From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Tue May 06 2003 - 06:59:06 PDT
I can attest to the NDT's fragility. I was pulling out logs with my M51
dump and I ran over some sticks that I thought would not be a problem at
all. One of them got through the tread between the lugs and put a nice
3/4" punture into the tire. Although the lugs are nice in sand and dirt,
the wide gaps between the lugs leave the tire cords rather unprotected IMO.
I think I would look for some all terrain commercial tires before
departing. I would also think that some commercial steer tires would be
much more durable than NDTs for the front end. The nice thing about the
M35 is that it has enough capacity to carry a ton or two of spares.
Dave
On Tue, 6 May 2003 11:26:33 +0200, Nigel Hay - MILWEB <Nigel@milweb.net>
wrote:
> Some friends who use M35 trucks in Africa on their safari tours business
> say the most common spares they get through in industrial quantities are
> wheel studs, front axle zipper seals and of course filters. They also
> suffer a huge amont of punctures from thorns in the bush, so have used I
> think I recall Barum tyres rather than non directionals. They have
> operated
> them or 15 years now and still have all but one of the origional trucks
> on
> the road, plus another 4 bought in recent years. All in all they stand up
> to
> a hard working life very well.
> Nige
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Goodden" <mgmv@auroragroup.co.uk>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M35 trip around the world
>
>
>> Hi Fred
>>
>> Thanks for the words of encouragement!! I think I'll be cursing AM
>> General and Continental for most breakdowns.... but I've got a huge pile
>> of spares for pretty much everything so it will just be a case of
>> messing around fitting things for a while hopefully. The main cursing
>> would be when in the middle of the Sarah Dessert and I've just used my
>> last vital spare, and then something goes wrong with that one as
>> well.... just at the point when I'm nearly 1,000 miles from
>> civilisation!!!
>>
>> I shall certainly keep the group informed, and the website will cover
>> everything in a lot of detail throughout the adventure!!! :-)
>>
>> If anyone's got any useful tips or advice for anything I should take or
>> modify I'd be very interested to know.
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Mike
>> ___________________
>> Michael Goodden
>> The Global Tipi Adventure
>> http://TheTipi.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fred Martin [mailto:mung@in-touch.net]
>> Sent: 02 May 2003 20:42
>> To: Michael Goodden
>> Cc: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [MV] M35 trip around thew world
>>
>> Okay Michael, I got you bookmarked...and logged into your website...if I
>>
>> wish you good luck and you're out there in some lonely place broken
>> down...will you take your laptop and email curse words at me for my
>> luck? <g> Of course theres lots of question such as how many spare tires
>>
>> (3 to 4k for fronts), jerry cans, fuel filters, wrenches, jacks, spare
>> engines, transmissions and etc. Wow, around the world in a deuce...I'm
>> not even gonna ask who's footing the bill. But, I think the group on
>> here will want regular reports on your progress. Better find the good
>> places for spares and good air services...just in case. Michael
>> Gooden...field tester for the M35. That'll be a good title. GOOD LUCK!
>> Fred Martin
>>
>> Michael Goodden wrote:
>> > Hi Fred
>> >
>> > I'm hoping to get most of the body work all sorted sometime around the
>> > end of this month, and then I'll be kitting out the interior and doing
>> > many of the other modifications throughout the summer while using it
>> > around the UK.
>> >
>> >>From the end of Sept and early Oct I'll be running though a load of
>> the
>> > weirder mechanics of the truck that I'm not used to, with the guys I
>> got
>> > the truck from, and then be leaving this country during October.
>> >
>> > I'm actually currently considering entering the Paris-Dakar race in
>> the
>> > truck category as a kinda launch to the trip!!! ... probably the first
>> > Reo ever to consider entering!!!
>> >
>> > Full details will be on www.thetipi.com very soon, we've got a site in
>> > development at the moment and it should be going live in a few weeks
>> > time! :-)
>> >
>> > Many thanks
>> > Mike
>> > ___________________
>> > Michael Goodden
>> > The Global Tipi Adventure
>> > http://TheTipi.com
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
>> > Behalf Of Fred Martin
>> > Sent: 02 May 2003 18:13
>> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> > Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Windscreen frame & Hard Top
>> >
>> > Mike...a side question...when did you say that your ATW trip will
>> start?
>> >
>> > Fred Martin
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Michael Goodden wrote:
>> >
>> >>Hi all
>> >>
>> >>Does anyone have a scrap M35A2 windscreen frame and/or Hardtop?
>> >>
>> >>As part of the conversion for my around the world trip I am extending
>> >>the windscreen upwards (as being 6'3" my vision is predominantly of a
>> >>metal bar and wiper unit!)
>> >>
>> >>I am after the upright pillars for the main frame, and the uprights
>> >>(with seals) for the opening window units.
>> >>
>> >>We will then cut the top off the existing windscreen unit and add in
>> >
>> > the
>> >
>> >>extra height with the uprights and weld it all back together.
>> >>
>> >>In a similar manner the back of the hardtop will need to be extended
>> >
>> > so
>> >
>> >>we would like about 12" of the hard back that we can re-fabricate onto
>> >>the existing hardtop unit.
>> >>
>> >>If anyone has such items, or knows of anywhere I could try please let
>> >
>> > me
>> >
>> >>know.
>> >>
>> >>Many thanks
>> >>Mike
>> >>___________________
>> >>Michael Goodden
>> >>The Global Tipi Adventure
>> >>http://TheTipi.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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