Hi to all
Has anyone any info or pictures regarding ccw's & cckw's towing semi trailers.
I have seen chevy's and stude's towing statesides and flats but i know there have been gmc's once upon a time.
I have a picture of gmc ccw and a 7 ton semi and i also have a cckw with a field modification to tow said trailers.......
regards
kevin
1941 GMC 352 A1 Cargo 29595
1942 GMC 353 F2 Workshop 102620 ST6 Type M18 Electrical Repair
1942 GMC 353 B2 Cargo
1942 Ben Hur 1ton Wooden Cargo Trailer
1942 Chevrolet G506 G7113 Tractor 1NK 245837
1944 5ton The Trailer Company of America, Stake and Platform Semi Trailer
1943 Dodge WC63 6x6 82035401
194? Diamond T 968a 968A7471
PFC 514th Q.M T.C We Deliver Everything, Except Babies
I think the reason the CCKW's were not set up for 5th wheel trailer towing is the lenght of the frame rails vs the location of the tandem rear axles.
We have inspected a number of trucks here that were modified by thier civilian construction company owners. When they added the fifth wheel on the rear, it must be positioned over the tandem axles. The civilian 5th wheel installation requires removing or cutting off a section of the rear frame rails to provide clearance for turning with the trailer. Otherwise the location of the 5th wheel is too far aft for correct weight distribution.
Take a look in the catalog manuals and notice that on the 95% of the trucks set up with a 5th wheel, the rear frame rail extends just past the rear tires. Then look at a side view of a standard cargo CCKW. The frame extends about 14 inches past the rear tires
Some we have inspected were a quite well done modification that moved the original rear cross piece and pintel hitch assembly forward and "ALMOST" looked factory except the cross frame is bolted in and not rivited to the rails.
I know someone will send a photo that shows them in military use with a trailer, but that would be a very rare modification.
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Thanks Catman i have been thinking of modifying a chassis of a cckw which has no body etc and know of a stake side trailer that i could pull.... they did do it war time and i think to reproduce one will be different !!!!!
1941 GMC 352 A1 Cargo 29595
1942 GMC 353 F2 Workshop 102620 ST6 Type M18 Electrical Repair
1942 GMC 353 B2 Cargo
1942 Ben Hur 1ton Wooden Cargo Trailer
1942 Chevrolet G506 G7113 Tractor 1NK 245837
1944 5ton The Trailer Company of America, Stake and Platform Semi Trailer
1943 Dodge WC63 6x6 82035401
194? Diamond T 968a 968A7471
PFC 514th Q.M T.C We Deliver Everything, Except Babies
