From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Dec 03 2004 - 15:19:20 PST
Who was / is S&S's competitor?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Shaw" <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35A3 closed at $45,949.00
> Hi
> Actually the FMTV's are turning out to be a fine vehicle. The upgrades to
> cure some growing pains are now pretty much done with and the new ones
> coming out are all updated designs. The problems with them were all
> overblown in the media, fueled by S&S's competitors. Lots of polictics
> involved as ussual.
>
> Glenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Webster [mailto:james.webster@iomartdsl.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:42 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] M35A3 closed at $45,949.00
>
>
> Glenn Shaw wrote:
>
> > Hi Mike
> > They released it because they are getting rid of all deuces. Most of
> > the A3 program trucks have been given to the Iraqi Army already. The
> > US is replacing them with the S&S FMTV trucks. Even the deuce parts
> > at the depots are being dumped. All the deuces that are deployed in
> > the war are not coming back, they are turning them over to Iraq. I
> > have a buddy that is involved in the program, and the remaining deuces
> > still on a unit MTOE are slated for turn in and replacement.
>
> Which brings up an interesting thought as the FMTV vehicles are all
> being withdrawn for rebuilding due to excessive wear & tear. Looks like
> its back to the donkey cart for a while... of course they could
> conscript all those M35 series in private hands in the the USA to fill
> the gap.
>
> ;-)
>
> TTFN
> Jim
>
>
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