From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 14 2004 - 17:02:17 PST
Thanks, Squirt-Trucker!
What series of TM's cover the M135/M211 trucks?
Bjorn
>From: Squirt_Truck <squirt_truck@yahoo.com>
>To: Bjorn Brandstedt <super_deuce@hotmail.com>, Military Vehicles Mailing
>List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] David Doyle's article on the Hydra-Matic
>Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:33:50 -0800 (PST)
>
>See the response below...
>--- Bjorn Brandstedt <super_deuce@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > David always manages to find very informative
> > pictures for his articles
> > (MVM). I have a couple of question about two photos
> > in the Hydra-Matic
> > article (December 2004, page 34-35):
> >
> > 1) Is the rear suspension shown for the M135
> > standard for the M135/M211
> > trucks? Two springs, one auxiliary and one primary
> > (figure 6). Yes that is standard, another of the
>superior design features of the GMC. This allowed for
>greater carried loads over rougher terrain by
>controlling the axle movement. On the highway, 15,000
>was no problem for these trucks. In a push, all four
>tires on a single rear axle could be removed and the
>truck still driven. Add this to having 2 separate
>rear drive shafts and you have a very field friendly
>truck.
> >
> > 2) Does anyone have any experience with the snow
> > chains shown on the truck
> > in figure 11? The cross links appear to be solid
> > pieces. They work great for the duals, have much
>better bite than conventional chains, but a dual set
>is a bear to install. We always ran chains on all
>wheels, some guys tried without chains on the front
>and that was a mess.....even with the superior front
>axle engagement system that the GMC had (NO they did
>NOT have sprag units like the M-35, or air lockers
>like the M-35 was upgraded to, the GMC unit did not
>give any trouble, IF it was adjusted to fully engage.)
>
>By the way, in addition to those extra springs, and
>with an engine that weighed less than half what the
>M-35 has, the GMC (211) still weighed over 1000 pounds
>more. Not fat just heavy built.
>
>
>Squirt_Truck(er)
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