RE: Re: M151A2CDN Cage and Radio Setup

From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Apr 10 2006 - 20:05:20 PDT

In the U.S. they are called a "Lifting eye" and are used in the air drop kit. The ones I've seen have all been on Marine issue jeeps. Wayne

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> To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> From: bigbadwolf@telus.net
> Subject: Re: [MV] M151A2CDN Cage and Radio Setup
> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:08:54 -0700
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Boge" <ken@clovermachine.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M151A2CDN Cage and Radio Setup
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> > What is that sticking out from the center of the rear wheel in picture #2?
> >
> > > http://www.westerncommand.com/M151A2-Canadian-Radio.html
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> It's part of what's called an "Unstucker Kit". You mount a spool of rope to
> the end of it and pay out the end for connection to a tree or something
> immovable. Like Ottawa. Then you put her in gear and use the wheel's drive
> direction to winch yourself out of whatever mess you wound up in. I've
> never used one, but a few of the M151s and Canadian Iltis vehicles had them
> as part of their on-board kit.

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