Re: [MV] CARGO COVERS

From: Mel Miller (nourmahal@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Apr 29 2004 - 06:55:03 PDT


Howdy Gruppe,

IMHO, anyone who buys a Deuce or 5 ton and is overly concerned with fuel
economy and streamlining has his/her priorities seriously out of whack.
One might even say that he is "Whacked Out", bot, far be it from me to
suggest such a thing......

Mel Miller
Corpus Christi, TX
No Deuce - Yet

On Thursday, April 22, 2004, at 08:39 AM, Sonny Heath wrote:

> and more wind resistance and less fuel economy?
>
> Sonny
>
>
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>> Gene,
>> Are these the covers that are the correct length
>> for the deuce but the sides come down past the
>> tie down hooks? I have encountered these and the
>> solution is to raise the uprights enough so the
>> sides are above the hooks. Best to put the cover
>> on and measure how far the stakes need to be raised.
>> Remove the cover, raise the stakes, drill a hole
>> and put a 5/16" bolt through to stop the uprights
>> from dropping in all the way. Big advantage is more
>> headroom.
>> Joe Young
>> Some parts: http://hometown.aol.com/mvtrucker/page5.html
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