From: Mark Gibson (MGibson@hughesarchitects.com)
Date: Mon Jan 12 2004 - 07:19:03 PST
I drove these in the Corps and the end curtains went on the inside and
the snaps that you are asking about went on the inside too to hold the
end curtain in place. The straps on the bows go to the outside to hold
the canvas sides up in the summer (the canvas will have buckles sewn
onto it). We used to takes the ends curtains off when the sides were
rolled up. If you go faster than 20mph, the canvas looks like it will
flop off, and occasionally does. This is one of those things that the
military didn't quite get right. I've never seen a canvas on a truck
that didn't flap like crazy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Kealey [mailto:cwkealey@charter.net]
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:46 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] M35 cargo cover question
Greetings one and all,
I have just purchased a surplus cargo cover for my truck which is a
M35A2. The cover that I bought has snaps on one side which I presume is
to hold the sides up. The same side has the word FRONT printed on it.
The reverse side has the logo of the company which made the cover for
the military. This
logo is quite large. No instructions came with the cover. I looked up
the
cover installation in the manuals and it looks like the curved metal
(gosh, I can't recall the name of the things right now) brackets for the
bows all have the hooks which the book only shows on the fold down
sides. I needed these parts and installed them even though they
probably aren't right and I am not even sure what they do, other than
swivel.
My question. Which side of the cover is supposed to be up? The side
with the snaps like I have it which also shows the word FRONT or the
other side with the logo?
Several people have told me that it is upside down. But it dosen't make
sense to me to have the large, several feet by at least a foot and a
half, logo on the outside. Also, it seems that the snap hooks would
work better on the outside for loading cargo on the drop side trucks,
easier to get to.
Also, are the covers normally used with the top in place and the sides
(not the end curtains) rolled or folded up on hot days? It looks like
this would help protect the troops from the direct rays of the sun, as
if Uncle Sam was concerned with this, but would also allow a little
breeze to pass through with all the dust. If the sides are designed to
be rolled up while the vehicle is in motion, how is the cover held in
place as there are no straps to attach these to the bows?
Thanks for any help,
Bill K.
MVPA #24623
1954 USMC M38A1
1972 US Army M35A2 non-turbo w/winch
1985 USAF M105A2
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