From: Nigel Hay -MILWEB (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 01:08:14 PDT
Marc's pics just remind me of the days when we had loads of fun with these
military vehicles, I think I can honestly say I have had most of mine stuck
somewhere. My parents had asked why I needed more than one military vehicle.
I had never really realised, but of course it was to be able to pull out the
one that was stuck.
The first times I took my newly restored Ward La France M1 heavy Wrecker
out it seriously rained and anyone sensible would have stayed on the
showground roads like all the other cars. However Nigel knows best and
decided to go up a long grass slope.
Bar grips are no good on very wet long grass slopes and about halfway up the
M1 began to slip and slide. 6wd and low range still wouldn't get it up the
slope, so in front of the inevitable crowd I had to suffer the humiliation
of defeat.....
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Marc Strangfeld
Sent: 03 October 2004 05:10
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] last Sunday's offroad adventure
Bruce and list,
I couldn't say for sure if the 5 ton has the same
style rear suspension but I would assume the 5 ton is
built to have extreme amounts of articulation also.
I believe the M35 is considered a walking beam rear
suspension. Remember, the spring pack isn't
necessarily compressed much, it's the center pivot
between the wheels that is doing all the work.
There is a good way to find out...
Marc
--- "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu>
wrote:
> Do you think the axles on a M54 5 Ton would also
> articulate that way?
> Bruce MVPA 23824
>
> grntrks@juno.com wrote:
>
> >Excellent photo's, Marc. I have had my duece for 3
> years and had NO IDEA
> >the axles would articulate to that degree. Very
> enteresting info.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
> >MVPA 14530
> >'45 GMC 353 DUKW
> >'66 M35A2 w/w
> >"On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking
> >
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