From: quiggy (quigstro@netcarrier.com)
Date: Sat Sep 14 2002 - 21:15:13 PDT
In this neck of the woods, I have seen WW2 6X6's hauling Weasels and Jeeps
in their cargo beds to Fort Indiantown Gap for the annual "Battle of the
Bulge" event. I see no reason to haul a vehicle in the back of my M211,
other than it's too high to easily get one in and out. Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kris Kirby" <kris@catonic.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] To CDL or not to CDL....
> On Sat, 14 Sep 2002, micdunn wrote:
> > A Deuce and a half weighs about 13,030 pounds (6 1/2 tons) empty and
about
> > 23,030 pounds (11 1/2 tons) fully loaded. It is rated to tow 6,000
pounds
> > cross country and 10,000 pounds on road. At least my data plate says the
> > above...
>
> Okay -- next question -- can the M35s, etc. actually support carrying a
> vehicle on it's bed? (i.e.: as a car transport)
>
> What I'm looking at here is a very good excuse to buy one and keep it
> around in car one of our cars breaks down and needs to be moved.
>
> Of course, it would be quite an exercise to figure out how to get a 5500
> lb. car onto the back of an M35 safely.
>
> How long/wide are the beds on the M35, M35A2C, and M36A2C? Anyone got any
> pictures of the M60 and M108 wreckers?
>
> What are the dimensions of that standard M35? Width, height, etc.
>
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