unused holes on the rear crossmember?

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unused holes on the rear crossmember?

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There are two holes in the rear crossmember just inboard of the bumperettes spaced up and down. there are on both sides, and I have seen many photos of them- never anything attached to them. Anyone know what they are for?
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Re: unused holes on the rear crossmember?

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The Turbo Encabulator attached there on XM703'S.
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just me wrote:The Turbo Encabulator attached there on XM703'S.
That's odd, my encabulator is mechanically supercharged and requires a LOT more attachment points.
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Well, these truck wer under powered so the utilized excess ion ultribulation to reverse bias the fernortner reflux and therefore it was a much smaller package.

The only thing I can actually come up with is that they may have originally planned a larger adaptor plate for the pintle.
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Agree with above, my own M 42 is pretty much as built, less radio's, and of course has these four holes, see in the picture. I suspect that in the development of the original spec's for the truck, there was some plan to fit something to the rear of the truck, a support, brace, bumper, a tow hook adaption perhaps? And whatever it was, it was never made standard, and the spec for the four holes just was never removed.

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here is a picture of the four hole rear of the truck.
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Nam Vet, what are the 4 smaller holes for?

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Re: unused holes on the rear crossmember?

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J, the four holes just inboard of the bumpers are the one's in question. Who knows. Whoever drew up the plans for these vehicles is I am sure long gone by now. I wonder if they are there for some sort of reinforcing plate for the pintle, later found to not necessary.

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Re: unused holes on the rear crossmember?

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I believe the 4 holes are for a rear step on m43 ambulances.
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I knew which holes they were questioning, just being facetious.

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No little holes in mine!
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:)
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isaac_alaska wrote::)
In Nam Vets pic there are two small horizontal holes on each side- about 1/4", that's the ones I was referring to!
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ah yeah i see them now :)
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Re: unused holes on the rear crossmember?

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This picture might be of some help. It's of a M43 chassis .

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Re: unused holes on the rear crossmember?

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Those brackets are in the way and are covering up the holes! LOL!
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