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Chuck,
Thanks for your kind words about my book....it was the first one I wrote, and every time I pick one up I find some nagging - but usually minor - detail wrong. I suspect that it is about to go out of print. I've suggested to Krause that it be revised - and done in primarily color (again...
The CCKW-352 (the short wheelbase truck) came with two "spare" tires specifically so that the front wheels could be dualed during extreme conditions. These trucks (CCKW-352) were intended as artillery prime movers, an application that required maximum tractive effort.
Regards,
David Doyle
Using single tires - 11:00 - 20 on a deuce, or 14:00 - 20 on a five ton, will improve performance in mud and sand as compared to dual rear wheels. I've successfully stuck both a deuce and a five ton (within minutes of each other) - and can tell you its much easier to get the deuce unstuck than...