Regards,
Dave Cole
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:59:06 -0400 rrayfield@usasac-emh2.army.mil writes:
>
>
>Mr. Preston,
>1. Re your question of telling a 2.5T truck from a 5T truck at first
>glance
>- some easy characteristics are:
>
>Truck, 6 x 6, 2 1/2 Ton Truck, 6 x 6, 5 Ton
>
>a. Spare Tire left side under a. Fuel tank left side under
>bed, behind drivers side bed, behind drivers side
>aft of cab aft of cab
>
>b. Top of sides of bed are b.Top of sides of bed immediately
>one even plan along top aft of cab is higher than rest of bed
>
>c. (none) c. Spare tire between front of bed and
> back of cab in 923-series; previous
> models had spare in bed all the way
> forward
>
>d. Bottom of bed, aft below tail d.Corners on bottom of bed
>underside
>gate underside corners are below tailgate are squared-off
>angled up
>
>2. In case this does not come out correctly spaced on your email, the
>above
>is in two columns under headings of Truck 2 1/2 T and Truck 5 T, each
>para
>under each column labeled a., b., c., d.
>
>3. There may be other characteristics that are readily apparent, some
>differ between models. When I was in, we had the M35 2.5T trucks and
>the
>M54, M813 and M923 5T truck which I use as my reference point. I am
>recalling this from memory - sorry, I do not have time today to look
>it up
>- if you have not gotten a fuller explanation by Thurs (when I fin my
>current project, I can research more for you). If you check Janes in
>your
>local library, they will have some good line drawings that can assist
>you
>in detailed comparison. Others on this list can steer you onto web
>pages I
>am sure that will have pictures that will allow you to differenciate
>between the two trucks. Also, the 5T seems to sit a little higher,
>looks
>just a tad bit larger - but that may not be evident at first glance
>unless
>you are used to looking at them.
>
>S/F
>R. S. Rayfield, Jr.
>Maj USMC (Ret)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"Norman Preston III" <stickman@qx.net> on 08/11/99 05:36:24 AM
>
>Please respond to "Norman Preston III" <stickman@qx.net>
>
>To: "MV" <mil-veh@skylee.com>
>cc: (bcc: R RAYFIELD/USASAC)
>Subject: [MV] 2nd amendment, politics and MV's
>
>
>
>
>I think we should leave it up to the list administrator to decide what
>is
>appropriate and what is not, and until he steps in, then the
>discussion
>will
>probably continue whether we all want to hear it or not.
>Now my question. I understand the difference between a deuce and a 5
>ton
>as
>far as payloads, tonnage, etc., but to me the two vehicles look the
>same at
>first glance. I have not had a chance to see them side by side for a
>comparison, so how do I tell the difference between the two?
> Norm
>MVPA #20342
>
>
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