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Oh yeah---there was another unit that had color on the nose----the 8th Radio Research up around Da Nang got a few trucks toward the end of the conflict, they got three gun trucks out of PDO after they were turned in---Executioner, Baby Sitters, and Uncle Meat--The colors?---the ones that don't...
Bigbee---I know of a Quartermaster outfit that was up in Chu Li that had white noses, I think the 23rd S & T was part of that outfit------as far as knowing of a unit that had both 5 ton and deuces at the same time I have never paid any attention, but I will look around and check into it, but...
When the Ace of Spades ( a 5 ton ) had a 50 in each corner and carried about 100 cans of 50 ammo a couple mini cans with about 1200 rounds each of 7.62 along with anything else they could get their hands on, it weighed ( in Nam ) 34,000 and had no trouble with the truck or suspension-----The...
Truck looks great---Sand Bags huh?---Aluminum shavings or plastic pellets in garbage bags then in the sand bag will keep it from getting heavy in the rain and will dry out quicker-----our armor panels were 3x4 so if you put ammo cans down to cover the floor you'll have the same height----If you...
John---Looks like this could be the biggest turnout ever for gun trucks----can't wait to meet you and see that truck of yours---Things could change but I have been in contact with about everyone and they say they will be there--now its a ways away but looks like Ace, Widow, Wild Thing, Angel...
Now I may be wrong on all this BUT--this is what I have heard---When they came out with the Mack in the M-54 it was because we needed the higher horse power/torqe for the mountain passes in the highlands of VietNam---but with the lower RPM of the Mack ( 2100?? ) they then needed to bring the...
In the 5 ton the 6453 bolts right up and matches everything---I have heard but don't really know that it wasn't the same with a deuce, the tranny tunnel different in a deuce????---Yeah Jeff--I took that photo---got a couple better somewhere----one the speedo is straight down----and ya...
Kinda jumped in here late and haven't read all the posts yet--but I'll throw this photo in just for the heck of it---I have posted it before, Its the Ace of Spades with the 6453 out of a Mack M-54----with just a little twi-king to the IP-----hope you can tell something from the tach &...
Here's a video ( I hope ) that Lesa Barbour put together for our first Gathering reunion held at Fort Eustis, As I stated in another thread the video you see in here is only a portion of quite a bit more, but I hope this works---when this was shown it was pretty neat because it was one of the...