From: Thomas M McHugh (tmmchugh@msn.com)
Date: Tue Jun 10 2003 - 20:09:44 PDT
Jess,
Thanks for the info.
I do not want any, but just wondered what the recent cost might be running.
The correct name might be Marsten mats. To me & a heck of a lot of
Engineers will always be "PSP" Pierced Steel Plank.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jess Minton" <pd.minton@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Landing Mats on a Dirt Slope For Deuce Parking...
> Tom and Ike
> I think you are talking about Marsten Mats..
> I have a friend that has some for sale..
> they make great extra plates on the
> front of a sherman or side of a duece,
> the mats are 10 feet long and about 2
> foot wide.. you could just about cut one
> in half to make a cool place to park your
> jeep. kinda look like this:
> -------------------------------------------------------
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Gary Haas of Arrowhead Chapter MVPA
> near Fort Worth Texas has them for
> sale $50 for one, or $40 ea. for 2
> or more....shipping is extra.
> Photo available upon request..
> Contact Gary at gary.f.haas@lmco.com
> or johaas@swbell.net if interested.
> Jess Minton
> 42 GPW
> Arlington, TX
>
>
>
> At 05:48 PM 6/9/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >Jim,
> >
> >The landing mats are called "PSP". Pierced Steel Planks. They are put
> >together with a common Peevee, normally used with rolling logs. We used
> >them in the Engineer Aviation Bn,s. Haven't seen PSP for a long while.
> >What price range are they now ???
> >
> >During my 43 years in the military, I was assigned often in early 1951 -
> >1953, to put down 1000 + ft or more & remove after them after supply
planes
> >landed on them. After being bent, they are terrible to get apart.
During
> >1959 to 1967 we used them on areas that had no roads yet. That caused
them
> >to become so bent up, they were scrapped.
> >
> >Be aware, that they become quite slippery when wet & mud can also cause
> >slippage. It is possible to install it upside down & use the sharper
> >edging to give traction. Upside down will be a major event to get them
> >apart.
> >
> >Tom McHugh, NJ
> >1952 M38A1
> >M-416 Trailer
> >MVPA, MTA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:40 PM
> >Subject: [MV] Landing Mats on a Dirt Slope For Deuce Parking...
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi List...
> >
> >OK, here's a weird question, or actually a request for comments.
> >Thousands of MVC brains is better than one!
> >
> >My family may be moving into a new larger house in the same town (the
> >kids are growing too fast). The house has a great view of the SF bay
> >area and a huge shop.
> >
> >It has a lot more parking space than our current house, so the deuce
> >could get its own permanent space in the driveway. Yay! No more
> >pissed neighbors because of the deuce that roams the neighborhood
> >every 72 hours in search of a new parking space! ;)
> >
> >But, it could get even better. This new house has a hill that goes
> >from the front driveway down next to the house into the back yard.
> >The area is about 20' wide and is about a 20-degree slope. This area
> >isn't suitable for a normal vehicle parking space, and is not used for
> >anything...is is bare dirt and too steep for any other use. So I was
> >thinking about parking the deuce there, on the slope, out of the way,
> >making use of otherwise wasted land. Otherwise I would have to park
> >the deuce up on the driveway and it would be in plain sight.
> >
> >I'm not concerned about the slope as far as the deuce rolling out of
> >control because I will put large railroad tie stops at the bottom of
> >the space, pinned in place with steel rods driven deep into the dirt,
> >and back the deuce down right to the stops. That will make it easier
> >to drive it back up onto the driveway. Even without the parking
> >brakes, the deuce would be held from any possibility of rolling. The
> >slope is about a 35.5% grade, and the deuce is rated for a maximum 60%
> >grade, so it can definitely handle the climb in and out of the spot.
> >
> >I have local access to a huge pile of very rusty steel military
> >landing mats (similar to these:
> >www.i10surplus.com/graphics/product11_fullsize.jpg) for just the scrap
> >steel price. I was thinking about laying about 30 of these landing
> >mats on the hill and interlocking them into a strip down the whole
> >hill and wide enough for the deuce, then pinning them into place with
> >steel rebar to keep them from sliding or shifting. I could then park
> >the deuce on them and even if the dirt got muddy I could still drive
> >the deuce up and out without ripping up the dirt hill. I could even
> >erect a canopy over this area to protect and obscure the deuce.
> >
> >Has anyone every done something like this with landing mats, or have
> >any suggestions or comments?
> >
> >Parking the deuce on this slope would put the deuce low and behind the
> >fence and out of sight from the street and the house. This means
> >happy neighbors and happy wife! ;)
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >--
> >
> >Jim "Ike" Newton
> >
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> >
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