factory hardtop or not

[CliffW]

I was told that this is factory hardtop with hole for the m66 gun ring use on the m35a2 gun trucks. Or is the top one that someone modified looking for opinions. If it is a factory what would it be worth?

Thanks Cliff

 

[Armada]

It's used for the passenger eject seat, not for the M66.

 

[gimpyrobb]

That looks like the ones I saw at Dayton!

 

[emmado22]

I've never seen a factory hard top for a deuce with a hole for the gunner... Show me a NSN, part #, some where in the TM, something in EIR Digest, PS Mag, or some other offical publication. Wouldnt it make sense that hardtops with holes would be as common as ring mount kits? Uncle designed the ringmounts to be used with the rag tops.

 

[FreightTrain]

Well,he also designed the M35 series to be Gassers with sprag transfers and 1:1 final gear ratios.....

 

[DDoyle]

Looks like the ones I've seen on military bases - I'll dig for a NSN.

DD

 

[Bill W]

I doubt factory, I don't think the deuces were ever factory delivered with ring mounts they were field installed by the assigned units just like I'm sure these manholes were. I'm sure you'll find a NSN for the install kit being this is definitly not a cut down 55gal drum

 

[citizensoldier]

I dont know if its factory or done afterwards but there was about 10 trucks that sold in MN about 4 months ago that all had this same set up. So such a thing does exist in military use.. Maybe a NG change order?

 

[emmado22]

I think it is a locally done thing. Any MWO type changes to the hard top would have to get a saftey release message from TACOM.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yeah, I can see the local guys and their sewing machines making those covers!

 

[BKubu]

Those covers look exactly like the covers used on the M548 tracks.

 

[cranetruck]

This one, part of the winterization kit is for the 1969 m656/xm757/xm791 series. Seems like there should be one for the m35 also.