From: D O (dohe69@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 14 2003 - 09:18:15 PDT
Apparently my truck is missing the rectangular loops or any slots cut into
the box. It will be easiest for me to just make my own ladder and
attachment.
>From: "Mark J. Blair" <ke6myk_mvlist@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M109 stepladder
>Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:15:32 -0700
>>
>The original boarding ladder has two hooks, on at the top edge of each side
>rail, formed by bending flat metal strap about 3/4" wide. The two hooks
>attach to a pair of rectangular loops on the back of the truck, underneath
>the larger door on the right side. The loops are bent out of steel straps
>and screwed to the truck body.
>
>The newer (or at least different) aluminum boarding ladders which taper at
>the bottom, rather than being made of two straight rectangular steel rails,
>have hooks made from bent round stock. They don't hook onto the M109 shop
>vans very securely, but since they're bolted onto the ladder, they may be
>replaced with home-made hooks made out of flat stock. These aluminum
>ladders seem to be easier to find, in my experience, than the old steel
>ladders that are correct for the truck. They also don't fit in the storage
>brackets on the back of the truck.
>
>If you're still unclear on this next weekend, I could take some pictures of
>both kinds of ladders.
>
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>Mark J. Blair, NF6X <ke6myk@sbcglobal.net>
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