From: Dave Reed (dave.reed@dol.net)
Date: Mon Jul 28 2003 - 19:52:07 PDT
I'm not sure what the undercarriage is that was used under the
Blazer but I have a similar unit in the barn. Mine is not farbed up.
My bogies are a little different, my Idler is smaller, and I have only
one top roller. The rear support for the idler is different too. Mine
is a Light Tractor, T3E4 made by Rock Island Arsenal. 1937 S/N 4.
The radiator has "Ordnance" cast in the top tank. It has 2 pintle
hooks and is designed to tow at 25 MPH. Weight is 8400#. 6 cyl
Hercules flathead engine. Mostly complete but in need of total
engine overhaul as it is stuck bad. Was likely an Aberdeen test
unit that was surplused after the war. If I can get my "dream deuce"
I want to haul it to Churchville for the lookers to slobber on as I am
only about 1/2 hour away. Did these ever go into regular use or
were they just for testing? It is about the same size and layout as
the Cletrac light tractor but designed differently. Are there any of
these critters around still? Information anybody? I have a few pix
at:
http://www.dol.net/~dave.reed/Ordnance.jpg
http://www.dol.net/~dave.reed/OrdTrac1.jpg and
http://www.dol.net/~dave.reed/OrdTrac2.jpg
Thanks,
Dave Reed
M38A1, M416, Crossley "jeep" prototype, lotsa generators and old
mil stuff, but still need a M35a2 W/W that whistles.
On 27 Jul 2003, at 12:11, Jim Newton wrote:
>
> Hi All...
>
> I just accidently came across this picture of a tracked pre-CUCV era
> Blazer and it made me chuckle:
>
> http://pokemontony.iwarp.com/images/vb19a.jpg
>
> Enjoy.
>
> --
>
> Jim "Ike" Newton
>
> o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban
> 6.2 Liter (378 CID) Turbo-Diesel Engine
> 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
>
> o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"
> 478 CID Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine
> Air Shift Front Axle
> 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
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