No wonder a decent fording depth went straight to the top of the military vehicle specs thereafter - must've been a day's work to get a unit across that river!
Seems like you should have a mechanic with you for the deep water crossings. A lot of Army personnel in 1939 had never driven, much less reinstalled the ignition system on a truck so that the firing order was correct.
I think it depends on your location, convoying military equipment across the countryside = good, fighting paranormal anomalies or standing at a urinal = bad!
Crossing a Bridge with to much weight? The truck First and pulling with a rope ( horse hair i believe) the load. Understand that but, why hasn't anyone figured out a drop down/ hand crank temporary wheel for this application? I could just imagine being in a unit crossing a deep stream and saying " Eight trucks and 12 hours of work per truck"!! Thank You for Keeping History Alive!
I think the rope is probably hemp. Using the truck to tug it while the men lift on the trail is probably the fastest, most efficient method. If there were a crank it would have to be geared down to a crawl since only one or two men would be able to spin it. The fact that this method hasn't been improved upon since world war I is a fairly good endorsement of the practice. Just sayin'
@@J_Calvin_Hobbes typical excuse, time traveler. you've been reported to the proper authorities for your time crimes. a hit squad will be phasing into your current location 17.327 minutes ago.
No wonder a decent fording depth went straight to the top of the military vehicle specs thereafter - must've been a day's work to get a unit across that river!
Typical bridges in Texas until the 60s. I crossed many!
The original Overland video!
Seems like you should have a mechanic with you for the deep water crossings. A lot of Army personnel in 1939 had never driven, much less reinstalled the ignition system on a truck so that the firing order was correct.
I thought you said crossing the streams was.... bad.
Well said Dr. Spengler 😂
Classic. Made me do an lol!
I think it depends on your location, convoying military equipment across the countryside = good, fighting paranormal anomalies or standing at a urinal = bad!
I wonder whether this was shot in and around Fort Riley, Kansas. I believe that’s where the 1st Field Artillery Regiment was stationed at the time.
Crossing a Bridge with to much weight? The truck First and pulling with a rope ( horse hair i believe) the load. Understand that but, why hasn't anyone figured out a drop down/ hand crank temporary wheel for this application?
I could just imagine being in a unit crossing a deep stream and saying " Eight trucks and 12 hours of work per truck"!!
Thank You for Keeping History Alive!
I think the rope is probably hemp. Using the truck to tug it while the men lift on the trail is probably the fastest, most efficient method. If there were a crank it would have to be geared down to a crawl since only one or two men would be able to spin it. The fact that this method hasn't been improved upon since world war I is a fairly good endorsement of the practice. Just sayin'
Imagine in the far future, folks doing same thing with UA-cam videos. 😮
Hit that like button if you've ever had a Toad Load.
This one does not show up in the main "Videos" tab, which is likely why it only has (had) 19 views & only 1 like (by me!).
It’s an hour old.
@@therealxunil2 By the date of my original comment, I watched it a long time ago, it's in one of their many playlists.
@@J_Calvin_Hobbes typical excuse, time traveler. you've been reported to the proper authorities for your time crimes. a hit squad will be phasing into your current location 17.327 minutes ago.
so (16) guys totalling about 3000lb is BETTER than leaving it hooked to the truck.
When the truck weighs at least twice that much and is likely also full of cargo, I'd say so.
With the narrator's accent, it sounds like he keeps saying "toad load." 🐸
Perhaps he had a frog in his throat. 😏
thumb 👍 😁
2023 is so long ago I saw that copyright. It's all in black and white😂😊 shite.