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That's my thinking as well. On a side note if you look at a M36A2 most have a side board missing on the drop-side side , makes a nice stepWhe the troop seat is in the down position, that area becomes a hand hold to climb into the bed.
Ahh- I'm not going along with that one. lol! Gotta be something else- right?Think back the days when OUTHOUSES were common. That's the "HOLE", giving each troop carrier TWO restrooms the "back of the bus" for passenger comfort and convenience.
Thusly we define the "real soldiers" from the "soilers".
Carry on.
Somehow, your "- right?" poked my memory..... You'll hear it the first time at time tick 1:15 or so.Ahh- I'm not going along with that one. lol! Gotta be something else- right?
Actually there was a 'one hole outhouse' although you could fit more but safety, safety, safety. Tailgate up, use a troop strap you have absolute confidence in and there you have it. Truck going down the highway, buttocks placed slightly over the tailgate, the newbs starring in absolute disbelief, the old timers 1/2 harassing you and the other 1/2 trying to get some sleep. Plop, plop, whiz, whiz oh what a relief it is--oops the toilet paper flew out, anyone have some spare? Do not attempt on a bumpy road or you may wind up bouncing on something that could put you in nutwrenching pain.Think back the days when OUTHOUSES were common. That's the "HOLE", giving each troop carrier TWO restrooms the "back of the bus" for passenger comfort and convenience.
Thusly we define the "real soldiers" from the "soilers".
Carry on.
I vote for FIBERGLASS.So you like the fiberglass better, or the wood better?
My wooden slat troop seats have that spacing both front and rear on both sides. I've always assumed it was so the troop seats can be lowered from the outside of the truck. You know, you reach through the opening and lift the retaining latch both front and back and that allows the seats to be lowered.I'm just wondering if anyone knows why some troop seats have the 2 seat boards cut short at the tailgate end, and some don't?
One of those things that someone asked me and I've never heard or saw an official reason behind it!
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HUH.... Sounds like a MULTI-PURPOSE-HOLE...... but I digress.My wooden slat troop seats have that spacing both front and rear on both sides. I've always assumed it was so the troop seats can be lowered from the outside of the truck. You know, you reach through the opening and lift the retaining latch both front and back and that allows the seats to be lowered.