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access cover

Post by elsasser7122 » Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:25 am

If anyone has pictures of the 4 wheel steering access cover for a M274A1 or wouldn't mind taking some and either posting or e mailing me some I would really appreciate it. I am missing mine and I will make me one, but would like some close up pictures of the top, bottom, maybe side and how the hold down looks top and bottom. I have a mill and work with aluminum a lot, so would not be a problem to make, would like to get it to look close to original.
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Re: access cover

Post by muleman7 » Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:31 am

Please excuse my delay to your e-mail I will post pics in the Morning with dimensions for the M274-A2 should fit the M274-A1 the M274 uses a different latch, when I find it I will Post

If a dimension is left off let me know.

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Re: access cover

Post by elsasser7122 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:29 am

Thanks a lot Charles, very good pictures and also the dimensions , will not be hard to make. The show season has started for us now, might have to show the mule this summer without the cover, between the 62 M151 and now the Mule and our 2 cars we are kept busy, last year we done 24 parades or shows. Larry
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Post by Chuck W. » Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:56 pm

I will be interested to see how your cover turns out, I am looking for one, too. At one time, Bill Watson was planning to reproduce them, but apparently that project didn't get off the ground. If yours turns out well, I would be interested in buying one from you.

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Re: access cover

Post by major519 » Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:20 pm

If the extrusion is the correct profile, would it not be possible to sacrifice some beat up mule decks for the material then add the required bits and pieces
to replicate these covers?
1968 M274A5 USMC 325489
1966 M274A2 USMC 333007
1958 M274 US ARMY 2B3379
1970 M38A1 CDN3 70-08715
1981 M101CDN Manac 3/4 trailer
1984 M1009 CUCV
1943 Converto Airborne Trailer

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Post by Chuck W. » Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:24 pm

I think that is exactly what Bill planned to do. He told me he already had the correct latch and bolt made up. I cut a piece of an old deck that I had and made a cover for mine, but the piece I had was just a little too short and does not quite fit, I'd like to find a better one.

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Re: access cover

Post by elsasser7122 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:23 am

It will be next winter when I get to making that cover, the busy part of the season is here now and also have lots of shows and parades to go to. Will try to remember to post update when get back in the shop next winter and have made some progress.
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