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Tail Gate question
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:30 pm
by hbb
I have noticed that most all of the tail gates have been modified along the right and left side lip with a piece of strap metal.Is that a field repair or recall type of thing? or dose anyone know when those repairs were made? Most of the welds are not that good.I am just curious.
hb
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:26 pm
by Cal_Gary
That's a Dept of the Army MWO and is listed in the Ahl restoration guide. I want to say it was dated 1967 but I can check and post the actuals this afternoon.
Gary
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:43 am
by T. Highway
Can you post a picture of this?
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:17 am
by hbb
T,
I do not have a picture,but Billy Pilgrim is selling a tail gate in the swap meet section and his pictures clearly show the repairs that were made some time ago. The repair is made on the outside of the tailgate at both the right and left sides.In fact his pictures reminded me to ask this question. Thank you Gary for Your info.This is one of those things I had never asked about and when I first bought my M37 I thought some shade tree welder had done the work and then I started noticing that everyone of the tail gates I have seen had this repair and the welds look like chicken crap.It is intresting to learn about.
hb
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:45 am
by Josh
The tailgates are so flexible that any sort of load on them and they fold up. I actually found an unwelded one for my truck when I replaced the tailgate, but I welded the straps in, just so that it looked "original" to me.
I've had a few people ask me why I didnt take them off, to which I always reply that I actually added them per the Army service manual, and I always get puzzled looks.
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:41 pm
by WarrenD
Interesting. I looked at my tailgate earlier and mine does not have the added metal. Not sure of the history, might be a repro?
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:06 pm
by Cal_Gary
No scanner, but try this (courtesy of David Ahl):
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:27 pm
by hbb
Gary
Where did you get that publication?
hb
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:51 pm
by Cal_Gary
That's in David Ahl's M37 Restoration Guide, and I purchased it from David himself some years ago for $19.99. I won't plunge into the many opinions of the guide but it's helped me out a number of times when I needed a quick answer or spec.
Gary
Re: Tail Gate question
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:38 pm
by hbb
Gary
Thanks for the info and I will check him out!
keep warm up there!
hb