Picture week of 8/7/2006

Karoshi · Post by **Karoshi** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:34 am

Oooh, I love Mondays. Thats nice. Nice truck, nice picture, and "proper" pioneer stowage!

jhscpa · Post by **jhscpa** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:52 am

Me too... Its a wood cargo body.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:52 am

The wood body is a "repro" built by the owner.

oldreliable9_47 · Post by **oldreliable9_47** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:23 pm

nice 6 by! nice job on the wood bed too!. Can't wait until my wood bodied truck is restored and on the road again

looks like this truck was picking up gear that was tossed aside by some tired ole doggies....

great looking truck though!!!

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:25 am

That is one great looking truck and I love all the gear placed on it. He did a great job on the wooden body in replicating it.

oldreliable9_47 · Post by **oldreliable9_47** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:35 am

I hope to have some real nice drawings and measurements of my wood bed next year after it is dismantled, cleaned, paintedand put back together. I would share some information for others needing to repair wood beds.

halifaxgroup · Post by **halifaxgroup** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:39 am

That is one of the nicest trucks I've ever seen. Where is it located?

mick.wilson · Post by **mick.wilson** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:24 am

Are the wheels an early type or something (bolt together rims)

Chappers · Post by **Chappers** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:32 am

Are they DUKW wheels???

mick.wilson · Post by **mick.wilson** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:35 am

Chappers wrote:Are they DUKW wheels???

Thats it, so it looks like it only has single wheel back axels.

Cheaper on tyre's ?? (dont tell Jack

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Karoshi · Post by **Karoshi** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:22 pm

Mick, the wheels are "Super Singles" and have a bigger tread width and diameter for extra floatation over sandy or soft ground.

A common retro with French forces serving post war in Algeria and Morocco. There are a number of pictures in Bonniface and Jeudi.

mick.wilson · Post by **mick.wilson** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:04 pm

Karoshi wrote:Mick, the wheels are "Super Singles" and have a bigger tread width and diameter for extra floatation over sandy or soft ground.

A common retro with French forces serving post war in Algeria and Morocco. There are a number of pictures in Bonniface and Jeudi.

So not a WWII look then ?

Mick.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:32 pm

Mick,

Possibly an in-Theater modification but I don't believe any (except experimental) were released from production.

Anybody have a picture of one being used during WWII?

Bill

mick.wilson · Post by **mick.wilson** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:51 pm

Don't get me wrong its a great looking truck and I like the look, just wondered if it was used like this in WWII, its got the German helmet on the grill, but your sure to find lots of non WWII bits showing on our truck photos (modern mirrors and Norwegian tyres for starters)

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Mick.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:24 pm

No problem Mick...

There is a picture in one of the CCKW books of a 353 Cargo being tested during the war, in the desert, with DUKW wheels and tires on it

Can't find it now....

I like the looks of it too.

The owner has done a nice job of outfitting it with " Accoutrements"

Bill

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:19 pm

If you look up the sn's of CCKWs by contract, you will find a batch with the DUKW wheels on them. I even have a dataplate from one stating 11.00 x 18 tires!

He got a GREAT deal on a bunch of Gamey-Goat tires a number of years ago.

He is a fine cabinet maker, so building this body for him was not as difficult as it would be for one of us.

All the patterns and metal came from me. I bought 8 cargo bodies in the late 80's at the Malecheck auction in NJ. He bought them from the guy I sold them to.

mick.wilson · Post by **mick.wilson** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:43 am

I would not mind getting some of them 11.00 x 18 tires for my truck, makes it look so much more Beefier

. Are they just DUKW wheels and tyres fitted ?

Mick.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:04 am

Hi Steve,

Would the dataplate you have be from a CCKW Bolster truck?

Matt.

Karoshi · Post by **Karoshi** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:55 am

Mick retro fitting DUKW wheels onto a Jimmy is not just a straight forward nut and bolt job, spacers and things are needed. But I agree the "look" is great, and of course the "rubber gearing" would help road speeds.

The tires are significantly bigger, so much so there is only just enough room to get fingers between the tires.

Just not sure how authentic the conversion is though in a ww2 setting. Unless as Matt says, you go to a Bolster. There was one at Overlord, did you see it?

Now that would be nice.

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