From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Mon May 30 2005 - 16:02:03 PDT
http://imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/m35a4
We get 65 easily with this modification.
We added enhanced braking, consisting of pinion brakes. One, 2, 3 or 4 can
be added as needed.
"She'll stop on a dime, and give you change."
Arthur P. Bloom, Test Pilot
John Tennis Industries
Home of the Truncated Truck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kealey" <cwkealey@atlanticbb.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] What are Normal Road speeds for 2.5 & 5 ton
> Dan,
>
> My 1972 AM Gen. M35A2 non turbo runs best at around 55 - 58 mph as an
> average top speed. It will not start the day doing this amazing feat but
> has to be run hard for about an hour, then it's like flipping a light
> switch. On really long straight and fairly level stretches will hit 60 or
> so. When the engine is feeling good you can feel and hear the difference.
> There is also a noticable loss of the smoke screen when things are
"right".
>
> I have also found that with mine, it will not have the RPM's with the foot
> pedal as I can get with the hand lever throttle. The hand throttle
catches
> just enough more RPM's to make the difference in shifting gears going up
> hills and on the straightaways. With the pedal I can only get to about 58
> MPH the hand throttle "Cruise Control" <grin> gets it above 60 on a good
> day. The load in the truck dosen't seem to matter much but pulling the
> M105A2 trailer does slow it down.
>
> My truck is in pretty good shape so I think it is doing about all it is
> expected to do. I have been told by several ex-Army mechanics that it can
> be adjusted to speed it up and give it a boost in power. However, I have
> turned down their offers to do so as none guarantee that the end result
> won't be a mass of melted metal under the hood.
>
> Hope this helps, Bill K.
>
>
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