From: Ken Boge (ken@clovermachine.com)
Date: Sat Jul 13 2002 - 13:13:18 PDT
> I don't recall the 2.5 tons I worked on in the last 70's having the skirt
> shown in the photo named
>
> Cab from right side
> at
> http://www.paulathomas.com/PicList.html
Both sides of the cab should be that way
> The rear portion of this skirt might have been present, however the front
> portion makes it hard to enter and exit the cab area. It also looks like
> it was welded on later. Could anyone tell me if this was 'standard' for
> early 50's Deuce's?
>
> At the same site the photo called
>
> Cross member under shaft..... at the bottom of the page at the link
> above. It shows that someone cut 8 or so inches from that cross
> member. Why I can not see as nothing seems to need that room to
> operate. The other cross members all seem fine, and this truck will never
> see a 'tank trail' so I don't belive I have to worry about structural
> integrity.. but I was wondering why someone might cut it so?
>From the photo it looks like it is rusted out. If cut I wouldn't know why.
Looks like you have quite a project there. Good luck!
Ken
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