From: Stephen & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Nov 04 2003 - 05:58:36 PST
I can speak from a CCKW deuce point of view:
Having locking hubs or removing the splines from the front end is
definately worth it in maintenance and labor/time costs to me. All
my vehicles have this done.
On a deuce, tire matching is the most important thing you can do
on the truck. Remember the back is in 4 or 8 WD ALL the time.
The binding from unequal sized tires can be noticeable in the ability
of the deuce to roll w/o power on its own.
As I recall from physics, it takes an infinate amount of energy to
go at the speed of light and it goes down from there, so going faster
takes more energy than going slower. In addition, running at the
governed speed cannot be all that good all the time. I suggest that
all HMVs be driven 5 mph less than what is says on the data plate.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Everett Doyle" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 8:39 AM
Subject: [MV] fuel mileage on M35
> I have read with interest the various things done to M35's to increase
fuel
> mileage - I do not have a dog in this hunt for my M35 is not driven
enough
> for me to be concerned about fuel mileage. But I have these thoughts -
will
> money spent for larger tires and wheels, disconnecting drive shafts,
cutting
> splines out of hubs, etc. increase fuel mileage enough to warrant these
> being done.
>
> One fellow posted something that made more sense to me -- "stay out of
> it" -- meaning if you do not try to make these trucks try run "against the
> govenors" fuel mileage is not bad so bad, and wear on other components is
> reduced.
>
> I am not being critical of folks who want to spend the money to make all
the
> changes - guess a poor country boy like me just does not understand.
>
>
>
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