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groundog
Shhh were not supposed to talk about auctions
although that looks to be a good candidate for my 4dr std bed deuce idea !
area52
thanks for the info on both trucks!
country
Thanks for the pic of the 814 & info on your site.
I've been wanting a M36A2 (Long Bed deuce) to use among other things as a car/truck hauler.
Well not much luck finding these, especially with a winch.
How long is the M54's bed?
are there any 5 tons with a 16 foot or longer bed?
Hmmmm.....
In my experience with a tow bar on things bigger & heavier than a jeep, it is rare that the towed vehicle wheels turn to full lock when being dragged around a corner.
The tires would likely rub on the rear of the inner fenderwells when turning,
the radial hmmwv tires have less...
Ventured out with tape measure,
distance between tow hook mount holes is only 15 inch so I'll guess that the adaper plate in the above pic is mounted wrong and the brackets would be on the outside of the tow hooks.
Distance between the angle iron brackets, measured at hole is 25"
These brackets...
While I haven't had any experience with said adapters and the military tow bar on these trucks. I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night (JK).
Seriously, after looking at the above pics of the adapters and plates, I stuck my head under the front of one of my trucks.
It appears to me that...
The CUCV pintle has a fillet radius between the shank diameter and flange, making it stronger than the M880 version which has a sharp(er) corner.
While the M880 one will fit the CUCV's, a spacer with the radius in it is required to use the CUCV one on the M880
Made it home again.
Fun was had, ( there were a few breakdowns, not mine)
Didn't take many pics,
m52a2 (Ed) had my back part of the way, didn't think to ask him about his brakes though.
only about 580 of those miles went on the trailer
Drove 420 miles to get it from SS member Ranchhopper, Left home at 01:20
Got back home @ 22:10
Picked it up and went to my car club get together then home
My little Cherokee wasn't real happy about the work out but did ok.
Trailer did tow...
Well my M880 ( avatar) isn't for sale, but............
If it's worth my while, maybe
Plus I know of a M882 that was for sale in SE Michigan
Have to see if he still wants to part with it.
RE: Re: Volunteer drivers needed!
Bill,
I'll be with you guys in spirit!
There is no way for me to get out of work, short week with the holiday and I have my hands full with the '09 model bow development & production tooling.
Guess you'll have a MV at the trail ride this year and now that I...
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