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where can I post M601 info its not a M37 and not a WWII dodge? with no named post area others may not look at post? thanks its closest to M37 I guess M37 and M601 area?
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where does the M601 belong?
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Most of us M37 guys know a little bit about the M601 so shoot away..
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thanks for reply still need a slot for them
did the 601 have a G number like other goverment trucks
looking for bottle jack that came with them not sure what came with 37 but it was the same as pwr wagon of 40s & 50s
how did they stow their tools
thanks for reply still need a slot for them
did the 601 have a G number like other goverment trucks
looking for bottle jack that came with them not sure what came with 37 but it was the same as pwr wagon of 40s & 50s
how did they stow their tools
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RE: m601 reply
I got my M37 in 1970 & was the 2nd civilian owner after it was surplused from Eilson AFB. There was an OD painted hydrolic jack in the box under the driver's seat - what I always thought was an 8 ton version. The handles & Budd lug wrench with a hex bar for it & a steel tube extension were in the cross box at the bottom front of the bed. On the extension (still have it), its thin wall - not pipe, but high strength tubing, because I have never bent it. Don't remember anything else being in there. Might still have the jack too.
Lee in Alaska
I got my M37 in 1970 & was the 2nd civilian owner after it was surplused from Eilson AFB. There was an OD painted hydrolic jack in the box under the driver's seat - what I always thought was an 8 ton version. The handles & Budd lug wrench with a hex bar for it & a steel tube extension were in the cross box at the bottom front of the bed. On the extension (still have it), its thin wall - not pipe, but high strength tubing, because I have never bent it. Don't remember anything else being in there. Might still have the jack too.
Lee in Alaska
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RE: m601 reply
Vintage Power Wagon sold a bunch of these a few years back. I bet if you call them they can answer most of your questions. I had some info on them and am still trying to locate it in my pile of stuff... I do remember finding that most if not all were shipped over seas. I see the Dutch Army did some mods and is still using them..
Vintage Power Wagon sold a bunch of these a few years back. I bet if you call them they can answer most of your questions. I had some info on them and am still trying to locate it in my pile of stuff... I do remember finding that most if not all were shipped over seas. I see the Dutch Army did some mods and is still using them..
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some pics I had just for fun
Thought I would share some pics I have in my library..Enjoy
Sorry not M601 pics just some I came accross while looking for my M601 stuff.. I will find them... Still looking..
Thought I would share some pics I have in my library..Enjoy
Sorry not M601 pics just some I came accross while looking for my M601 stuff.. I will find them... Still looking..
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RE: some pics I had just for fun
You might have already found this online but this has lots of info on the M601
http://www.dodgepowerwagon.com/sprouse/m601/origins.htm
You might have already found this online but this has lots of info on the M601
http://www.dodgepowerwagon.com/sprouse/m601/origins.htm
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thanks for info I have vintage pwr wagon on my speed dial they said the correct jack is a large bottle jack like the ones we had for dodges and chev's but bigger if the goverment endorsed this truck and put out a TM it should have a G number??? my 601 started life as a B-3-PW a little early for 601 but all has gone well had no bed so used a M101 trailer that we chopped and channeled it should be interesting will post pic's when done hopping to go to Bellview fl and look for stuff I need and maybe there will be a 601 there then I have GPW & WC22 to do
have a great ride
thanks for info I have vintage pwr wagon on my speed dial they said the correct jack is a large bottle jack like the ones we had for dodges and chev's but bigger if the goverment endorsed this truck and put out a TM it should have a G number??? my 601 started life as a B-3-PW a little early for 601 but all has gone well had no bed so used a M101 trailer that we chopped and channeled it should be interesting will post pic's when done hopping to go to Bellview fl and look for stuff I need and maybe there will be a 601 there then I have GPW & WC22 to do
have a great ride
RE: m601 reply
OK so you don't own a 601, you have a pre 601 era PW that doesn't even have the correct 601 bed "BUT"your worried about putting in the correct bottle jack!.
If you go to Belleview look for a guy named Pierre he'll probably be displaying a Marmon/ford FC ( looks like a uni-mog) or a Mercedes G-wagon ( KFOR), he'll tell you everything you need to know about 601, he's ex Foreign legion and they used 601's extensively. Pierre has also imported quite a few himself.
OK so you don't own a 601, you have a pre 601 era PW that doesn't even have the correct 601 bed "BUT"your worried about putting in the correct bottle jack!.
If you go to Belleview look for a guy named Pierre he'll probably be displaying a Marmon/ford FC ( looks like a uni-mog) or a Mercedes G-wagon ( KFOR), he'll tell you everything you need to know about 601, he's ex Foreign legion and they used 601's extensively. Pierre has also imported quite a few himself.
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correct M601
your right, but I like to know what was correct all this help out here has made it so easy to ask and it works great results team work can do most anything interestingly after all the research so far, it seems every country that had received 601's set them up different encluding beds but as a Sgt I was taught and expected by my unit to do what I could with what I had, which at time wasn't much but my higher HQ just wanted results and most of the time it was fun and quite a challenge
thanks for tip on show
your right, but I like to know what was correct all this help out here has made it so easy to ask and it works great results team work can do most anything interestingly after all the research so far, it seems every country that had received 601's set them up different encluding beds but as a Sgt I was taught and expected by my unit to do what I could with what I had, which at time wasn't much but my higher HQ just wanted results and most of the time it was fun and quite a challenge
thanks for tip on show
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RE: correct M601
Well its a post WWII Power Wagon so it belongs in "Mighty Power Wagon" section.. No need for another section..
Well its a post WWII Power Wagon so it belongs in "Mighty Power Wagon" section.. No need for another section..
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RE: correct M601
That is a version the Canadian military made in small numbers after WWII.. That picture is from the Power Wagon photo advertizer. It might still be for sale and he had more pictures on the listing.
For its rarety and the shape it was in I didnt think his price was bad either..
That is a version the Canadian military made in small numbers after WWII.. That picture is from the Power Wagon photo advertizer. It might still be for sale and he had more pictures on the listing.
For its rarety and the shape it was in I didnt think his price was bad either..
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http://www.dodgepowerwagon.com/classifieds/finkl_061507_cc.php
I have some more photo the guy sent me.. I will dig them up .. I would love to have it in my collection and its not far from me, but have to finish some others first and momma bear said NO!
http://www.dodgepowerwagon.com/classifieds/finkl_061507_cc.php
I have some more photo the guy sent me.. I will dig them up .. I would love to have it in my collection and its not far from me, but have to finish some others first and momma bear said NO!
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Re: correct M601
this is one loooooooong sentence!GerWJ said:
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Your comment abut Pierre is too funny. I was at an auction yesterday looking at a M601 - and guess who was there - Yeap Pierre. He is a great source of information and so willing to share it. Thanks to a Steel Soldier member for 'hooking' me up with him.
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I don't know what is the relationship between M37 and M601.I just know that M601 belongs to Japan.
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Photos
I have not seen any photos attached to this thread. We all know photos are the greatest! This is my M601 in the Memorial Day parade. I was prod to have a Korean War vet and an Afghan War vet ride along with me.
I have not seen any photos attached to this thread. We all know photos are the greatest! This is my M601 in the Memorial Day parade. I was prod to have a Korean War vet and an Afghan War vet ride along with me.