From: Henry J. Fackovec (hfackovec@easternems.com)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 11:33:49 PDT
Indeed it was a good day: living proof that OD paint it thicker than
blood... well the way I thin paint its thicker than most things.
Some interesting points:
Hauling a MKT with a M109 already loaded with tons of crap up the long steep
hills of northern Vt is a challenge (Mostly on the horns of the cars stuck
behind us.)
It was truly 5 quality hours with Ron driving back in a turbo deuce where I
could not hear him.
Ram has some of the coolest toys: The radars shelters hold lots of interest.
Ronzo ("11 vehicles, and not one of them run Ron") made a deal to buy a
running vehicle. ( When he gets it back to his house, the other rusty hulks
will probably gang up on it and rip its injection pump out.)
I was able to get out of there without spending the gross national product
of Bolivia on toys (Bought a few things, but restrained myself.)
It was a great honor that Kerry put aside his free time with sheep to drive
50 miles to meet up with us. Thanks for the Syrup!
My new wife asked for a new kitchen with an airy open concept, but she seems
displeased with he MKT???? I can't understand women.
I hope to have the MKT operational by spring so we can use it for the
rallies, reenactments and etc...
More to come
Hankie
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. A. Moir aka RAM" <cyclopsram@starband.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 3:58 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] A grand MV meeting
> 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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