From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Aug 16 2004 - 04:54:34 PDT
Not sure that is a good test because corners and how far you drive will
affect the
marks.
A better test to to get the vehicle on a paved flat surface and see it you
can
roll it by hand. Any "binding" will make it almost impossible to move it
by hand.
I am a stickler about matching the tires my deuce rides on in the rear. It
is
probably the most important maintence item other than oil as far as I am
concerned for a long life.
A couple years ago I was on a trip with my club. I was leading the group
with
my CCKW. As we got onto a smooth paved road and up to about 40 mph,
I commented to my wife that either there was something seriously wrong with
the truck OR we had a flat on one of the outside tires (the matched set that
it
rides on) was flat. I could hear the binding and additional noise it was
making.
I had a flat
Steve AKA Dr Deuce (I have put 50k+ miles on my cargo CCKW)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 adventures
> Pat,
> Based on the speedo adapters, the difference is about 7%. (0.187:1 vs
> 0.200:1).
> Do you have the rear axles coupled together or not?
> To see how much the tires drag, remove the short drive shaft and mark the
> tires with dabs of paint. Notice how the marks are matching up before and
> after a drive. The amount of "drag" is indicated by how much the marks are
> moving relative to each other.
>
> Cheers,
> Bjorn
>
>
> >From: Patrick Jankowiak <recycler@swbell.net>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: [MV] M35 adventures
> >Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:15:25 -0500
> >
> >]]]]]]]]
> >
> >just some highway MPG tidbits first:
> >
> >On the turbo diesel M35A2 with S-280 shelter (2700 lbs),
> >
> >57.75mph, 167 miles, 23.3 gallons, = 7.17 mpg
> >47.25mph, 133 miles, 16.6 gallons, = 8.01 mpg
> >
> >about the speeds:
> >
> >Since I have 1100x20 tires instead of 900x20, the speed is 9% greater
than
> >normal due to the greter circumference.
> >
> >Since the speedometer is reading 4% high due to its slight inaccuracy (as
> >measured by police radar at 50MPH), the overall speed is not 9% greater
> >than indicated, but 5% % greater than the speedometer indicates.
> >
> >]]]]]]]]
> >
> >Deuce ran great.. as usual quite sluggish and slow-down-ish when climbing
> >grades, but that's ok.
> >
> >The spedometer cable is making noise now and at low speeds the speedo
> >needle jerks.. I think the cable is jerking as it turns in the casing.
Can
> >I fix this easily somehow? Oil it maybe?
> >
> >]]]]]]]]]]
> >
> >I pulled into a rest stop.. as i usually do, I feel each hub and kick
each
> >tire. Outer rear drivers side was soft. 10 lbs. Never noticed it while
> >driving. Used the glad hand and the hose to air it up on the spot. I
> >consider that the hose has just paid for itself. The hubs on the rears:
The
> >driver side ones were quite warm, uncomfortably so. the passenger side
ones
> >were cooler. Is it normal due to the gear arrangements inside the axle?
any
> >reason for this, maybe the tire?
> >
> >]]]]]]]]]]
> >
> >The cause of the drive was Texas Guard annual training. HOOAH (and OORAH
> >for my former Marine buddies) It was great, especially when a tarantula
> >crawled up my sleeve onto my heck. Good thing my buddy saw it and knocked
> >it off. I didn't even feel it. I caught it, and took it over to the SGT
> >Major, (he appreciates such things) told him I had got a little pet. He
> >said he was going to have to charge me for it, as it was government
> >property. I said it was issued here, and I am returning it here..
> >
> >Saw another deuce there, very nice, white lettering on hood, dark semi
> >gloss OD green. Whistler, sounded sweet. Didn't get the guy's name, as
they
> >were leaving.
> >
> >Also a couple of personally owned HMMWVs. I was overseeing the como nets
> >and simultaneously rewiring the como system in my own truck and pulling
18
> >hour shifts all weekend so I did not get to recreationally interact much.
> >
> >Talked to a SINCGARS on 50MHz ham band using an RT246. There was supposed
> >to be some PRC-77's on 30.30 but I must have missed the action.
> >
> >
> >
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