From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Tue Nov 08 2005 - 07:49:31 PST
He is absolutely correct, although you can run it a bit over that. I was
Stu wrote:
>I have been told that you should keep the top speed for a 1008 at 55mph.
running it at about 70 back from Colorado
after I bought it from Gene, pulled into a truck stop for a break and
when I came back out found a large
puddle of oil under it.
Bruce MVPA 23824
>The ex Motorpool sgt. said if you don't, you will start getting oil leaks
>from the engine seals. Was he not correct? I know my engine screams over
>55mph.
>
> "Stu"
>Southern NH, USA
>"Live Free Or Die"
>
>MVPA #14790
>
>1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
>1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
>Of Sonny Heath
>Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 10:23 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: [MV] CUCV Load
>
>In case any of you boyz are wondering how much weight a M1008 will carry I
>have some of the answer. I don't know how much it will carry but I do know
>that it would be above 2.2 ton because I went and got a load of rock today
>and I thought it was sitting a little lower than normal so I asked the woman
>
>how much I was paying for and she said "Its right there on the certified
>scales ticket 2.2 ton. I drove a little slower than normal and held it
>below 60 because the steering wasn't in the best of condition.
>
>Sonny
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