llats Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) 96th trans germany this is a XM523E2 tank transporter photo was taken in 1967 Edited June 14, 2012 by llats for got some things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Are you sure ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 This may be the trailer which was coupled to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) John, apart from the guides on the front end, that trailer looks remarkably like the folding gooseneck trailers the Canadian Army has had around for quite a while. They had a donkey engine, usually a Honda, mounted between the wheels and operable by open a steel tap door. They were manufactured by company called Arne's Welding in Western Canada. I'm wondering if that is a left over one from the draw down in Europe, a ton of kit was sold off before the closure of CFE. R Edited June 12, 2012 by robin craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwardle Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I've just looked up XM523E2, it was a 25 ton Prime Mover built by International Harvester in the mid 70s. the 'X' and the 'E' suggest it was experimental and not standardised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 The International with it's 55ton trailer was a commercial design bought in as an interim measure when the experimental models then under consideration had all failed to come up to expectations in trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llats Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 This may be the trailer which was coupled to it. thats it were did you find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llats Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) I've just looked up XM523E2, it was a 25 ton Prime Mover built by International Harvester in the mid 70s. the 'X' and the 'E' suggest it was experimental and not standardised. i was first built in the early 60s note the goose neck trailer and the m60 Edited June 14, 2012 by llats photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanyel Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 antar, would you happen to know the location of the trailer in the image please ?! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanyel Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 6/12/2012 at 1:00 AM, antar said: This may be the trailer which was coupled to it. where is this trailer please ?! would you happen to have more images ?! please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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