From: R. A. Moir aka RAM (cyclopsram@starband.net)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 03:58:17 PDT
It was a sight to behold... Ronzo, Hankie, RAM and Kerry B all leaning on
the Deuce Body and discussing green machines. We did some trading and
folks drove off, some with different equipment than which they arrived with
and others with a little less $ and some with more. Maple syrup, real
stuff, in a Desert Tan and OD container was the parting gift to us by Kerry
B. Thanks Kerry !. So in the end, The MKT 75 has a new home, The C4
CAP Truck has a new home and the M109 Radio Van which anchors WEARE has some
more electronic goodies to impress the populace. It was a listers jamboree
and Saturday was good!!!!! RAM
----- Original Message -----
From: <ddoyle9570@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 20:21
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Trailer Capacity
>
> In a message dated 10/12/2002 6:46:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, Gandjpappy
writes:
>
> > Unfortunately I found 2
> > places on the web that state the towing capacity of the M35 is only
10,000
> > pounds. I can get that with a 3/4 ton pickup! Can someone
> > tell me why this
> > truck can only pull 10,000 pounds?
>
> Cause the folks that rated the deuce were as conservative as one can get,
and the folks that rate pickups are as optimistic as one can get.
>
> The deuce is rated based on towed load only, weight of trailer. The
amount of weight on the tongue, or in the truck are immaterial to this
rating. I suspect the pickup rating will state very specifically how much
weight is to be on the tongue, and what kind of extra "towing package" you
must have.
>
> Also, remember that a military vehicle while provide its rated performance
ANYWHERE, continously. Death Valley, or Alaska, day in or day out. The
original testing of the deuce in the desert conditions concluded that at
maximum load under extreme heat the coolant temperature would exceed that
called for in the specs, but the engine wouldn't overheat, so it was
accepted even though it didn't meet spec.
>
> For a more apples to apples comparison, compare the rated towing capacity
of the M275 deuce tractor to the pickup. The M275, since by default it will
have part of the weight distributed to the truck, is rated at 36000 pull,
again, under any circumstances.
>
> Or, practically speaking, take a deuce down to the local dealership along
with a length of anchor chain, and as the sales manager if he is up to a
little comparison study!
>
> Hope this helps,
> DD
>
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