Dont forget the power adapter(12v) for the cell phone.
lou wrote:
> Duct tape and bailing wire should handle bodywork and mechanical problems.
>
> Cell phone and the number of your closest friend with a big wrecker should
> handle anything else.
>
> If you've done your maintainence and upkeep likely you'll never need either.
> Unless, of course, you really need to be somewhere in the truck. In which
> case the odds increase a little that that itinerant Irish engineer (Maloney?
> Maybe it's Murphey) will step in an cause a breakdown beyond the
> capabilities of your repair kit (the duct tape and bailing wire). But since
> your friend with the wrecker will be sitting next to you that day, and the
> cell phone batteries will be dead as well...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 1:12 AM
> Subject: [MV] Road Trip Survival Kit for M35A2 ?
>
> Hello List...
>
> Well, my M35A2 is scheduled to arrive later today (Wednesday) and I
> can't wait!
>
> I need suggestions for what one should carry on board the M35A2 to
> facilitate roadside repairs (besides an extra M35A2...ha ha). Assume
> the person using your suggestions is mechanically able and very good
> at troubleshooting and rigging things to work (isn't this a
> prerequisite for owning a MV?) so a list of just the essential items
> to address the majority of common breakdown causes are what you should
> focus on.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Jim "Ike" Newton
>
> o 1984 Military CUCV Suburban
> 6.2L Turbo Diesel, 3/4-Ton 4WD
>
> o M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck, 2 1/2-Ton 6WD
> Turbo Diesel, Air Shift Front Axle
>
> See them at: www.cucv.net
>
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