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A lot of good points regarding large MVs. I'm fortunate that when I got my 5 Ton,
that I was able to drive it on country roads for many miles before taking it into
the city. I personally can't imagine learning to drive a M35 or M54 in the city
without some empty field or country road experience. However, I think that if a
person approaches the situation logically, it is nothing that the average person
can't pickup if they approach it in a reasonable fashion. The TM's are very
valuable for learning how these trucks work. There is a lot you can miss if you
don't read the manuals.
That said, my first driving experience with my M51 dump truck was driving it up
onto the top of a ramp back trailer. The catch was that the brakes on the M51
were not operational!
Low 1st gear at idle worked well in that situation. Braking was done by
shutting down the engine at the right moment and applying the handbrake. Needless
to say this was done in the middle of a large field - no city or other people
nearby.
Dave
Mark Baxter wrote:
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> Amen,Amen! Words well spoken by all on this E-mail! Why endanger yourself
> and others by driving something this big and not knowing everything about
> them? I would not even dream of driving a Duce with out training. Find a
> friend in the National Guard and IF he drives one of these beasts, Have him
> show you the ropes.
> This is not just aimed at just one person, BUT anyone thinking of buying
> one of these big green machines.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buzz Szarek <buzz@toast.net>
> To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
> Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M-35 A-2 C
>
> >The military teaches kids to drive these things. They're not that
> >complicated.
> >
> >-BUT-
> >
> >Get some training. If you do little more than read the operator's manual
> >from cover to cover you'll be well on your way.
> >
> >That and keep in mind that if you are dumb you can find yourself in an
> >un-recoverable position (like wheels turned sharply and going so fast that
> >you the weight of the truck won't let you straighten the wheels out as you
> >roll the truck on it's side).
> >
> >MVs are a lot of fun but your brain has to be just a little bigger than
> they
> >are or you shouldn't drive them at all.
> >
> >-=-
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <MVTrucker@aol.com>
> >To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
> >Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:32 AM
> >Subject: Re: [MV] M-35 A-2 C
>
> >> Jeffery,
> >> The wipers are air pressure operated. Turn the wiper air valve counter-
> >> clockwise quite a few turns. You might have to manually move them
> >> the first try as the motors stick after sitting a while.
> >> Do yourself a favor. Try to get some driving experience in a smaller
> >> truck. I don't feel comfortable knowing someone is driving a large truck
> >> >Can you believe I drive this thing on city streets?< and has so little
> >> knowledge of it. I foresee another M151 fiasco with so many inexperienced
> >> people jumping into these trucks. IE: wreck, lawsuit against the gov.,
> >> then the demilling of trucks.
> >> Joe Young
> >>
>
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