With the addition of a turbocharger, the engine evolved into the LDT 465-1c (turbo clean air). Through the years the trucks were upgraded to LD 465-1c engines, with 60Amp alternator instead of the 25Amp generator. The first A2 trucks received the bigger LD-465-1 naturally aspirated 478 CID multifuel engines, keeping the OD transmission of the A1s. The 140 hp engines were not reliable, suffering frequent headgasket failures. The A1's had Continental LDS-427-2 turbo engines, equipped with either a model 4-450 Schwitzer turbo or a 4D454C Schwitzer turbo on later models, and 5th gear was an overdrive. Curtis-Wright also had a contract in at least 1958 to build dump trucks with the Continental gas engine. The gasoline-powered deuces were built primarily by REO Motors, however, Studebaker also had a manufacturing contract from at least 1951 into the early 1960s.
Some had 4-speed transmissions but most had "direct 5th" transmissions. Standard M35 had a REO "Gold Comet" or Continental OA331 inline-6 gasoline engine. These changes mainly had to do with the engine and transmission components. gallons of gasoline (1 imp qt/13 imp gal 1 L/60 L) for proper pump lubrication where available.Īlthough the A2 version is the most common, there are four different iterations: Standard, A1, A2, and A3. While using gasoline, common practice calls for the addition of at least 1 U.S. Gasoline may be used only in an emergency because it does not properly lubricate the injector pump. Multifuel engines are designed to operate reliably on a wide variety of fuels, including diesel fuel, jet fuel, kerosene, heating oil or gasoline.
This is coupled with a 5-speed manual transmission and divorced 2-speed transfer case (either a sprag-operated transfer case Rockwell 136-21 or air-operated selectable transfer case Rockwell 136–27). It is an in-line, 478-cubic-inch (7.8 L), six-cylinder, turbocharged multifuel engine developing 134 bhp (100 kW) and 330 pound-feet (447 N⋅m) of torque. The M35A2 is commonly powered by an LDT 465 engine, made by either Continental Motors Company, Hercules, or White Motor Company.
The 6-wheel M34 had a single-wheel tandem and used 11:00×20 size tires, which required a wheel well in the cargo bed, while the 10-wheel M35 had a dual-wheel tandem and used smaller 9:00×20 tires, which did not require a wheel well. Most operators experience an average of 10 mpg ‑US (24 L/100 km 12 mpg ‑imp) for an unladen vehicle. gallons (190 L 42 imp gal) single fuel tank. Its top speed is 56 mph (90 km/h), though maximum cruising speed is approximately 48 mph (77 km/h). The curb weight of an M35 is between 13,000 pounds (5,900 kg) and 16,000 pounds (7,300 kg) empty, depending on configuration (cargo, wrecker, tractor, etc.). Metal hard-top configurations are most often found on vehicles that have been equipped with cold-weather gear, including additional insulation in the cab, as well as engine coolant or multifuel-fired cab personnel heaters. The M35A2 was available with a canvas soft top or a metal hard top. The standard wheelbase cargo bed is 8 feet wide by 12 feet long (2.4 × 3.6 m), with only 7.25 feet of this width being flat floorspace between the stake-pockets, the tailgate rising 16 inches above the floor and the side-walls/stake-pockets rising 12 inches above the floor. Specifications Dimensions Īn M35A2 cargo truck with a 10,000 pounds-force (44 kN) PTO-driven Garwood front winch is 112 inches (2.8 m) tall, 96 inches (2.4 m) wide and 277 inches (7.0 m) long, and 13,030 pounds (5,910 kg) empty (13,530 pounds (6,140 kg) empty when equipped with the front mount winch, according to dashboard dataplates).