From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 05:46:16 PDT
Nigel,
You have to bring tire chains! Personally I never leave home without them.
Driving through the "fording pond" a few days ago, I ended up on a wet
grassy slope (it was raining). I got stuck, but 20 minutes later, with the
chains installed, I drove right back out. No winch, no towing vehicle and
not that much embarrassment (the chains were sloppily installed and peeled
off a little later).
Enjoy your posts, Nigel.
Cheers,
Bjorn
>From: "Nigel Hay -MILWEB" <Nigel@milweb.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] last Sunday's offroad adventure
>Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 10:08:14 +0200
>
>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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