigged to do this but be expensive and to have
it
> >tested to certify it's lift would also be costly as well.
> > Another drawback I think would be the weight of the truck the M-816
> >weighs 36,195 empty. This might be expensive to put plates on in some
> >states.
> >Other interesting data according to the TM
> > Cummins 250 NHC 855CID BrakeHP gross 250, maxtorgue is 690lb ft at
> >1500rpm. ( The TM list all the M-809 series as having the 250NHC in them.
> > The older 5 tons have the following choices.
> >Brake HP Mack ENDT-673 205HP at 2,100RPM producing 575ftlbs at
> >1400-1600RPM
> >BrakeHP Continental R6602 224HP at 2800RPM producing (not listed)
> >Brake HP Continental LDS 465-1 and 1A , 175-180HP at2600RPM producing
gross
> >425ftlbs at 2000RPM
> > That info is from the TM I have heard that the HP ratings are
increased
> >above what the TM says but might be in my opinion a way of boosting the
> >sales of the older trucks also justifying the cost savings of not buying
> >the
> >Cummins since the Cummins will cost around $4 to 5k more if in a M-809
> >series not a repowered older unit.
> > Hope this helps
> >Billy P. Whyde
> >M-817w/w, M-103 owner in Ohio
> >
>
>
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