From: paul carrier (paulc@teleport.com)
Date: Sun Mar 17 2002 - 17:55:47 PST
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> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Matt Mouser
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 10:28 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] engine mods
>
>
> Why don't you just do what the NG is doing to all
> the M35A2's they kept?
> They convert them to M35A3's which is basically
> just taking the 5 ton engine
> and allison automatic tranny and swapping them in
> the M35A2. They then put
> on those huge super single radial tires, so I bet
> those suckers haul ass!
The Guard didn't "keep" the M35's, we didn't have any
choice.
DOD/Army didn't purchase enough LMTV/FMTV to field to the
Guard.
And the M35A3 were converted on a low budget program, they
are crap.
I'll keep my A2's until the Army can field us the new stuff.
SSG Paul D. Carrier
Readiness NCO
3670th Maint Co (GS)
Camp WIthycombe, OR
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