Here's something I had not seen before. This was also at the Evansville MVPA. The owner said everything still worked flawlessly. It was pretty cool.
Cat Man look! Very unique CCKW
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Cat Man look! Very unique CCKW
Here's something I had not seen before. This was also at the Evansville MVPA. The owner said everything still worked flawlessly. It was pretty cool.
1944 GMC CCKW 353, 1943 BEN-HUR Trailer
1943 WC-52, 1944 WC-54 (dod 4/19/44), 1945 Willys MB,
4/44 Bantam T3, MVPA 12610, NRA life Member
1943 WC-52, 1944 WC-54 (dod 4/19/44), 1945 Willys MB,
4/44 Bantam T3, MVPA 12610, NRA life Member
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Cat Man
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Re: Cat Man look! Very unique CCKW
Hey I was there!
The machine is owned by Mike Rohleder. He lives in Ferdinand Indiana. We had a nice chat about the machine. Mike is in the excavating business. He has a son deployed in Iraq with the Navy CB's.
The crane and CCKW are definatly not a civilian conversion. It has all the correct US Corp of Engineer data tags. I think it may have been a post war contract to convert them. One data tag says "51" so maybe 1951?
One of the most interesting features is the rear mounted counterweight. It is a hollow box. You fill it with sand for weight and then open a door on the bottom to empty it to shed the weight before transport.
Here are two more views
It's the only one I've ever seen!
Cat Man
The machine is owned by Mike Rohleder. He lives in Ferdinand Indiana. We had a nice chat about the machine. Mike is in the excavating business. He has a son deployed in Iraq with the Navy CB's.
The crane and CCKW are definatly not a civilian conversion. It has all the correct US Corp of Engineer data tags. I think it may have been a post war contract to convert them. One data tag says "51" so maybe 1951?
One of the most interesting features is the rear mounted counterweight. It is a hollow box. You fill it with sand for weight and then open a door on the bottom to empty it to shed the weight before transport.
Here are two more views
It's the only one I've ever seen!
Cat Man
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Does that say "US NAVY"? on the hood?
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It is an ABM51 conversion made by Schield Bantam after WW2.
I have one and it is a jewel in the summer however we are almost to cussing time of the year (temperature) as when It gets cold it gets almost uncontrollable due to the stiffness of the controls....
I have one and it is a jewel in the summer however we are almost to cussing time of the year (temperature) as when It gets cold it gets almost uncontrollable due to the stiffness of the controls....
Dr Deuce Over 50,000 driven miles in a CCKW
1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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Dr D,
I was wondering if the unit had multipul tools like the larger Quick Way Crane units. I know the Quick Way cranes had a special trailer they pulled with all the attachments.
So this unit would also have had other attachments like a crane boom, Clam shell or front shovel options? Does the counter weight on your crane truck have the dump feature like this one?
Cat Man
I was wondering if the unit had multipul tools like the larger Quick Way Crane units. I know the Quick Way cranes had a special trailer they pulled with all the attachments.
So this unit would also have had other attachments like a crane boom, Clam shell or front shovel options? Does the counter weight on your crane truck have the dump feature like this one?
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The Schield-Bantam has a fixed weight. The Bantam could be made into anything: Backhoe, front scooping shovel, dragline, crane, pile driver, clamshell, etc
At one time, they were the largest crane Co in the world!
I jut used it tonight to take the field range out of the CCKW cargo truck.
From the pictures, it looks like that one is missing the front boom rest that was off of the bumper.
When I take mine over the road (rarely) I chain the boom to the front bumper and pull it tight with the crane drum winch otherwise it will bounce all over the place.
At one time, they were the largest crane Co in the world!
I jut used it tonight to take the field range out of the CCKW cargo truck.
From the pictures, it looks like that one is missing the front boom rest that was off of the bumper.
When I take mine over the road (rarely) I chain the boom to the front bumper and pull it tight with the crane drum winch otherwise it will bounce all over the place.
Dr Deuce Over 50,000 driven miles in a CCKW
1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
http://home.comcast.net/~cckw/wsb/html/ ... 59870.html
1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
http://home.comcast.net/~cckw/wsb/html/ ... 59870.html
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Re: Cat Man look! Very unique CCKW
Thanks for sharing the photos of that rare CCKW , looks pretty good . Hope it stays that way for a long long time .