m52..army vs. marine

[bobbed818]

Is there an easy way to tell the difference between army and marine 5 tons?

 

[Westech]

no.

 

[M813A1]

Sometimes the Marine trucks have a locker unit in the carrier of the axle . My 5 ton M813A1 Army truck has a open carrier so both left and right side hubs do not turn at the same time if you get stuck

 

[bobbed818]

Any ID plates that might be different? I found two that I'm getting for parts. Crossing my fingers that one might have lockers.

 

[yeehaa]

When I was in the Corps, all of our deuces & 5-tons had lifting shackles on the front bumpers and attached to the frames & beds on either side between the rear axles. None of the Army trucks I saw ever had them.

 

[m16ty]

When I was in the Corps, all of our deuces & 5-tons had lifting shackles on the front bumpers and attached to the frames & beds on either side between the rear axles. None of the Army trucks I saw ever had them.

All the trucks I've ever seen have lifting points on the front and between the axles.

Are you talking about something different than the standard lifting shackles?

 

[yeehaa]

On all of our trucks, the side shackles were always in place. They were long arms attached to the frame mount with a pin and stuck out a few inches past the bed. The Army trucks never had the arms on them.

 

[M813rc]

Are you talking about something different than the standard lifting shackles?

I imagine he is referring to these...

Cheers

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[wsucougarx]

roger that on the lifting shackles

 

[yeehaa]

Thanks M813rc, those are the ones I was talking about.

 

[jwaller]

many of the marine trucks will have also had deep water kits on them. the larger lifting hooks on the front bumpers are referred to as paper clips.

 

[Westech]

i have a Marine M813A1 with no lifting hoops or what not... and I have seen some here on post (Army) that do have them.. that's not a good way to tell.