Influence MV Magazine

[houdel]

Well, I finally got it figured out. I use Firefox as my default browser and could not get to the survey entry in Firefox. I pasted the link into IE and the survey popped right up. For what it is worth, as of 11:00am Sunday the results were Jeeps, 16%, medium trucks, 27%, 5 tons and up, 33%. That gives the medium and heavy trucks a total of 60%. I would hope MV would be influenced by this survey and give more coverage in the medium/heavy category but I doubt it; the leadership is pretty well fixated on jeeps.

 

[DDoyle]

would hope MV would be influenced by this survey and give more coverage in the medium/heavy category but I doubt it; the leadership is pretty well fixated on jeeps.

I think that you must have mistaken MV for some other magazine. Knowing the editor - and he is "the leadership" in its entirety, as well as some of the authors as I do , I've not seen a Jeep fixation. If I've missed something, please let me know.

Best wishes,
David

 

[Stretch44875]

I've been happy with the magazine. Costs more than I would like for just 6 issues, but figure I have saved that much and more with the articles and ad's for parts. Seems like a good mix of large and small MVs.

Dennis

 

[vtdeucedriver]

outstanding magazine...................................i gave my vote..................go 5 tonners!!!

 

[houdel]

I would hope MV would be influenced by this survey and give more coverage in the medium/heavy category but I doubt it; the leadership is pretty well fixated on jeeps.

OK, I will back down and admit that was a bit of an overstatement, and the "fixated" comment is more suited to that other magazine. However, the survey results as of today were 31% in the 1/4 ton to 1-1/4 ton categories vs 60% for 1-1/2 ton to 5 ton and up vehicles. That is roughly a 2:1 ratio in favor of the medium/heavy vehicles (although I would not have included 1-1/2 ton trucks in the same category as deuces, as the survey does).

Counting up the articles listed in the cumulative index for issues 101 to 120 published in this month's magazine, there were 38 articles listed for the 1/4 to 1-1/2 ton vehicles and 28 for 2-1/2 to 12 ton vehicles. That is a ratio of roughly 4:3 in favor of the smaller vehicles, so there was a fair sized grain of truth in my comment.

All that said, I am very happy with MV magazine. I just wish the ADVERTISERS (and I realize MV can't control what the advertisers want to sell) would list more Deuce & 5 ton parts!

 

[Jetnoise400]

I cast my vote.. big OD Iron all the way!

I just wish someone (nods in the direction of David Doyle... ) would do a nice historical piece on WWII International Harvester trucks. Sure would like to know more about this FFN-3 (M-3L-4) I'm restoring... not to mention see some more photos.

 

[clinto]

Guys, the Jeeps seem to be pulling ahead... can we update this?

 

[DDoyle]

Alright guys - we are now badly trailing the Jeep guys - please take a look at the poll at

http://www.militaryvehiclesmagazine.com

and vote for your favorite type of OD iron. I'd like to write more articles on bigger trucks - but need your help making this happen.

Thanks for your help,
David Doyle

 

[J2H]

I voted for 1 1/4 class

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Hopefully if they're smart they'll read the poll for what it really says...

...something like 70+% of the respondents want coverage of stuff bigger than jeeps.

 

[J2H]

In my reenacting hobby the GPWs and MBs are some of the most sought after vehicles. I like the old jeeps, but they are impractical for use as a daily driver, which is why I'm aiming for a CUCV

 

[oifvet]

Jeeps to MVs are is like the Sportster is to a full size Harley-Davidson. Yea, it's a Harley. But it's really only "half a Harley." Fun to ride, but it takes a deuce to really

No offense Jeepsters. I just like 13, 800 lb. six-wheel drive, multi-fuel monsters.

But that's just me.

 

[area52]

Voted 5 ton which is at 19% now.

 

[J2H]

Don't get me wrong, I love the big trucks too, but they also seem to be inpractical for daily drivers because of their sizes