Powerful winches, eh?
You mentioned the canvas cover for the cab in a previous reply. Was this always left off? So, my model would be more realistic if I left the roof off. Is that right?
Joe.

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Powerful winches, eh?
You mentioned the canvas cover for the cab in a previous reply. Was this always left off? So, my model would be more realistic if I left the roof off. Is that right?
Joe.

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The winch on a 5 ton is very powerful by itself, and when you use two five tons with a block & tackle...Lastly, I may be wrong, but I'd swear the lever for the winch was on the driver's side (keep in mind we're all thinking back 42 years and some change)

Charlie don't get cigars in his sundry package, but he happy as all get out when he gets a little banana leaf wine
gary

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Powerful winches, eh?
You mentioned the canvas cover for the cab in a previous reply. Was this always left off? So, my model would be more realistic if I left the roof off. Is that right?
Joe.

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The winch on a 5 ton is very powerful by itself, and when you use two five tons with a block & tackle...Lastly, I may be wrong, but I'd swear the lever for the winch was on the driver's side (keep in mind we're all thinking back 42 years and some change)

Charlie don't get cigars in his sundry package, but he happy as all get out when he gets a little banana leaf wine
gary

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Gary,
Your memory isn't all bad - the winch control on the five ton is on the driver's side - and on the 2 1/2 ton its on the passenger's side. If the fellow doing the build needs photos of the 2 1/2 ton winch set up, let me know - I build in 1/1 myself, and have a couple of winch-equipped deuces (and a 5 ton wrecker). Given a couple of days, I can take photos.

Best wishes,
David Doyle

Joe
The M35 is fitted with 9.00 x 20 tires whereas the M54 is fitted with 11.00 x 20 tires.

HTH

Frenchy

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Joe
The M35 is fitted with 9.00 x 20 tires whereas the M54 is fitted with 11.00 x 20 tires.

HTH

Frenchy

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the duce and a half used a 10.00-20 sized tire. The five ton size seems right. I can still picture the tires right in front of me as I must have fixed three dozen flats. Quite a few hot days in the motorpool with a hammer and a few wedges breaking down flats (by the way that's when Tom and I became fast friends)
gary

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Joe
The M35 is fitted with 9.00 x 20 tires whereas the M54 is fitted with 11.00 x 20 tires.

HTH

Frenchy

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the duce and a half used a 10.00-20 sized tire. The five ton size seems right. I can still picture the tires right in front of me as I must have fixed three dozen flats. Quite a few hot days in the motorpool with a hammer and a few wedges breaking down flats (by the way that's when Tom and I became fast friends)
gary

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Gary,
Respectfully, I think you are mistaken about this. The M35, M35A1, M35A2 all used 9.00-20 tires - I have ten of these trucks in the yard now. Most of the 5 tons used 11.00-20 tires.

But hey, in 30 years there is no chance in hades I can remember what size tire is on the automobile I am driving every day today!

Best wishes,
David Doyle

Some of my projects:

M35A2 with winch

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Class 530C tactical fire truck

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M45 w/w chassis with 210G1 LeRoi compressor

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3000 GPH ERDLator water purification truck on M46A2 chassis - had to sell this one, sadly.

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M36A2 without winch

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M292A2 Expansible van

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You'll have to excuse my ignorance here but are you saying that the tyres on the M35 ran with inner tubes in? I always thought that these vehicles had steel rimmed tyres & therefore had no need for tubes.
Let me know.

Hi guys,
You'll have to excuse my ignorance here but are you saying that the tyres on the M35 ran with inner tubes in? I always thought that these vehicles had steel rimmed tyres & therefore had no need for tubes.
Let me know.
Also, if you guys had to change the tyres on your truck was there a tool box on each truck? If so, where was it best kept & what sort of tools would be found in it?
Joe.