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Sergeant
Wow - Shelter is on!
Tonight we lifted the AN/GRC-142 communications shelter on the truck. Both the guy who lifted it with his crane and me were really surprised when the truck did not squat more then 1/2". That shelter with all the gear is just over 1,800 lbs and the 715 did not even groan. Amazing! I forgot, after being in the signal corp 40 years ago, that those trucks could really carry the load. Pictures later!
SFC, HQ,129th Sig Co, PAARNG, Vietnam Era
Sergeant
I want to see a pic or 2. No surprise about the spring movement. It takes 3-4000 lbs to really get the springs to move. 2000 lbs is a smooth ride.
Grand Poobah
Rear springs are rated at 715 lbs/inch and the fronts are rated at 515 lbs/inch...so if the weight ONLY affected the rear springs, it would take 1430 lbs to equal 1 inch of deflection...equally over the whole truck, it would take 2460 pounds to lower the front and rear springs one inch...
Pretty rowdy!
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Staff Sergeant
My shelter is empty, (800 lbs) and when I loaded it, the truck never even knew it was back there until I got up to around 45 MPH........then the wind build up in front of it pushed the back of the canvas top inward quite a bit!
You also don't realize how tall the shelter is until its sitting in the back of the truck, almost 4 feet off the ground.
Get ready to be asked if its an ambulance too. I got that more than a couple times when I stopped around the area.
"Free advice is worth what you pay for it."™
Private 1st Class
Mind me asking what you paid for your shelter? A local guy is selling two, asking 500 each... I'm thinking of doing a camper conversion type deal... for a dream of a cross country trip...
Sergeant
Mine is not empty so cost was higher. It is a fully operational radio teletype station. Full of racks and gear. Empties are in the range you mentioned.Originally Posted by syzygy
Staff Sergeant
$500 isn't a bad price at all if they are non-leaking, solid shelters. I paid $350 for mine last year, but I had to travel about 3 hours to get it, so with the fuel costs it was about the same.
"Free advice is worth what you pay for it."™
Private 1st Class
Cool. The guy is right in my back yard, literally. I actually park in his driveway because it's on the same side of the house as my entrance. He's the one who sold me my 63 ammo trailer (m332). I might have to see if he'll haggle a little
Pics?? Pics??
Corporal
Oi! Make with the pics aready!
Zach
THE Gunny
Agreed!
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