At any rate, I was in an M813 5ton pulling a 15kW generator going down
an ice covered hill. Everything was going fine until, what seemed
instantly, the truck and trailer/generator swapped ends. The driver
never missed a beat. He simply shifted into reverse and continued to
idle backwards to the bottom where we turned around. Wherever you are
today CPL Hostetter, good driving.
MWhee90237 wrote:
>
> <I amazes me that the thing is so immobile in icy
> <conditions. What am I doing wrong?
>
> Brian,
> I wish I knew what you were doing wrong as it might let me know what I am
> doing wrong. I have had the white-knuckle experience of driving my M37 on
> packed snow several years ago. The thing seemed to have a mind of its own,
> would be ideling along fine and all of a sudden the thing would swap ends or
> head straight for the didtch! I have consigned myself to driving my M880 with
> modern mud and snow tires in inclimate conditions.
>
> Mike Wheeler
> Southern Oregon MVCC
>
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