Non conventional jeep usage by the army !
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Non conventional jeep usage by the army !
Original situations that could be reenacted !
I guess that the jeep clutch did not like that exercise !
France at Longues-sur-Mer
Australian pilots of the 453rd Squadron help to flatten the airstrip .
The airstrip was active between June 21 to September 4, 1944
They loaded two 500lb bombs used to add weight to a locally acquired agricultural roller.
In the background, Spitfires of 602nd Squadron depart on an operation, watched by a runway controller working from a converted sentry box.
Here they are using the jeep as a motor for the the saw to cut trees !(55th Fighter Group)
I guess that the jeep clutch did not like that exercise !
France at Longues-sur-Mer
Australian pilots of the 453rd Squadron help to flatten the airstrip .
The airstrip was active between June 21 to September 4, 1944
They loaded two 500lb bombs used to add weight to a locally acquired agricultural roller.
In the background, Spitfires of 602nd Squadron depart on an operation, watched by a runway controller working from a converted sentry box.
Here they are using the jeep as a motor for the the saw to cut trees !(55th Fighter Group)
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Re: Non conventional jeep usage by the army !
The jeep is so versatile Yves, i wouldnt saw wood up with mine though.
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Re: Non conventional jeep usage by the army !
At least the absence of a diff lock has one small advantage.
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Yes sure, also for a field laundry machine !
British ingenuity .
No jack, no problem, let's use a wooden box.
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Re: Non conventional jeep usage by the army !
Amazing what they used them for...
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Jeep train...
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Re: Non conventional jeep usage by the army !
Of course I can't find the story, but I remember reading about GI's disassembling a jeep (in Italy?) and manually carrying the engine and transmission up the stairs in a grist mill or wine press to power it. Apparently this enabled the town's economy to be saved as the entire crop would have been lost had it not been processed by the jeep-powered mill/press.
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Truly a multi purpose vehicle. Keep sharing pics like this.
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Re: Non conventional jeep usage by the army !
saw a lot of wood cut with a setup like that when I was a kid...scary by todays safety standards
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