M548

[rob love]

The quill shaft is a splined shaft that is about 1/2" in diameter and maybe 8" long. It drives the blower from the engine's gear train. It acts a safety fuse to prevent damage to the blower from things like a driver revving the throttle up or down pretending to be a race car driver. An engine that is hunting can also cause the shafts to break.



They are normally magnetic, so you can pull the broken pieces out with a magnet, however there were some batches that were non-magnetic so it was a lot more complicated getting the broken sections out.

[Daniel Bowman]

Speaking from experience as a member of a M109A3 howitzer section with a M548 as a ammunition supply vehicle in the US Army I would say that the M548 is the best target the Army ever bought. Right up there with the Gama Goat. They made great targets in the impact area and on the LAW range. All I have to say make sure it has a good canvas top over the driver's compartment so you can stay dry while you wait for someone to come get you after it brakes down for the 100th time.. all said with a half smile! If that's what your heart is set on go for it! Have fun and enjoy!! They are fun to drive!

[Peter Phillips]

Surprisingly enough, I ran into a fella at the Husky station who approached me while fuelling my M38Cdn. He said he had a Cdn one and it's in Athabasca that he used for getting firewood and was trying to get it to Cold Lake. I've tried contacting him over the past year but am getting nothing now? What he described as having seemed like the real deal.