Re: [MV] Ref: Humvee

Eugene PANTANO (snoshu@market1.com)
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:02:57 -0600

They are there for one reason and one reason only...to keep the other
soldiers from using your vehicle. We know full well that the cable can be
cut...so can anything else for that matter....just cut the steering wheel
and drop off the cable. The point is..it keeps the other guy from using
someone else's vehicle. 1SG PANTANO
-----Original Message-----
From: F. Brian Mead <brian@hardscrabblefarm.com>
To: Winne, Jim <jwinne@nettally.com>
Cc: Monte Bowe <mjbowe@worldnet.att.net>; list <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Ref: Humvee

>Howdy list,
> Last Saturday, I was at an antique auction that was held at the local
>National Guard Post. Of course I had to step out the back & look at their
>toys.
> Their two hummers had cable locks running from under the dash and
around
>the steering wheel. As I remember, they had combination locks. Kinda like
the
>cable locks kids use on bicycles. Not too secure, since you can cut those
with
>a pair of bolt cutters, but that's what they had.
>
>Brian
>1944 MB
>194? GPW
>
>
>> I had the same question when I got my M-715. A friend of mine (a former
MP
>> with the Army at Ft. Drum NY) told me that they used a chain and padlock
>> around the steering column and looped around the pedals. No clutch and
no
>> brakes makes it hard to steal, or at least as hard as a key ignition
>> switch. Just my $.02.
>>
>> > Need information on how to secure the Humvee when its parked.
Something
>> > like a key switch and where do I install it? Any idea's out there.
>
>
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