From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Tue Dec 02 2003 - 08:00:07 PST
Also...going thru toll booths...they charge by the number of axles you
have...maybe it's a daily driver that he drives to work. How would it do
with a snow plow on it...it would get around parking lots easier.
Probably still weigh 8-9K...don't look like it would get thru a mud run
any better. Might fit in the family garage better...(how's that Paul?)
Fred Martin
Nigel Hay wrote:
> Its all down to defence cuts i guess.......
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] SWB 2.5 Tons
>
>
>
> Hi List...
>
> There is a guy in Sunnyvale, California who chopped his deuce down to
> a single rear axle. He keeps it in his side yard behind a fence near
> the following intersection:
>
>
> http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=6MAj3Op_0TrTHDPWrXD0erWTaXShPoN3sfWYweR
> jAPtaNqI-&csz=sunnyvale%2C+ca&country=us
>
> Anyone know him?
>
>
>>Well, Dave at Eastern Surplus has gone and done something I thought
>>would be kinda fun to do. It started with my thoughts on the Chevy
>>and Ford CMP HUPs. That's Canadian Military Pattern and Heavy Utility
>>Personel for those that don't speak the Commonwealth MV speak.
>>
>>Those look like: http://ipmslondon.tripod.com/museumreviews/id17.html
>>(scroll down to the Diamond T wrecker)
>>
>>Then I got to thinking that a 2.5 tonner modified by dumping a real
>>axle and shortening the chassis to make a North American Unimog would
>>be interesting. Mind you, this is just idle thoughts I have as I
>>drive my Honda Insight around Atlanta and drive past the morons in
>>their H2^h^hYukons.
>>
>>So, I'm looking at trucks today online and Lo, Dave at EAstern
>>Surplus has gone and made what I've been thinking of.
>>http://www.easternsurplus.net/180a.jpg
>>
>>I can't say I'm happy with the placement of the fuel tank, but its'
>>still a rather nice looking truck. Perhaps some kind of fuel tank
>>placement between the frame rails would work better. All it needs is
>>some kind of rear body over the back chassis (a crew cab setup and
>>small cargo area?), a tire mount on the end of the chassis and it'd
>>be set.
>>--
>
>
> --
>
> 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
>
> See These Trucks at www.CUCV.NET
> Keyword Searching of 22,000 Electronic TMs at www.MILDOCS.com
>
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