From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Jun 15 2004 - 18:36:15 PDT
I have driven "the M109" that Ronzo speaketh of and I liked it!
The stock M35 steers sooo hard (to my likes anyways) that the Air-o-matic
was a dream. It made it a truck you could drive a long distance.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
PS: What is this binding on pavement? Many a time I have pushed my
CCKW forward to allow me to get something into the barn behind it.
Rolls in a straight line quite easily! MATCHED TIRES IN THE REAR!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron" <rojoha@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Bjorn's recipe for long front tire life (M35)
> A.P.
> Missed the dissing of the Air-O-Matic. Where was it printed?
>
> In regards to continuing to push the envelope on deuce products, if
you
> aren't making money on the projects, I can understand your attitude. But
I
> think we HMVers are not your major market, or are we?
> I find your items fascinating. But I would (will) use them on a hobby
> vehicle that is not a part of my bread winning endeavors. Low yearly
miles,
> no real reason to own it, just for feces and grins. And while I consider
> myself the Captain of my own destiny, I find my 'giggle bucks' have some
> strings attached. Actually, more like 'Stren' fishing line. Not visible
most
> of the time from my vantage point, but clearly visible to Her Royal
Highness
> Deborah and the Royal Treasury.
> I am not mechanically inclined ( as anyone in my club would chorus 'No
> feces Seymour!!'). And my spares and shop equipment are not provided by
> Uncle Sugar, and when I work on Mr. Deuce, I rarely can find the illusive
> 'Soldier B' (of course, I sometimes think of HRH Deborah as soldier B, if
> you rotate the B 90 degrees clockwise and squint a bit. If you have an
> equivalent Soldier B around, you may want to keep this observation to
> yourself or you might be looking for Soldier C instead.). So trying to
keep
> up on PM and avoid next higher echelon maintenance is important, or Mr.
> Deuce don't roll until some major OT comes along.
> I suspect that a large number of HMV owners, like myself do not weld,
own
> a Bridgeport or have access to my local vocational schools shop equipment.
> So we depend on after market suppliers like you to make our lives a little
> simpler. I intend to eventually purchase both your hubs and air assist
> steering kit to make Mr. Deuce more palatable to Soldiers A(me, aka Major
> Poosay), B (HRH Deb) and C (oldest Daughter soon to be driving legally).
The
> operative word is 'eventually'.
> And this discussion has definitely caught my interest on the rear lock
> out hub setup you have discussed previously. But it, like the other items
> you offer, are options to look forward to, not necessities.
> That said, how would you rate your products, in order of importance in
> easing operation, reduction of wear and tear, and quickest payback? Which
> should be the first item purchased, or if only one is in the cards?
Steering
> or hubs (front or back/one or two)?
>
> Please be advised that I know of three people (including Outlaw Joe
> Young, who might count for more people since he has put several sets on
> various Deuces) who have installed or own your hubs, and have heard
nothing
> but accolades on the quality, ease of installation (a snap) and difference
> in handling. I know of one Air Steering owner (on an M109) who loves it
and
> a couple of folks who have driven it and say it's a dream. So I put more
> stock in folks I know or can stare in the eye while they rate a product,
> than I do in 'Mr. Internet List Expert' who may have an axe to grind when
he
> disses you. So far in your case the eyeball interviews have you way over
on
> the winning side of the board. And IMHO, I don't think you're doing too
> shabby here on the list, either.
>
> So buck up A.P.! Heated discourse here ain't necessarily a bad
> thing.....(though that pendragon discussion or whatever it was a couple of
> months ago left me scratching my head but it did finally die out.... I'm
> more a Lensman series/ early Mack Bolan type of guy.).
> We still love ya.....!
>
> Regards, Ron (zo)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "m35products" m35prod@optonline.net
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 15 June, 2004 10:59
> Subject: Re: [MV] Bjorn's recipe for long front tire life (M35)
>
>
> > Yes, Bjorn, I will do that. Then a few dozen "experts" will destroy the
> > market by complaining about prices, usefullness, etc, and I will go on
to
> > the next product. Sort of the "I can make dummy lockout hubs for $25"
> > syndrome.
> >
> > Did you happen to read the negative criticsm of the Air-O-Matic power
> > steering, written by my (former) friend, Mr. Charles Talbert of M-Series
> > Rebuild? He states that the system is no good, citing unsubstantiated
> > "evidence". He and the editor neglected to allow me a rebuttal. Thery
> also
> > failed to mention that TACOM has purchased 10,000 of them and that they
> > carry an NSN.
>
>
>
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