Gene wrote:
>...........WRONG...HMMWV's have a cable from the factory for this that
>pushes into a
>tube under the dash when not in use...A chain was some fools way of doing a
>lock up without replacing a broken cable.
Well, not all HUMVEE's had these. At least my early one (# 351)
did not.
>..the chains on the MUTT had a
>canvas cover like on the tailgates........
Possibly in some areas but not all. I have never seen this in the
Michigan units. All I have had or seen ( I dissembled over 35 MUTT's) just
had chain without any cover. On my (former) M-211, the chain was just
welded to the drivers seat frame!
Jim Gilmore MVPA # 5843
Member Ist Michigan AOD Chapter MVPA
Great Lakes Chapter MVPA
Ohio Motor Pool Chapter MVPA
Red Ball Chapter MVPA
Ontario Military Vehicle Association
Midwest Military Vehicle Assocation
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