Jack Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) The well known and used term of 'Deuce and a half' is not WW2 - it is in fact post war and refers to the M35 series - which replaced the GMC... Edited November 13, 2009 by Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 It would not have been appropriate for WW2 anyway - they always seemed to carry between 5 and 10 Tons :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The usual term for them was '6 by 6' according to vets I have spoken to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Although referred to as 2 1/2 tonners, they can carry a lot more. This is due to US Military Specifications (Milspecs). According to some veterans , an elephant is a Milspec mouse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I too have heard this about deuce and a half, what about the term Jimmy then !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Jimmy is "GMC" apparantly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 People also call the Detroit diesel engine 8v92 & 6v71 a jimmy. Clive ........................... protruckservice.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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