abn deuce Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 It seems that this narrow gage locomotive does not weigh much as the tires and suspention are not showing signs of any overloading . Note the " wall " composed of PSP or pierced steel planking. Usually used for temporary runways during WWII .from "Lone Rover" site lets see how long it is until the jokes start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Wow, you'd think that this load would be the end of the GMC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 wouldn't fancy trying to stop that load in a hurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Some Laurell and Hardy movies spring to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yeah or "Titfield Thunderbolt" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I suppose it's on its way to the training area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 hope it stays on track and dosen't have trouble crossing over. Bazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 you lot are loco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Ok ok by public demand my absolute corker of a line is back: GMC's are quite easy to drive - just need a little train in. Sorry but that is so funny :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I can just imagine you in your Casey Jones outfit, Jack. Either that or as one of the taffs on Ivor the Engine. There's lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Thought this the best place to post ,Most likely a post war modification this CCKW on display at an Air Base in Israel caption :Description: A crane at Muzeyon Heyl ha-Avir, Hatzerim airbase, Israel. 2006. Source: Photo by User:Bukvoed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) A group of GMC's in Spain 1949 from the Life magazine site Edited January 25, 2009 by abn deuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) AAG vehicles 1948 note communiction shelters on the GMC's from Life magazine site caption : Army Transport Service about to sail with load of AAG vehicles being removed from Nanking to 8th Army headquarters in Japan. Location:China Date taken December 1948 Photographer:Jack Birns Edited January 25, 2009 by abn deuce added source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Great pictures ABN and nice find. I often wonder how many of the GMC's we see here in the UK spent many years in many other countries..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Here's a rare GMC, ex-Dutch Army with post-war Dutch-built workshop. Only an handful built of which a few survive. - Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Bloody nice truck, Hanno. Good call. MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Bloody nice truck, Hanno. Good call. MB Would love to see Hanno's photograph collection!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 I m guessing the side opens and the three pipes are legs for the lower half when lowered to form a deck ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Would love to see Hanno's photograph collection!!!! Click here Seriously Jack, I find a lot through actively participating in great internet forums like this one. That said, I do have quite a number of pictures from the pre-digital camera era that need scanning sometime (after I retire, perhaps...) - Hanno Edited January 26, 2009 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I m guessing the side opens and the three pipes are legs for the lower half when lowered to form a deck ? Yes, it is a workshop truck of which the side opens to expand the working area. Sorry, I don´t have pics of one fully deployed. - Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Bloody nice truck, Hanno. Good call. One of these was offered for sale on MilWeb sometime last year. I got interested as I did not know the Dutch Army had their own workshop body. I asked some people in the know and they came up with information. Then found this pic while browsing one of the Dutch HMV club sites. I am glad to see this truck in proper Dutch Army configuration and livery. It makes a refreshing change from a bog standard CCKW in US markings (not that I have anything against them, I married in one!). - Hanno (from Holland) Edited January 26, 2009 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Moving DP's shortly after the War, note the added Gas can holder racks Truck carrying displaced persons arriving at a United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) camp. Location: Wildflecken, Germany Date taken: 1945 Photographer: David E. Scherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timespanr Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Timespanr Posting to "Abn Duce" which states 1945 GMC CCKW353h-1 488*** airportable dump w/w split axle 19** wooden Ben Hur rebuilt 2-15-1958 I would but suggest to you that it is NOT as stated but a 1945 CCKW-352 (SWB)(Short Wheel Based) Airportable Dump Trk w/w Split Axle. I can understand where the suggestion "wooden Ben Hur rebuilt 2-15-1958" comes from? "Ben Hur" would conitate at WWII Trailer 2Wh which later came to be known as M101 thru M105 Series. But, I fail to see any trailer in this picture...help me please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) Timespanner, you are reading abn's "signature line" which appears at the botttom of all his posts, and which gives the detail of his magnificent gmc and Ben Hur trailer :-D But look at the spare wheel located in front of the rear bogie - it's a 353 in the last picture :coffee: P.S. You can't get out of clubhouse new entrant chores by not introducing yourself :nono: :-D I forgot to say - "Welcome!" Edited October 15, 2009 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Wy would they have turned that tail light trailer socket bracket sideways in the last picture ? Trailer cables to short? Euhm it is a LWB with banjo axles , and standard wooden body , no tipper at al . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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