Great Accessory for a M135Cdn.

[cmpman]

Here are some shots of my M135 after it got a better roof (not walked on nearly as much as the old one) and a gallon of Gillespie 24087 paint. It is attached to my C1 (Cdn version of the M2A2).

Still have to do the brakes on her, but as she sits she starts first crank, and purrs like a kitten.

I installed the double PTO on it, so it powers the winch, and in the future may be modified for a hyab crane.

Tarp is one of the newer M35Cdn tarps out of the ripstop vinyl. I have a fairly new original M135 tarp, but need to do some repair to it before I can install it.

Without further adieu, here are some photos.

 

[hendersond]

A thing of beauty. very Nice!

 

[Section8]

Absolutely beautiful!! Hmmm. Gonna have to start looking at yard sales a lot harder to find a C1. Absolute beauty. Great work.

 

[n1bnc]

Lovely anti-tailgating mechanism!

 

[USMC 00-08]

That looks great!

 

[Matt1970M35A]

That's nice. I want one

 

[The King Machine]

Nice truck

That artillery piece is great

 

[ke5eua]

Can you go into the double pto.

Love it!

 

[DeucesWild11]

You need to get a "Don't Tailgate" sticker for the back.. ha! Looks great, and it's a perfect accessory for any MV!

 

[cmpman]

Can you go into the double pto.

Love it!

What I mean by the double PTO is that I have used one from a dump deuce. They were also used on the various tank type trucks. It is an auxilery drive that sits on top of the regular PTO and provides a second individual PTO out the rear. It's perfect for things like a hydraulic pump or the water or fuel pumps associated with the tankers.

 

[ke5eua]

What I mean by the double PTO is that I have used one from a dump deuce. They were also used on the various tank type trucks. It is an auxilery drive that sits on top of the regular PTO and provides a second individual PTO out the rear. It's perfect for things like a hydraulic pump or the water or fuel pumps associated with the tankers.

Ahh, gotcha. Looks great though. Working on the artillery, well the treat was getting to test fire it after you worked on it.

 

[cmpman]

You need to get a "Don't Tailgate" sticker for the back.. ha! Looks great, and it's a perfect accessory for any MV!

The C1 is actually a bit heavy for anything smaller than the deuce. For the lighter MVs, I have this:

Here is a shot of the pair of guns from the back.

My new(er) deuce....a M35Cdn MLVW

My little one. The first vehicle I ever drove was one of these back when I first joined the militia at 16.

The vehicles are getting ready for an upcoming display which is why they are all lined up in the yard right now. Still trying to get the Bren carrier finished up before Wednesday.

 

[oboyjohn]

Hi cmpman. You have a great looking collection of green iron!! I am thinking of diving in head first and starting a collection myself. I would start small with an Iltis or like your M37 Jeep, but I would love to have a MLVW. I worked on them for 26 years in the reserves so I would have no problem fixing them. But in the mean time, I can dream. Keep up the good work!!!

 

[oboyjohn]

Oh yeah, I forgot to ask, Is that 105 C1 yours? If it is, lucky you!

 

[cmpman]

Yes it is. If you look in the artillery section of G503.com, there is a thread there on my build of it. It was basically scrap iron and a lot of ebay purchases.

 

[Section8]

So much green iron. You are an army into yourself Cmpman. Can I enlist?
How did you manage to find a MLVW? I have looked and looked and was told that they were either all shipped over seas after we were done with them or went straight to the scrap yard. No civilian purchases were allowed.

 

[cmpman]

Around 2007, they were disposing of them to the public, usually tagged as salvage or scrap. One owner in particular made a fuss that they were tagged as such, so the DND changed their policy and started sending them to selected federal pens for dismantling. The tires were sold in a separate contract, and certain critical parts were removed at the pens and returned to the DND system. The bulk of the parts were destroyed or mutilated and sent as scrap.

Any that were overseas in Afghanistan were brought back.

Due to some treasury board oversight, the DND is now faced with retaining the MLVWs in regular force service, possibly until 2018 or so. But the militia MLVWs are all pretty much gone now, replaced with the International Defense MSVS.

Mine was actually a roll over. I have done the necessary repairs, and am still missing a few cosmetic parts yet, but am certain they will show up eventually.