From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Dec 12 2004 - 03:15:09 PST
One problem that driving with a flat can produce is that the valve stem
may get pulled inside and dig into the tire and ruin it.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
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From: "Wayne Harris" <papercu@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Fun with my new 5 ton.
> Flat tire on the rear duals? unless you have a real load on the truck it's
> not a problem I've driven M35s up to a hundred miles with no load and a
> flat on the rear. If you are a cautious type drive it a few miles and feel
> the tire, no heat, no problem. If you think it was just a nail, try a 4.99
> can of Pennzoil Fix-A-Flat yeah I know you have tubes I didn't believe it
> either till I tried it. All four of my jeep tires has some in them and one
> on the wrecker. None of this might apply if you are working the truck but
> until you do it's a cheap fix. If you do decide to fix it by all means
> take it to a pro, last one I had fixed was 50.00 up from 35.00 the year
> before. New tube, new flap and breakdown. Wayne
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>>From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Subject: [MV] Fun with my new 5 ton.
>>Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 20:28:28 -0500
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>>This morning I took the time to double check all the air pressures on the
>>5 ton. I went for 50 rear and 70 front for now. It seems as if the right
>>rear air line has a bit of drop in it's pressure. I couldn't get anything
>>more than about 70 PSI. I'll play with this later.
>>
>>One of the things I noticed was a bit of Gear oil on the right rear
>>wheel's meaning my seal back there needs to be replaced and the bearings
>>repacked...Fudge.
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>>Anyhow, I took the 5 ton to a nearby lumber yard to get some rail ties.
>>Picking up such things were of course easy. Drop the sides, the yard man
>>loads the ties with a forklift and I'm set. Nice. Very nice.
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>>On the way home however, I appear to have picked up a nail. Enough of a
>>nail that the left side rear, inside tire went flat just as I got home. It
>>doesn't look flat because there's not enough weight to distort it, so I
>>was able to get it parked safely.
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>>So, here's a question, how with the little jib for getting tires in and
>>out, do the operators lift and replace the spare? Is there a mounting
>>point for a winch of some sort? I have one, but short of mounting it with
>>U bolts on the Jib or on the front part of the bed, I'm not certain how to
>>attach it. Anyone have any ideas?
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>>Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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