From: dan doig (opm@sympatico.ca)
Date: Sun Mar 17 2002 - 19:27:24 PST
ANY PERFORMANCE SPECS ON THE NEW M35A3 DOES THE CAT ENGINE HAVE MORE UMFH YOU WOULD
THINK IT SHOULD I THOUGHT THAT ENGINE PUT OUT MORE THAN 170HP AND WOULD THE TRANY
HANDLE MORE I WONDER WHICH ALLISON TRANS AND HOW MUCH OVER DRIVE . BY THE WAY ANYBODY
KNOW HOW HIGH A 14R/20 TIRE IS I HEARD 48" WOW IF TRUE.
Wayne Harris wrote:
> I saw one for sale in MV mag a while back. For manuals go here
> http://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/find_etm.cfm Type in 9-2320-386 . It's one of
> those deals where you lift the hood take off the raditor cap and drive a new
> truck uder it. The M35A3s are made from recycled 2.5-ton trucks. Three
> 2.5-ton A2 trucks are used to make two A3s. The old trucks are taken to
> their original factory in Flint, MI, and stripped down. The old parts are
> inspected, refabricated and rebuilt as necessary and sent all the way down
> the rail. Many modifications are made on the parts and the body of the
> vehicles to produce the A3:
>
> Brand new engine
> Automatic transmission
> Power-assisted steering
> Central inflation system
> Three-point safety system
> The A3 has a 3116 Caterpillar, 170-horsepower engine with an Allison
> automatic transmission. The three-point safety system provides the driver
> and passenger with shoulder and lap safety belts. The central inflation
> system will allow the driver to inflate and deflate the trucks' tires,
> depending on the terrain, from within the cab of the truck. They will also
> be equipped with super single tires as opposed to the dual tires on the
> current 2.5-ton. Lastly, the new "deuce" comes with a total fielding package
> of parts and manuals.
> "The M35A3 is more user-friendly for soldiers and is just a better vehicle
> all over," said MAJ Ken Hickins, Regimental S4.
>
> Cost savings on maintenance of the A3 will be 200 percent over the 2.5-ton.
> The A3 will also have a longer life expectancy than that of the old truck.
>
> All the trucks at Fort Irwin will be turned in and used for the
> prepositioned fleet for rotational units or will go to the "rebuild program"
> to be recycled and built into M35A3s.
>
> There is a one-day vehicle operator's and organizational/maintenance course
> to train soldiers to drive the new truck. The next course is a three-day
> organizational course for mechanics. The last course is a five-day course in
> Flint where five soldiers will learn how to maintain the M35A3.
>
> >From: dan doig <opm@sympatico.ca>
> >Reply-To: opm@sympatico.ca
> >To: Wayne Harris <papercu@hotmail.com>, "(Military Vehicles Mailing List)"
> ><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] m35a3
> >Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:08:03 -0500
> >
> >have any of these been released yet and would it knot be fun to build one
> >just
> >think of what you could tug around .May be smoke a corvete at the light .
> >especially if your exhaust comes out the side I would like to do a
> >engine/tranny swap but not sure how much or how difficult .any buddy have
> >phone # of remanufacturer who did m35a3. I would like to know just how
> >difficult it was to put the 3116 and allison in.
> >
> >Wayne Harris wrote:
> >
> > > about 75,000 dollars used condition
> > >
> > > >From: dan doig <opm@sympatico.ca>
> > > >To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
> > > >Subject: Re: [MV] m35a3
> > > >Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 00:47:50 -0500
> > > >
> > > >any body know what major dif between m35a2 and m35a3
> >
>
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