From: Greg (czechsix@cox.net)
Date: Tue Jan 06 2004 - 23:32:18 PST
LOL. Good story. He wasn't from Nigeria, and of royal
parentage/bloodline/office co-worker/married into the family/picked up an
account from a deceased client, was he?
As David just mentioned, the ones I'm referring to look kind of like the
Dodge WC combat wheels, except on steroids.
I'm kind of interested in seeing how these wheels would perform, installed
on a lightly loaded truck, with really aired down tires. It looks like they
would act just like modern day bead locks, since that was the original
concept behind these combat wheels. Or am I completely off base about this?
I'll see if I can track some down. Thanks for the leads, folks.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: "Greg" <czechsix@cox.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
<mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] While we're on the super deuce thing....(deuce wheels)
> If you are talking about the run-flat, AKA take-apart, AKA split rim,
> wheels, for the 2.5-ton, here is some info:
>
> They are/were made by Hayes-Lemmerz Corp. The NSN is 2530-01398-3380. The
> specs are as follows: 20" by 11" wide. 6-bolt pattern, 8.75 inch circle.
> Tires (tube-type) that fit are the 14.5 R by 20.
>
> Retail price is $500 each, in quantities of 500 rims. The manufacturer's
> exclusive agent, a lunatic, spent several minutes of my valuable time,
> telling me all of the above, and then, as my interest piqued, and I was
> ready to order some, said that they are (pick one):
>
> Available, readily available, probably not available at any time soon,
never
> available, discontinued.
>
> The conversation was right out of the Monty Python "Cheese Shop" skit.
Rims,
> Sir? Of course we have rims. How many would you like? 500? No problem,
> squire, we can get them for you right away. Unless you want them right
now,
> in which case, there will be a slight delay. A delay is no problem, your
> worship? In that case, we probably will not have them anytime soon.
You'll
> be patient, sahib? In that case, you had better be as patient as a saint,
as
> we don't intend to have any, ever, or at least in your lifetime, m'lord."
>
> A P Bloom
> www.M35products.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg" <czechsix@cox.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:15 PM
> Subject: [MV] While we're on the super deuce thing....(deuce wheels)
>
>
> > In the last Military Vehicles Magazine, one of the list members, David
> Doyle
> > wrote an article about the M41 5 tonner. It shows quite a few photos of
> > prototype trucks with "combat" wheels.
> >
> > So the question is - has anyone seen any of these combat rims out there?
> > Anyone know of any sources? Maybe a crossover application?
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > PS - just received the updated version of the Standard Catalog of
Military
> > Vehicles, by David. OUTSTANDING! If you have any interest in U.S.
> military
> > vehicles, get this book.
> >
> >
> >
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