*** Chevy article in MV magazine ***

[dr deuce]

I got my Aug MV Mag and it was on Chevy's. Nice pix in there, but some incorrect information for newbies IMHO.

The claim that an unmodified Chev with a dipper engine can go 50-55 mph is plain wrong. At 48 mph, the engine is at the perscribed of 3100 rpms. At 55 mph, it is at 3550 rpms or 114% of rated top speed. Not a good idea with one of those engines. Those engines are not fond of 48 mph, let alone anything faster...

It also states that they all had hydrovacs. Wrong again. They had Y, Z, and N models. On the early Y models, only the tractors had a hydrovac. All others did not.

The picture that they claim is a Chev with split axles has a CCKW bumper. If it has only one rear axle, it is probably a Memphis Equipment modified CCKW that was cut down to a single axle. Memphis did some of these after the war though it would have been an odd duck with a split front end and transfer and a banjo (chev) rear end due to the axle leaf spring mounting.

[daveyboy]

I too read the inaccurate material in that article. Man, I got a full pressure in my truck and I know that motor is screaming at 48 mph. I cant inmagine a "dipper' moving the truck past that,

as well, I noticed this article (or was it another article in the same magazine) is mearly a re-print of the exact same article written a few years back!

come on MV mag... cant we at least modify the story a bit to add something to the information already out there rather than just re-printing the same article word for word?

Ill tell ya.. I wish someone would print a story on a restoration of one of these fine trucks. All we ever see is jeep restorations.

It would be neat to see a story of the different bed configurations ( dump, cargo, early vs. late, wood and metal as opposed to all metal)
and the progression of bed design (cast hooks to formed steel wire hooks to stamped steel hooks)

Maybe even on the wooden airborne type.

now that would make for some good reading!

[John V Cliche]

Here's a couple of spottin' features
Look at the front cover.... the Chevy is sportin' an "early " production grill guard ( serpentine ) ....Later production fuel filler neck ( large cap with fuel tank vent tube )...and I believe a later style cargo bed ( with the square upper corner ( as opposed to the earlier rounded corner model )


John

[daveyboy]

I just happened to re-read that article, and boy, was there a lot of mis-information or am I wrong?

for instance, the very first picture shows what appears to be a chevy, with a SPLIT front diff.

I have always thought that ALL chevy 4x4 1.5 ton trucks had the BANJO only axles installed.

true or not true? ( Dr Duece hit on this one too)

Second, another photo shows a close up of the drivers side front brake hose. The author mentioned in the caption something about "IT clearly has air brakes" on it.

What was he/She refering to? It looks like a simple rubber flex brake line to me.. Is this rubber line the item that made the author beleive this truck had air brakes, or am I missing somerthing here as well?

Thoughts?

Anyone else see anything else out of place, or incorrect information in this article?

its too bad... There arent enough articles written to begin with on these trucks.

[John V Cliche]

Concerning Mr. Turchet's article there are several errors especially to those of us who have restored a Chevy 1 1/2ton
Some of the captions and photos are incorrect as well
But...all in all it does a fairly decent job of aquainting the reader with the G-506 series
I found the " In Action" article by Ms.Moss on pg 53 to be very informative ,however.


John