Unknown bracket ????

[WV New Guy]

Anyone know what's supposed to go in this bracket I checked the TMs and hundred of pics looking for one and had no luck . Maybe the brain trust here can tell me I hope.

 

[WV New Guy]

Another pic

 

[m38inmaine]

Looks like the bracket for the M8 chemical alarm.

 

[BenRoberts]

I dont have that on my truck. interesting

 

[WV New Guy]

Never used a M8 very interesting . I know the military chem detectors i have used were rugged i dont think i would mount them under a 5 Ton bed. I know from bumper number research truck was used by Military Intelligence Co. That would answer that .

 

[CARNAC]

http://chemicaldragon.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/TM_3-6665-312-12P.12663315.pdf

Technically, it is the M42 Alarm Unit Mounting Bracket. The M42 is the "whoopee box" for the M8/M8A1 Chemical Alarm System.

 

[Artillerydan]

If it was not clear, yes it is an M42 Chemical Agent alarm bracket. It is half of the unit. the other half (M43 Chemical Agent Detector) sits on the fender or.... M8 is the "overall system"

 

[WV New Guy]

Wow pretty cool to know been wondering for almost a year now . Carnac you don't happen to have one of those whoopee boxes now do ya? Just in case I do a full military rebuild but I'm gonna have to change the paint back to Sand as I painted it Tan.

 

[CARNAC]

Uh, uh, uh.....maybe

 

[m38inmaine]

I have one if CARNAC doesn't.

 

[Csm Davis]

So that's what went in that odd mount on the fender

sent from my decrepit fingers

 

[MWMULES]

The bracket for holding the "sniffer" is one of the hard parts to find as it had a demill code on it. Depending on which Mv some are mounted in the cab, at halts they are moved to out front and up wind with WD-1 wire.

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