Henry. My 1968 pickup truck.

[BMCTED]

Not sure what you mean by being "stacked". You couldn't put one on top of another for a lot of reasons. I remember sitting in front of one of them as a new loadmaster, hoping that the tie down I had put on it was sufficient to keep it from rolling over the top of me. I was a pretty much by the book guy, and never had a piece of cargo come loose. It's one thing for a 25 lb piece of luggage to come loose on landing. It's quite another for a 25,000 vehicle to come rolling down the cargo floor at you. I took my job seriously.

I'm not doubting you ... and you load guys know what you are doing, no doubt. A loose M35a2 at 30,000 feet could just ruin your whole day!

And I know I'm getting old ... but I just can't shake the feeling that shipping them was part of what was on their minds, like the multi-fuel engine, when they designed these things. That was the reason for the fold down wind screen, take down exhaust and etc.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I read at least *something* along these lines, so I'm not throwing in the towel just yet.

I know they can be stacked. They did that back in WW2 with Jeeps and trucks. I'm going to keep digging around for post war M35a2 specific info.

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[clovishound]

They may have stacked them like that for ship, or perhaps, rail transport.

[BMCTED]

They may have stacked them like that for ship, or perhaps, rail transport.

My guess is both. We shipped thousands of Studebaker trucks to the Soviet Union. I don't know anything about trains, but loose cargo on a ship is a real problem.

I'm calling off the search. I'm almost 100% certain I saw pictures of M35's being stacked and shipped by air, but I looked and couldn't find anything on it ... Maybe I dreamed the whole thing. If I come across it some day, I'll post it.

Hey, nice talking with you CH!

[RetiredSeabee]

Thanks for sharing your unique pick up. I rode in and drove a bunch of deuce and a half’s back during the twenty years that I wore od green every day. Good to see yours modified and getting work done for you. I miss those days and even the less than comfortable rides in the big green trucks. I must say that the deuce and a half did ride better than the five tons.

[BMCTED]

Hey there Seabee, I could have used you during the build. I had line and chains and hoists slung EVERYWHERE, not to mention the slope I was working on. Some of the stuff on them old trucks is heavy and awkward. That ain't nothing to you guys.

I'll have to look to see if I still have some photos of the build.

[Mike_S]

That is a very cool build! Nice job!