Re: [MV] SWB 2.5 Tons

From: bjpendleton@charter.net
Date: Tue Dec 02 2003 - 12:59:35 PST


 The heaviest thing my M211 hauls is a boy scout troop a few times a year
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Ehle" <markehle@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] SWB 2.5 Tons

I get the most "usefulness" from my M35 by just driving around the backroads
where I live with my wife beside me, top and windsheild down, going about
10-20 mph. Yes, I do haul stuff on occasions, but for the most part, I use
it like I used to use my dunebuggy - just for the fun of driving it.

If my truck were in worse shape than it is, I would consider setting it up
like the one we're talking about. It would have better acceleration, better
mpg (less weight, less rolling resistance, less mechanical drag), more
manueverablility, and certainly would attract attention.

Later -

Mark Ehle
1970 AMG M35A2
Dowling, MI

>From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] SWB 2.5 Tons
>Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:21:43 -0800
>
>I'll buy tighter turning radius, and the coolness of driving a one off.
>but less drag? better angles? Missing 3-4 feet will change little when
>lining up a truck for parking.
>
>I guess what really bothers me is that a Deuce is USEFUL. You can carry a
>pickup in it, or boxes of goods, or a bunch of people dressed up for a
>celebration. The vehicle in this thread can't. It can carry a bed. If you
>put a bed of some sort in it then that bed can carry a pickup, or boxed
>goods, or.....
>
>But that's just my 02¢. I like different vehicles, but if I had the money
>to modify a Deuce I'd rather rebuild it as Tom did his. Nothing like a '
>sleeper ' going up a steep grade at 80 MPH. :}
>
>
>
> Paul
>
>***************************************
>
>
>At 06:01 PM 12/1/2003, you wrote:
>>The points are, I guess, tighter turning radius, less drag, better angles
>>of
>>approach and departure, umm...it's fun to drive...
>>
>>apbloom
>>M35products.com
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 6:37 PM
>>Subject: Re: [MV] SWB 2.5 Tons
>>
>>
>> > > http://www.easternsurplus.net/180a.jpg
>> >
>> > I'm sure I'm missing the point: If the chassis is going to protrude out
>> > back as far as this one does, what point in losing an axle?
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Paul
>> >
>> >
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