What you may want to add is that it is also a memorial to all those who built
these trucks. After spending a day wondering through a used machine tool
warehouse you come to realize that each machine used to have an operator and
you wonder what happened to them. Part of the cold war was the massive
industrial base of the United States pitted against the Soviet Union. It would
only be fitting to include them in your write up. Names like Kaiser and
Studebaker no longer exist and should be remembered as well.
Rick
Kerry Bernstein wrote:
> Lister-friends-
> Thanks for the inputs, following is the text from the sheet I am getting
> laminated.
> It will post without the formatting so I apologize in advance for what will
> surely look like a mess on Mil-Veh. Feel free to lift what you'd like.
>
> KB
>
> 1970 M35A2
> 2.5-TON 6x6 CARGO TRUCK
>
> ENGINE: 6 CYL CONTINENTAL LDT465-1D TURBOCHARGED
> DIESEL
> 478 CU. IN., 210 HP @ 2800 RPM
> TRANSMISSION: 5 SPEED (SPICER) , 2 SPEED TRANSFER CASE
> (ROCKWELL)
> AXLE RATIO: 6.72:1
> FUEL CAPACITY: 50 GALLONS
> OIL CAPACITY: 22 QUARTS
> RANGE: 350 MILES at 7 MPG
> TOP SPEED: 50 MPH
> PAYLOAD: 10,000 LBS HIGHWAY, 5000 LBS OFF-ROAD
> WEIGHT: 13,500 LBS EMPTY, GVW 23,530 LBS
> TIRE SIZE: 9.00 x 20, 6 PLY, MILITARY NONDIRECTIONAL
> CROSS-COUNTRY
>
> THE M35 2.5 TON CARGO TRUCK ("DEUCE-AND-A HALF") WAS DESIGNED FOR THE US
> ARMED FORCES IN THE 1950'S, AND HAS BECOME THE UBIQUITOUS MILITARY
> TRANSPORT. THE M35 AND ITS VARIANTS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN GREATER
> NUMBERS THAN ANY OTHER MILITARY TRUCK IN THE WORLD, BY COMPANIES SUCH AS
> REO, STUDEBAKER, KAISER-JEEP, AND AM-GENERAL (THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS
> TRUCK). THE M35 WAS DESIGNED TO FORD WATER DEPTHS UP TO THE AIR INTAKE
> ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, OR BE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED WITH ADDITIONAL
> PREPARATION. COLUMNS OF TRUCKS COULD BE RIGIDLY CONNECTED FOR FAST
> MOVING WATER CROSSINGS. THE M35A2 WILL BURN DIESEL, GAS OR KEROSENE.
>
> THIS TRUCK SERVED IN A PA. NATL GUARD MAINTENANCE SERVICE BATTALION. IT
> WAS PURCHASED FROM A GREAT IN THE MV WORLD (THE LATE RICHARD GREENE) AND
> TRANSPORTED BY FLATBED TO VERMONT.
>
> THIS STEEL SOLDIER IS MAINTAINED AS A TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVERY AND
> DEDICATION
> OF AMERICA'S ARMED FORCES WHO ROLLED THESE TRUCKS TO PRESERVE OUR
> LIBERTY.
>
> RESTORED BY OWNER 1999-2000
>
> GREEN MOUNTAIN MILITARY VEHICLE CLUB
>
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