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I wonder why
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:02 pm
by armydriver
Does anyone have any thoughts on why we see so few of the CCKW dump trucks as compared to the cargo trucks. Even though the Army considered them a dual purpose vehicle, it appears that they are not as prevelant in the collectors market. . Is it that no one really wants them as compared to the other models, or they are a little more scarce than the regular cargo bodied trucks. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:49 pm
by Bill_Wolf
AD,
It is my belief that they were probably the most popular of all the trucks let to surplus after the war and were quickly snatched up....
And then the tar was beat out of them to the point where there was little salvageable.
Recently in MV Magazine did an artilcle on "Tippers". It rehashed all the stuff that we know....that a body that size on a 2.5 ton truck was a problem, could easily be overloaded, was easy to tip over, etc....
That is my opinion why there are few around.
Bill
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:16 pm
by armydriver
Thanks Bill. That makes a lot of sense as dump trucks could be used to make money and were probably the most abused. They were cheap to buy right after the war, overloaded with all kinds of stuff and mistreated to a point of junk.
Now I have an answer.
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:17 pm
by armydriver
Thanks Bill. That makes a lot of sense as dump trucks could be used to make money and were probably the most abused. They were cheap to buy right after the war, overloaded with all kinds of stuff and mistreated to a point of junk.
Now I have an answer.
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:07 pm
by NarvikNorway
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:37 am
by armydriver
That is one great looking truck. Thanks for sharing the photo of it with us.
