From: Nigel Hay - MILWEB (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Sun May 18 2003 - 23:19:48 PDT
When I first had my Stuart, we had a friend with an ex USAF International
tractor unit (uniusual here in uK) which I think was rated at 10 tons but
used to haul either my half track or the Stuart.
Then one day the trailer developed a list to one side and I spent a nervous
3 hours following it in th car , it looked like the tank would tip off -
luckily it got home ok. Probalby the mass of the Stuart was enough for the
trailer.( which was rated at 18 tons I recall) Thereafter I was forced to
use commercial hauliers and it started to get very expensive. So I used to
take the halftrack up on the gooseneck of the trailer and the tank on the
bed. Made me feel better about the money!
Graduating to tanks is a bold step , its different tools, expensive haulage
and many jobs cant be done alone. But it as fun while it lasted.
One thing for sure Georges M5A1 is a lot easier to drive and work on than
the M3A3.
Nige
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Stuart Towing with the M813A1 Blues
At 3:56 PM -0400 5/18/03, G.R. Baker wrote:
>Towing the Stuart with the M813A1 wasn't the most enjoyable ride I have
>had. I pulled it on a 20 ton tag and loaded the Stuart as far back over
>the wheels as I could to prevent a lot of tongue weight, but it would
>still push the front tires in a sharp curve (this by the way is SCARY AS
>HELL!). Man I miss the days of the 7 ton M114A1, anyone interested in a
>Stuart? I think it is a little more than I'm comfortable with.
George! You just got it! Are the brakes balanced enough for the rear?
What about some ballast in the M813 to balance it out?
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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