Name That Part....

Sal · Post by **Sal** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:48 am

Does anyone have an idea what this is from ? Again it was in the bed of my truck with the other 2 items I tried to identify earlier.

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Chunk · Post by **Chunk** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:56 am

To me,it just looks like two pieces of angle iron welded together. The number thats rolled into it looks like a "lot number" that was rolled into the angle iron stock when it was produced at the steel mill. Other than that,...not sure. Do the other two items have numbers too?

cuz · Post by **cuz** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:35 am

That's a Signal Corps drawing number. That is part of the radio mounting.

BILL L · Post by **BILL L** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:26 am

SC-C-28632
ITEM NAME BRACKET,MOUNTING
STEEL,MIL-S-13281, CLASS A;
FINISH PER MIL-F-14072; TEE
SHAPED BRACKET WITH TOP PORTION
10.000 IN. LG WITH THREE MOUNTING
SLOTS 0.375 IN. LG BY 0.344 IN.
WD; BASE HAS 2 MOUNTING HOLES
0.344 IN. DIA; DISTANCE FROM SLOT
AND HOLE CENTERS TO EDGE 0.750 IN.

Sal · Post by **Sal** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:35 pm

Thanks Wes and Bill, My next question is, If its a radio mount is it for mounting a radio in a M37?
No Chunk the other 2 items I previously posted here do not have any numbers on them and no one here could indemnify them. But all 3 have some O. D. paint on them..

powerwagontim · Post by **powerwagontim** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:42 pm

This is all good info, as I also have one of those. I had no idea what it was, but I figured it was more than "2 pieces of angle welded together!"
Anyone have more info on the actual function and or placement?
Thanks,
Tim

UZIS9MM · Post by **UZIS9MM** » Tue May 11, 2010 5:35 am

Okay gentlemen, that bracket mounts to the wheel covers and troop seats in the bed of the M37 effectively securing the radio mount and radio so that they don't bounce around.

If your truck was a signals truck or had a radio mounted it should have two holes on the side of the wheel cover (left, right, or both covers depending on radio set up) where the bracket would have been.

If I get a chance in the next couple days I'll post a picture of how they look installed.

Those brackets are kinda hard to find so hold onto them, especially if you plan on putting radio gear into your truck.

Kevin

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:15 am

UZIS9MM wrote:Okay gentlemen, that bracket mounts to the wheel covers and troop seats in the bed of the M37 effectively securing the radio mount and radio so that they don't bounce around.

If your truck was a signals truck or had a radio mounted it should have two holes on the side of the wheel cover (left, right, or both covers depending on radio set up) where the bracket would have been.

If I get a chance in the next couple days I'll post a picture of how they look installed.

Those brackets are kinda hard to find so hold onto them, especially if you plan on putting radio gear into your truck.

Kevin

Would those have been used in the M42 command truck?

UZIS9MM · Post by **UZIS9MM** » Tue May 18, 2010 5:03 pm

Yes, according to the manual I have on mounting radios, this bracket is used on the M42 Command Truck.

Now onto the pictures.

Picture #1 is of the mounted radio set (an AN/VRC-10 in this case). This radio is mounted on the passenger side of the bed, you can see the bracket under the troop seat.

Picture #2 is a close up of the same bracket from a lower angle.

Picture #3 is the same mount but viewed from a better angle to show the bolt layout.

Picture #4 is the bolt pattern on the drivers side wheel well for the bracket. According to the manual this is the correct location for mounting an AN/VRC-10 thru AN/VRC-18 radio sets on the drivers side. Also according to the manual this position can change depending on which radio set is being mounted.

If your truck had radios mounted at one time it should have these holes.

Picture #5 is a close up of pic #4.

Hope these pictures have helped show where/how the bracket is used.

When I mounted the radio in my truck I couldn't find these brackets anywhere so I made my own off the print that was supplied in the manual. As you can see they didn't turn out half bad.

This manual I keep speaking of is at work and I don't remember the number off the top of my head. I'm planning on scanning some of the pages and posting them to show more detail, so please be patient.

Kevin

Sal · Post by **Sal** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:14 am

Thanks Kevin, Now I know what those holes were for..

You have a nice looking set up there...

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:05 am

If anyone is interested there's a set of radios out of an M-37 on FleaBay right now. Item number 220608783897. Consist of an RT-68, RT-70, R-109 and PP-112 along with mounts, cables, speaker, handset and canvas cover.