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M34 Active duty

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What's the diameter on those tires? 46" 395 won't rub on the the M35 bed, or each other on the tandem axles. It looks like the M34 had a completely different bed too, not just the wheel wells. See how the front of the bed doesn't slope upward? The M35 bed sits higher I think, and that was with the smaller diameter dual wheels :unsure:
 

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looks like the M34 had a completely different bed too, not just the wheel wells. See how the front of the bed doesn't slope upward? The M35 bed sits higher I think, and that was with the smaller diameter dual wheels :unsure:
correct, sits lower .. same situation as with the M49C (obvious wheel wells) versus the M49A1-A2C tank bodies (straight-line above tires). .. I have not seen a straight M50 thus I cannot comment about the height of that body
 
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Where did all the M34s go? Were they all converted to M35s or just scrapped? I don't think I've ever seen one in person. I've seen M135s and M211s though.
My speculation: the M34s were the absolute first trucks to roll off the assembly line in 1950. Soon thereafter, the design was switched to the M35. The very early nature of the M34, plus low production numbers, plus heavy use by the Army resulted in them being “used up” and didn’t have much of an afterlife with civil defense, fire, municipal, etc.
 
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