Re: New to list

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sun Jan 29 2006 - 19:21:59 PST


I would buy a deuce and a half and hang a gooseneck trailer on it with air
brakes on the trailer, then I would see if I could find someone named Auther

Bloom and buy a power steering kit from him and put it on for those tight
places when delivering those work centers.

Don't forget, you'll probably be commercial then so thats a whole new ball
of wax.

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Maguire" <
dmaguire@mchsi.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] New to list

> Hi Marty,
>
> I think that you are in the right place. There are a bunch of
> knowledgeable folks here - most much more knowledgeable than me. My load
> is a similar weight - an 8 ton military vehicle. I ended up putting it on

> a 9-ton tag trailer and pulling it with a 5 ton wrecker. I can barely feel
> it back there - starting or stopping. On the road, I can't feel it back
> there. I have to look back every so often to make sure that it isn't
> dragging upside down.
>
> I considered a military 2 1/2 ton truck. It could pull it fine, but I was
> concerned about stopping. I suspect that you would want to give the
> brakes a once-over or get a later issue that has better brakes. I never
> looked into it closely.
>
> I've seen people pull similar loads with something as small as a 1 ton
> dually, but it always seems like the load might become the lead at any
> second.
>
> Anyway, I'd be interested in know if the brake concern was reasonable or
> it I was a complete FOS panty-waist. List, here's your chance - take your
> shots. I'm askin' for it.
>
> But to answer your question in summary, Marty... either a diesel burning
> deuce or 5 ton (mine's gas) with braking being a main point.
>
> BR,
> Dan
> Auburn, IN
>
>
>
> Marty Galyean wrote:
>
>> Marty Galyean wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I'm looking at building some portable shops into 20' cargo containers
>>> and hauling them to various sites monthly or so.
>>>
>> Dang it, I should be clear, the containers would be on a trailer, not on
>> the truck itself. I imagine the truck would be a simple chassis or
>> flatbed.
>>
>> So towing capacity is what I'm thinking, not carrying.
>>
>> Marty
>>
>>
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