M37

A left side view of an Air Force R-2A rescue vehicle.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

This military Dodge M56-based "Truck, Fire, Airplane, Forcible Entry, Type R-2" is a different kind of "Lil’ Red Express."

There are two basic types of mechanical parking brake systems used on most vehicles with hydraulic service brakes, as well as on many vintage vehicles equipped with air brakes. The first type, shown here, uses a drum or disk on the transmission or the transfer case output. When the brake is applied it locks the drive shaft so the vehicle’s rear wheels can’t turn. This system is used on many common collector military vehicles, including most jeeps, Dodge WCs and M37s, Kaiser M715s, some early model HMMVWs, most deuce-and-a-halfs, five-ton trucks, and also on many larger vehicles and construction or material-handling equipment. This CCKW example uses an external contracting band type brake.
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

MV Parking Brake Service

Image placeholder title
Military Vehicle Tech Tips

Tech Tips: August 2019 Edition

Image placeholder title
Military Vehicles in the News

2019: The Year of the Military Dodge

When operating historic military vehicles, you may not always have the luxury of doing repairs in a well-appointed shop. Sometimes, you have to be prepared to do “in-the-field” repairs as was the case with an M37 that needed a brake job during the MVPA’s Route 66 Convoy.
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

In-the-Field Brake Job

Engine stopped while you are in the field? Don’t worry—it’s usually one of two things: Fuel or spark. This article will show you the steps to diagnose and, hopefully, repair your vehicle so that you can get back on the road! Photo courtesy of The Furious Fourth WWII Living History Group
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

Did you just roll to a stop? No problem!

Image placeholder title
Military Vehicle Tech Tips

Tech Tips: June 2019 Edition

One of the most common reasons a parking brake won’t hold is that the mechanism that applies the brake — the handle or lever in the driver’s compartment, and/or its connecting linkage — is worn-out, broken, or out-of-adjustment.
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

Hold it in place!

JAG File: All things History

YOU Get a Prize, and YOU Get a Prize…

During the post-WWII years, Reo entered into a competition between Reo, Studebaker, and General Motors to design a new 2-1/2 ton tactical truck to replace the U.S. military’s fleet of GMC CCKWs, I.H.C. M-5-6s, and Studebaker US6s. General Motors wanted to hang on to the deuce-and-a-half market, and even though the military seemed to favor Reo’s design—first called the M34 (shown here), then the M44 Series. While both the Reo and G.M. trucks were accepted for production, the Reo M35 and its six-wheeled variant, the M34 (shown here), with its more powerful Reo Gold Comet 331 cid. engine and five-speed manual transmission, proved to be more durable and dependable, probably due to its relative simplicity, and went on to become one the most successful military vehicles in the world.
5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

M35: A “Deuce” of a Truck!

Looseness or wear in a vehicle’s steering knuckles may often be discovered while performing a lube job – assuming you’re paying attention – but a more thorough inspection can be performed by jacking your vehicle’s front end off the ground by its bumper or frame so the axle hangs from its springs.
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

Steering knuckle service on your HMV

m52-1956-%e2%80%8e
6. Military Vehicle Show and Rally Reports

Facebook Friends - December 2016

jeep olive
Military Vehicle Tech Tips

Tech Tips with Steve Turchet

Frontline Feature

MLT SPOT FOR SALECROP
Frontline Feature

UP FRONT AND CENTER!

This Spot Reaches More than 10,000 people a day.