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MULE DATA

Posted by VIC FERRARI at 2014-11-20 11:02:23

WE ARE DOING A THRU RIDE ON THE PCT AND I NEED TO UNDERSTAND AVERAGE PACK MULE HEIGHT, WEIGHT, MAXIMUM PAYLOAD, PER DAY WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PER DAY FEED REQUIREMENTS

Response by Vince Mautino at 2014-11-20 22:08:33

There is an army field manual on that.
I'll see if I can track it down.

Response by Vince Mautino at 2014-11-21 14:39:45

Here is one,but you have to dig thru it.

http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/docrepository/fm10_11_1952.pdf

Google Army Fileld Manual for pack mules for more.

This had some good info in it.

http://www.packsaddleshop.com/packingtips.html

The average pack mule,I'd say is about 14 hands,but they vary from 13 to 16 hands. I have packed mules from 42 "tall to 16 hads.
I think in WWII, the mules tended to be larger

Response by miker at 2014-11-21 15:14:35

FM 25-7 and FM 3-05.213 will keep you busy.

Mike

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