does anyone know what this steel plate is for?

[TJP]

There is two steel plates on each side of the truck frame can anyone tell me what there for.

Please see pics

 

[pctrans]

Good question. Can't say as I've seen those plates on any of the deuces I've done. Do you have the complete serial number? Off the left front frame section, near the shock?

 

[3dAngus]

Remind me of the foot on a m1102 trailer stabilizer leg. Not sure what it is.

 

[TJP]

HAVE ID #AC03471-532-108993

Cant see serial # on the frame. Is it visible with out opening the hood?

 

[WolfWalking]

How the about simplest answer, it could be the only shim they had to attach the other bracket with. That or a nice 500 dollar "Bracket, Special, one each" to up the cost of the vehicle.

 

[RANDYDIRT]

My deuce had them also. Just don't know what they're for

Dirt

 

[jesusgatos]

On my M109, there are brackets that extend downwards from the box and keep it centered from side-to-side. Those plates keep the from contacting the frame. Maybe your truck had a box on it at one time?

 

[RANDYDIRT]

To tell the truth, My bobber started off as a 109

Dirt

 

[TJP]

On my M109, there are brackets that extend downwards from the box and keep it centered from side-to-side. Those plates keep the from contacting the frame. Maybe your truck had a box on it at one time?

My truck started out as a m109, but when I got it the box was already taken off. I think you have figured it out the plates must be there to protect the box and frame from improper wear.

Thank for the info.

Tim

 

[DUECE-COUPE]

Plate ID

It could be a frame protection plate. Some deuces were dumps, and it looks Like the plate is in the right place to protect the frame from the dump bed guides as they came down after dumping their load. Check the age of you truck. The Army being what it is, probably contracted ALL the truck frames to be the same, so they could be configured any way they wanted them to be.

 

[gringeltaube]

On my M109, there are brackets that extend downwards from the box and keep it centered from side-to-side. Those plates keep the from contacting the frame. Maybe your truck had a box on it at one time?

Older M109's (gassers) also have these brackets which are bolted to the box subframe only; but they are spaced out a few mm and there are no plates on the frame.
Adding these plates must have been just one of the many "upgrades" from sometime during the 70's.

G.

 

[11Echo]

It could be a frame protection plate. Some deuces were dumps, and it looks Like the plate is in the right place to protect the frame from the dump bed guides as they came down after dumping their load. Check the age of you truck. The Army being what it is, probably contracted ALL the truck frames to be the same, so they could be configured any way they wanted them to be.

This truck was not a deuce dump. The deuce dump had a different trunion plate and reinforcement plates rivited along the outside of the frame rails.
The second pic shows the tipper trunion plate and rivited side piece.