List,
If you check a few auto/truck and RV places you can find truck bed mats made from recycled tires. You can get ones that are NOT
cut out for any vehicle. I got one of these for the old 715 cargo truck. Lots easier on the knees while you are crawling in the back to
get the material that slid to the front of the bed.
Best Regards,
Jim
Jim Winne MVPA #17216
1967 M-715 Kaiser Jeep Cargo Truck
1983 M-101A1 USMC cargo trailer
My amateur radio callsign KB4IVH
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Towers [SMTP:mtowers@texas.net]
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 22:51 PM
To: mil-veh@skylee.com
Subject: Re: [MV] Floor Mats, bed mat for Big Mike
Good luck on the floor mats--maybe garden variety door mats made from
recycled tires from Wal Mart. Not fancy, but pretty near industructable.
However, I DO have a solution for a bed mat. Down here in South Texas, every
time one of the big material handling plants (sand, gravel, cement, etc.)
changes out the conveyor belts, you have an opportunity to cut out a big
piece to fit the bed of a standard P/U. The width is right--just cut out for
the wheel wells. So....I don't know why this wouldn't work for a duece. The
conveyors cum mats are VERY heavy in p/u sizes, but will last forever. You
will probably need a hoist or a bunch of friends and a BUNCH of beer to do
it by hand. BTW: a recip saw with a hacksaw blade cuts the material pretty
well. It's kind of like wide, flat, tire material, only smooth--no tread.
Good Luck
Mike T.
M35A2C
----- Original Message -----
From: <kbernste@us.ibm.com>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 10:33 AM
Subject: [MV] Floor Mats, bed mat for Big Mike
> Its time for our Deuce (M35A2) to start earning its keep,
> so I'm looking for floor mats and bed mats. None of the
> usual suspects (truck dealers) have any suggestions. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kerry Bernstein
>
>
>
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