From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 17 2003 - 16:36:53 PST
Also I've seen some of the trucks and trailers being released now that have
been retrofitted with several recessed tie-down rings along side the
vertical part of the bed. They just cut out some round holes and welded the
tie-down in. Wayne
>Keith, it all depends on the size and weight and value of the cargo.
>Light items would be held in place with the long government 5,000 lb cargo
>tie down straps. These were white straps about 2" across and 20' long with
>flat hooks on each end and a ratcheting adjuster 6' from one end. If the
>load was very light, you could tie these down to the canvas top rope hooks.
>If the load was heavy enough to damage the hooks, you could wrap these tie
>downs around the bed.
>We also used heavier commercial tie downs with large double hooks, and we
>hooked them under the lip of the bed.
>For extremely heavy loads (like an S250 shelter or a M151) we used metal
>blocks with 3" screw in eyebolts. These fit in the same holes that the
>troop
>racks fit into. You would then attach a wire rope with two hooks and a
>turnbuckle, this goes from the eyebolts to the load and is then tightened.
>Four wire ropes would prevent the load from shifting in any axis.
>Hope that helps...
>-Sarge
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Markeson, Keith" <kmarkeso@chartermi.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:30 PM
>Subject: [MV] Tying down cargo
>
>
> > This might be a dumb question but, when you have cargo in
> > the bed of an M-35 how do you tie it down? There don't
> > seem to be any good places to hook a strap without bending
> > the metal at the base or edges of the bed. Maybe there are
> > special hooks on military tie downs?
> >
> > I'm hoping that some of the ex-military guys know this one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Keith Markeson
> > 1971 M-35A2
> > 1953 M105A1
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