Willy Exerciser

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The idea of the jeep originated with the infantry, which needed a low-profile, powerful vehicle with four-wheel drive and it was turned over to commercial companies (chiefly Bantam, Willys, and Ford) to deliver – the development repeatedly being described as a " design by committee". Through the chaotic circumstances of war, sometimes peculiar deviations from regular mass-production came off the assembly line, that are now prized by collectors. identical to the above ("jeep: a four-wheel drive car of one-half to one-and-one-half-ton capacity for reconnaissance or other army duty"), a survey of Army camp editors in thirty states, conducted by the NCCS branch of the U. Bantam officials met with chiefs of Infantry and Cavalry and suggested a contract to further develop military versions of their light car. S. Army and Defense branches and officers, hoping to sell the idea of a small, lightweight reconnaissance car to someone Army or Defense, getting some much-needed government contract business for his company.

The Airborne Forces Development Centre in Wiltshire oversaw an entire modification program for jeeps in airborne units, involving many modifications to reduce both weight and or size, including to wedge them into Horsa gliders, for operation Market Garden.Meanwhile, in Asia and the Pacific, Japan had invaded Manchuria in 1931 and was at war with China from 1937. One of the most important parts of caring for someone with Prader-Willi syndrome is to try to maintain a normal weight. They performed nimble scout and reconnaissance duty, were frequent ambulances for the wounded, and did hearse service. Bantam's own engines made just 22hp, [75] and not even a straight-4 Hercules engine would do, so a 112cuin (1. Ford's overall design and quality of construction had advantages over the Bantam and Willys models, but the GP's engine, an adaptation of their Model N tractor engine, was underpowered and not sufficiently reliable.

S. 4x4 trucks, nicknamed "jeeps" in World WarII – a Willys MA 1⁄ 4‑ton, and Dodge WC 3⁄ 4‑ton and 1⁄ 2‑ton (L to R). The Quartermaster Corps saw that the Army needed truck chassis to be standardized in crucial basic functional 'types' (body models), and within 'payload capacity' classes. the wheelbase of American Bantam's pickup truck), a maximum (collapsible) height of 36in (91cm) (three inches above the Howie-Wiley machine-gun carrier), and an engine and drivetrain, capable of smoothly pulling at speeds ranging from 3–50 miles per hour (4. It was now to carry a 660lb (300kg) payload and be powered by an engine capable of 85lb⋅ft (115N⋅m) of torque.Royal Page Davidson used patents of Charles Duryea to modify chassis, with machine-guns and armor shield, from 1898.