From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sat Nov 20 2004 - 06:56:50 PST
Thank you very much, I'll look and see.
Sonny
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To: "'Sonny Heath'" <sonny@defuniak.com>; "'Military Vehicles Mailing List'"
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Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 8:19 AM
Subject: RE: [MV] M113's in Iraq
> Any of these help??
>
> Two Piece Runflats
> http://www.humvee.net/hid/tire/rf.html
> http://www.amghummer.com/features/Wheels/Wheels.htm#RemoveRunflat
>
> One Piece Runflats
> There is a step by step in this PDF..
> http://www.usmc.mil/magazine/204/scuttle.pdf
>
>
> Primate Runflat Removal Method
> http://www.humvee.net/hid/tire/primate.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sonny Heath [mailto:sonny@defuniak.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:37 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] M113's in Iraq
>
> Speaking of flat tires,
>
> Can someone please tell me how to remove and replace the aluminum run flat
> thingy that is in HMMWV tires? I bought one that the run flat thing had
> been removed from and I attempted to put it back in yesterday and it
dosen't
> seem to be a simple job or else I don't know the trick to it, which is
more
> than likely the case.
>
> I put the tire on a spreader and tried to put the whole thing in, it
didn't
> want to go in so I took the bolts out thinking that it had to go in in
> halves and then the bolts put in and that dosen't seem to work either.
What
> am I doing wrong?
>
> Any assistance greatly appreciated,
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M113's in Iraq
>
>
> > Hi Ryan,
> >
> > >Oh, granted, they work, but they're not as fast
> > >as the wheeled armor is. The Strykers are very
> > >quiet. Read some of the AARs or user accounts of
> > >their effectiveness. Or better yet, the sped and
> > >stealth that they have.
> >
> > Ryan's correct. Soldiers who are using Strykers, and were initially
> > bummed out about it Stateside, are now raving about the things.
Remember
> > that Stryker that survived the 500lb IED a few weeks ago? According to
> > one report I read the vehicle was operational again in 6 days. Another
> > drove back to base on 8 flat tires even though in theory it isn't
> > designed for that.
> >
> > While they have not been fully tested (eg: open terrain vs. dug in enemy
> > armor), they have proved to be a critical and strategically important
> > asset in Iraq. Fast redeployment, absurdly high readiness levels, easy
> > repairs to battle damage, stealthy qualities, flexibility, etc. have put
> > most in theater critics in their place. I've also not heard much
> > negative coming from outside the theater either.
> >
> > BTW, the 113 that people talked about being used in place of Strykers
are
> > not the ones being fielded today. That design, the Gavin, is a much
> > improved version of the old reliable 113. Pre-Iraq hoobaloo about how
> > much better they are vs. Stryker has been pretty much proven to be
> > nothing more than ill informed, highly biased, often baseless criticism.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
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