From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sun Mar 13 2005 - 12:36:14 PST
The instructions in the field manual are quite clear on this subject:
"Rails - truck/cargo/M35/loading/weight/(rail) - method of:"
"Load one fewer rail than the total amount necessary to blow out all tires."
"In the event that the quantity of rail necessary to blow out all tires is
not known, a field expedient should be utilized:
1 Load rails, one by one, until tires blow out.
2 Remove one rail, and return to quartermaster via established inventory
protocol.
3 Count remaining rails.
4 Unload rails and place in pile.
5 Assign one soldier to guard pile of rails.
6 Change all tires.
7 Reload truck with pile of rails.
In the event that tires blow again, repeat steps 2 through 7."
> This is no different then loading a 2 1/2 with railroad rails until the
> tires blow out, because it was not convenient to wait for a bridge truck
to
> arrive.
>
> Tom McHugh, NJ
> 1952 M38A1
> M-416 Trailer
> MVPA, MTA
>
>
>
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