Redneck AC

[sermis]

Well I scored a hard top that is fixable. Rough but would work. I went to put it on and it is about 6” too wide on each side of the cab. The tag inside showed 2 ½ and 5 ton however it does not fit the deuce. Put it on anyway to see. When I drove down the road it was much cooler. The sides sticking out work like wind scoops and pull the air in.

 

[BFR]

got my hopes up for nothing... was hoping to see a window unit, genset, and 6-7 rolls of expertly applied duct tape.

 

[sermis]

NO just a big cab.

Do you have the spring hangers off yet? Your parts should be on the way tomorrow.

 

[Armada]

Speaking of duct tape, now there are a million and 2 uses......

 

[Jimmy]

That is great!! I know several people that need to invest in duct tape.

 

[CGarbee]

got my hopes up for nothing... was hoping to see a window unit, genset, and 6-7 rolls of expertly applied duct tape.

We had an East Coast Convoy participant from SC a couple of years ago who put a window unit in his M35 (had it blowing into the hard top window while driving, into the bed while parked) and powered it from the AC generator mounted on the M105 trailer that he towed up....

Nice thing is that he also hauled up the big screen TV so that we could watch Band of Brothers and Rat Patrol each night...

 

[mangus580]

Said participant was Joe Trapp, wasnt it? Who by the way is a member here now! Welcome Joe!

 

[clinto]

Said participant was Joe Trapp, wasnt it?

Yupp. I am very familiar with that truck…….

 

[CGarbee]

Yup, right truck, right driver, wrong year... . Photo is from the year before at Churchville when all he had was the little TV running off an inverter and a pile of 6TL batteries (which he was selling...). The following year at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen is the year of the larger screen, generator, and AC.

How is the truck working out for you? I don't suspect that he included the AC in the sale, did he?

 

[wreckerman893]

Never underestimate the ingenuity of a determined good ole boy. With duct tape, baling wire and vice grips we can fix anything.

Years ago in Korea we went to the port to pick up some 900 series 5-ton cargos.
One of them had a leaking pancake seal in the air brake chamber. When the brakes were released the air would come out faster that the compressor could keep up.
Our wrecker was already hooked up to a truck that would'nt start.
Our 2nd LT maintainence officer wanted to leave the truck and come back the next day (Sat) which would have crimped our weekend.
This was a 5 hour drive through Korean traffic and I didn't want to do that again.
With the LT watching in awe I caged the brake, unscrewed the airline, filed a dime down with my Leatherman tool, dropped it in the brake line and tighened the line back down.
No air leak!!
I drove the truck back to the motor pool and we fixed it Monday.
That Louie never questioned anything I did after that as far as "field expedient repair went".
For reasons best left unstated I was known as Sgt. Bilko while I was in that unit.

 

[ah1955]

Back to the original post. What materal is this hard top(metal or fiberglass) and could you split the difference and cut the extra out of the middle and have it fit. Just a thought.

 

[wreckerman893]

With enough time, money. tools and patience you can do just about anything. It would probably be a very labor intensive PITA project. There is probably someone out there looking for a top just that size. I would try to find one that fits and sell the one that don't. Just my 2 Lincolns worth.

 

[Blythewoodjoe]

I have got to keep an eye on you guys. As for the original post, what you have is extra shade. In some cultures this is obtained with a larger hat. As for the Aberdeen trip with the AC unit, we needed more BTU's. We have a diesel powered cooler unit in a truck body we removed that might be the ticket for another trip. That is if I ever lose control of my facilities long enough to drive one of these ovens on another trip like that again. Three words, "Gold Bond Powder".

Joe Trapp

 

[rdixiemiller]

Looks like a 900 series top, but I might be wrong as can be.
Plenty wide enough.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Awe Joe, it wasn't that far. When I went in '05 I was another 500 miles south of you! On the A/C note, I remember seeing pics of a guy with a window shaker in the back of his deuce only it was powered off ofone of the inverters that actually have a 28V DC motor direct coupled to an A/C genset head. All military and very cool. Speaking of which, G744 had several of these. Dennis, got any pics?

 

[clinto]

How is the truck working out for you? I don't suspect that he included the AC in the sale, did he?

I am extremely happy with it. It's a great truck that was well taken care of. I love it.

And the only A/C I got with it was the factory setup-flip out windshields

 

[m35a2cowner]

Clinto

Ok Clinto I tried keeping your secrete for as long as I could but I couldn't resist with this post. Your MV (Mongrel Vehicle) has factory air. I saw you when last visited our fair city.