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I removed the drive shaft to the rear most axel in my M215. It worked fine
but....
One time while exiting a parking lot in city traffic I managed to suspend my
only remaining drive wheel over a depression significant enough to prevent
it from touching the ground. I was VERY stuck, embarassed, and blocking
city traffic. I got loose by rocking it back and forth till I was able to
grab ground again.
Just something to think about.
-=-
----- Original Message -----
From: DaveCole <davidcole@tk7.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 1:03 AM
Subject: [MV] M35/54 inter axle disconnect?
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> It's pretty much common knowledge that the locked connection between the
> two rear axles of the 2 1/2 and 5 ton Mil trucks cause a lot of skidding
> between the axles when underway. This of course can impact fuel
> efficiency of these trucks.
>
> Has anyone experimented with fuel efficiency increases obtained by
> removing the inter axle drive shaft? With gas prices hitting new highs,
> I'm thinking about yanking the interaxle shaft on my M51 dump. I get
> 3-4 MPG on a good day with the wind at my back with the 602 ci gas
> engine and 10 tons of dirt on board. I need to start hauling more dirt
> and the thought of 50 cents per mile gas costs is not too exciting.
>
> Having a locked connection between the two axles for off-road use is
> perfectly logical, however for on the road use, it really doesn't make
> much sense.
>
> Has anyone (or the government) ever thought about installing an
> engageable coupling in the middle of the interaxle drive shaft, such
> that the connection could be made or disconnected without removing the
> driveshaft?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>
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