From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 16 2004 - 04:47:29 PDT
Pat,
Based on the speedo adapters, the difference is about 7%. (0.187:1 vs
0.200:1).
Do you have the rear axles coupled together or not?
To see how much the tires drag, remove the short drive shaft and mark the
tires with dabs of paint. Notice how the marks are matching up before and
after a drive. The amount of "drag" is indicated by how much the marks are
moving relative to each other.
Cheers,
Bjorn
>From: Patrick Jankowiak <recycler@swbell.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] M35 adventures
>Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:15:25 -0500
>
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>
>just some highway MPG tidbits first:
>
>On the turbo diesel M35A2 with S-280 shelter (2700 lbs),
>
>57.75mph, 167 miles, 23.3 gallons, = 7.17 mpg
>47.25mph, 133 miles, 16.6 gallons, = 8.01 mpg
>
>about the speeds:
>
>Since I have 1100x20 tires instead of 900x20, the speed is 9% greater than
>normal due to the greter circumference.
>
>Since the speedometer is reading 4% high due to its slight inaccuracy (as
>measured by police radar at 50MPH), the overall speed is not 9% greater
>than indicated, but 5% % greater than the speedometer indicates.
>
>]]]]]]]]
>
>Deuce ran great.. as usual quite sluggish and slow-down-ish when climbing
>grades, but that's ok.
>
>The spedometer cable is making noise now and at low speeds the speedo
>needle jerks.. I think the cable is jerking as it turns in the casing. Can
>I fix this easily somehow? Oil it maybe?
>
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>
>I pulled into a rest stop.. as i usually do, I feel each hub and kick each
>tire. Outer rear drivers side was soft. 10 lbs. Never noticed it while
>driving. Used the glad hand and the hose to air it up on the spot. I
>consider that the hose has just paid for itself. The hubs on the rears: The
>driver side ones were quite warm, uncomfortably so. the passenger side ones
>were cooler. Is it normal due to the gear arrangements inside the axle? any
>reason for this, maybe the tire?
>
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>
>The cause of the drive was Texas Guard annual training. HOOAH (and OORAH
>for my former Marine buddies) It was great, especially when a tarantula
>crawled up my sleeve onto my heck. Good thing my buddy saw it and knocked
>it off. I didn't even feel it. I caught it, and took it over to the SGT
>Major, (he appreciates such things) told him I had got a little pet. He
>said he was going to have to charge me for it, as it was government
>property. I said it was issued here, and I am returning it here..
>
>Saw another deuce there, very nice, white lettering on hood, dark semi
>gloss OD green. Whistler, sounded sweet. Didn't get the guy's name, as they
>were leaving.
>
>Also a couple of personally owned HMMWVs. I was overseeing the como nets
>and simultaneously rewiring the como system in my own truck and pulling 18
>hour shifts all weekend so I did not get to recreationally interact much.
>
>Talked to a SINCGARS on 50MHz ham band using an RT246. There was supposed
>to be some PRC-77's on 30.30 but I must have missed the action.
>
>
>
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