From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 31 2006 - 11:56:27 PST
I drove my M54A2 5 ton from Seattle all the way down to Berkeley CA
With no problems whatsoever with regards to comfort. It had the new
power steering
MWO and the issue air ride seat.
Bruce
Eric Scott wrote:
>I had to drive my M35 from Salem Or, to Seattle, WA,
>My butt was fine, but I had to break into the Advil
>because my shoulders were aching. I guess there is
>something to be said about power steering.
>
>Eric
>
>--- V SCHWARTZ <vsaws@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Well Sonny, I guess that I'm just getting old. And
>>if I had a rig like
>>yours, I would be in Fla right now. I' ll be
>>looking for you in aberdeen
>>this year . We will be in row L/M6&7I will have to
>>limmit my convoys to
>>under 500 miles from base this year. Vinny
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:14 PM
>>Subject: Re: [MV] Trailer electrical hookup
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Vinny,
>>>
>>>Whatsamatteryou? Two years ago I logged 2200
>>>
>>>
>>miles going to Aberdeen from
>>
>>
>>>Northwest Florida with an M35 and pulling a
>>>
>>>
>>camper. My wife and dog even
>>
>>
>>>went and none of us had any problems with comfort.
>>>
>>>
>> It was an adventure
>>
>>
>>>and we enjoyed it, slipping clutch and all.
>>>
>>>Hopefully there will be another convoy I can
>>>
>>>
>>participate in someday where
>>
>>
>>>mutual respect among participants exists.
>>>
>>>Sonny
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "V SCHWARTZ" <vsaws@optonline.net>
>>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>>
>>>
>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>
>>
>>>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:54 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [MV] Trailer electrical hookup
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Mark, When I bought my wrecker from a fine
>>>>
>>>>
>>gentleman in Michigan, I went
>>
>>
>>>>out witha friend and drove the thing home it
>>>>
>>>>
>>was 750 miles the trip was
>>
>>
>>>>mostly uneventvile until I got close to NJ, But
>>>>
>>>>
>>we got it home in one
>>
>>
>>>>piece. I think the Lord likes idiots. But I
>>>>
>>>>
>>figure I saved some big
>>
>>
>>>>bucks.Its been here about 2 years and I still
>>>>
>>>>
>>have the callouses on my
>>
>>
>>>>ass. Personally, I think that if I was suspicious
>>>>
>>>>
>>of the seller , I would
>>
>>
>>>>go get it post haste I mean how bad could it get?
>>>>
>>>>
>>Vinny
>>
>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: <mark@ehle.homelinux.org>
>>>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>>>
>>>>
>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>
>>
>>>>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:28 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [MV] Trailer electrical hookup
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Thanks, CR - The dual-purpose hitch is neat, but
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>I think that I will
>>
>>
>>>>>still have
>>>>>to fab up something for the dolly, as the hitch
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>on the truck is probably
>>
>>
>>>>>higher
>>>>>than the dolly would allow hooked up directly. I
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>think that I will weld
>>
>>
>>>>>up a
>>>>>goose-neck sort of affair that will take the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>place of the ball hitch on
>>
>>
>>>>>the
>>>>>dolly, and have a pintle ring on the end, raised
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>up a foot or so. I need
>>
>>
>>>>>to
>>>>>height of the hitch from the guy selling it to
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>me.
>>
>>
>>>>>Speaking of that guy, has anybody ever dealt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>with Denton Haber from
>>
>>
>>>>>Haber Truck
>>>>>and Trailer Sales in Sioux Falls, SD? This guy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>sold me the truck, then
>>
>>
>>>>>charged
>>>>>me $700 to deliver it the 734 miles to my house,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>and now does not know
>>
>>
>>>>>when he
>>>>>will be able to do it. He did send me the title,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>but I am afraid that
>>
>>
>>>>>while I
>>>>>hold the title, he is still using the truck,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>hence my wanting to go get
>>
>>
>>>>>it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Later, and Thanks -
>>>>>
>>>>>Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Quoting Carl & Kathy Cundy <mistymtn@gwtc.net>:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hello --- check out this "dual purpose hitch"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>from
>>
>>
>>>>>>Northern Tool catalog. It comes equipped w/ 2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>5/16" ball,
>>
>>
>>>>>>and pintle. They sell different size balls to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>fit this.
>>
>>
>>>>>>(HITCH)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&productId=7808&R=7808
>
>
>>>>>>(7-Way Molded Connectors with 8-Ft. Cable,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>Model# 2014)Fit semi plug
>>
>>
>>>>>>??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&productId=200312018&R=200312018
>
>
>>>>>>They have many trailer light adapters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hope this helps. CR Cundy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: <mark@ehle.homelinux.org>
>>>>>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>
>>
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:48 AM
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [MV] Trailer electrical hookup
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks, John - that's exactly the info I
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>needed! Now, all I have to
>>
>>
>>>>>>>figure
>>>>>>>out
>>>>>>>is how to hook the pintle hitch on the truck
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>to the ball on the tow
>>
>>
>>>>>>>dolly!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Quoting "Hutterer, John (MPAU)"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>><john.hutterer@smiths-medical.com>:
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>Mark,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>That should be the right plug to fit into
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>the socket on a tractor.
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>You
>>>>>>>>don't really need the plug on the other end.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>It should be easy to
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>remove
>>>>>>>>with a screwdriver. That would leave you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>with a cable with seven
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>bare
>>>>>>>>wires, probably color-coded. The easiest way
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>to handle your towing
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>needs
>>>>>>>>would be to take along a 12 volt test light.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>Plug you cable into the
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>tractor, ground the test light lead, turn on
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>the tractor lights, and
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>look for a wire on the cable that is hot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>Turn off the tractor
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>lights
>>>>>>>>and check the same wire again. It should be
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>dead now. You now have
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>wire that you need to connect to the tow
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>dolly for running lights. I
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>would guess that the tow dolly has a flat
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>utility trailer plug on
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>it.
>>>>>>>>Buy a mating plug at an auto parts store.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>The brown wire on this
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>plug is
>>>>>>>>probably the tail/running lights. Connect
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>the wire from your tractor
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>cable that you identified as the running
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>lights to the brown wire on
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>trailer plug. Do the same test/connect for
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>the left and right turn
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>signals. The tractor may have a separate
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>circuit for the brake
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>lights.
>>>>>>>>You will need to step on the brake pedal and
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>see if any of the
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>unused
>>>>>>>>wires in the cable become live. If so, you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>will need to set up a
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>separate brake light. Simply clamp a
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>standard boat/utility trailer
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>light
>>>>>>>>onto the rear of the dolly and run a wire
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>from the cable to this
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>light.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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