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The 602 is a good engine. Staying close to home it is fast enough,(stay off the big roads). My gasser with the 5 speed direct drive transmission has pulled long grades in 5th gear that my deuces have required a downshift to 4th.
A link to a 5 ton drag race for you enjoyment...
I drove my XM818 nearly 2800 miles from Nellis to the east one week pulling a trailer with only a single spare, never did have any tire problems.
Also another pic of a truck with the rear monted spare.
I used to haul steel off Neville Island/ Mckees Rocks, Pa. Cars parked on both side of the street and a 10'w door to back into. After a while I got a new road atlas. The east coast was the Ohio line, (no more NY/Jersey). [thumbzup]
M345 data plate.
M345 weighs 11,260 empty, the M270A1 IS 17,500. How much will your gooseneck add in weight when applied to the M345? I take the M270 through small cities and make the right hand turns no problem. When the civilians spot that winch coming around the corner at them, they make room! Running through...
MLVW wheels in all deuce pics except the last one of my deuce tipper. Those are A3's with 365's mounted on the front. The MLVW wheels are 5 degree flange. They are 6,000 lb rated unlike the A3 wheels which are rated 4,000 lbs. They like most tires!
He says he wants to run "super singles" which might mean wider than 1100's.
tobyS
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Join DateMay 2013LocationRochester, IndianaPosts920Feedback Score
I second GR's post. There are a lot of threads on using the 11.00 on the deuce. On the rear, they need to go out just a bit...
This thread would be a good place for this discussion. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?31851-Deuces-in-the-movies&p=1853138#post1853138
Did the CUCV look like this?
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In 1950, the Kenworth Motor Truck Company began the manufacture of the M249 4x4 Heavy Gun-Lifting Front Truck and the M250 4x4 Heavy Gun-Lifting Rear Truck, to transport the T131 Gun. From 1952 through 1953, 33 Front and 33 Rear Trucks were manufactured. Each truck was powered by a...
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