From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@attbi.com)
Date: Sun Jan 12 2003 - 15:47:35 PST
Another 'lesson' learned the hard way....
If you have NDT's and have to drive in an inch of snow, DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is about the most dangerous situation for a deuce; just a little snow.
A foot
is much safer to slog through. You then have 6 or 10 rudders...
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronzo" <rojoha@attbi.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 6:29 PM
Subject: [MV] Other M44 series "Learned" driving tips...
> For the newbie M35 series owners, how about folks posting there
lessons
> learned through experience or from old hands? Ya don't stop learning until
> ya get put down for the long dirt nap.
>
> First one I was told about was to make sure my thumbs were always
> pointed at the sky when holding the steering wheel since that bad boy will
> almost tear them off if you blow a tire or are driving off road and hit a
> tree stump or large rock.
>
> Another was to let the clutch ALL the way out as soon as it starts to
> grab....slipping in any gear other than 1st is a BIG no no, and even that
> ain't a good idea. Torque is your friend, Mister Stinky Clutch Lining
ain't.
>
> As Dr. Deuce is fond of stating, if you loose your brakes and decide
to
> use the Parking Brake, pull with all your might the 1st time, since being
> gentle with it won't get you anywhere other than an out of body experience
> and a possible court appearance for manslaughter.
>
> Also to drain the air tanks at the end of each day of use, regardless
of
> what you got out of them the previous day. "Cause what happened yesterday
is
> behind you, and today is in front of you, and you want to keep what's in
> front of you out from under you".... this from the 'Sarge in Charge' (SiC)
> of the DRCS motor pool we used to draw equipment from at 'summer camp'.
>
>
>
> Let the font of shared knowledge from this list pour forth...
>
>
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