Degsy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 And more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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N.O.S. Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thanks for "digging" those out, Degsy! A nice re-enactment, don't often see tippers tipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 (edited) Great to see the Boy's playing with their big shiny toys in the Sandbox !! I would be remiss if I didn't point out the partition panel was not being used on the CCKW. see this post for example http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showpost.php?p=121171&postcount=18 Edited February 12, 2009 by abn deuce added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Great to see the Boy's playing with their big shiny toys in the Sandbox !!I would be remiss if I didn't point out the partition panel was not being used on the CCKW. see this post for example http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showpost.php?p=121171&postcount=18 I noticed that at the time but didn't say anything to the owner as some people are easily upset and it was being loaded correctly so that the lack of the board wasn't detrimental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 Yes , I understand , your probably right , if they had loaded it wrong they would have learned the hard way , I have seen many period photo's where the troop seat were left on and the partition not used as in the book "The GMC Universal truck " by Boniface & Jeudy in an effort to increase the load carried...... The idea for those who don't know was to have the load self limited by the low sides of the dump body , ie you could only pile so much on the truck before gravity would cause it to slide off known as the angle of repose , if troop seats or side extensions are used yes you can put more on but it will be/can be more than the hoist or truck chassis can support. There is no hoist frame past the partition just the heavy gauge steel of the sides and one central rib that runs from the partition hinge to the end of the body. The CCKW 353 H1 or H2 split / banjo was a multi-purpose truck able to do many things , it was an ok dump truck and an ok cargo truck , not is the same league as the much beefer purpose built Diamond T dump truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Cor some great pictures folks. Nice ones from Degsy and the Cubed. We need to get all of those vehicles together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 A clip of cold starting the same Caterpillar D8 Bulldozer as in post #17? Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 A couple of engineers photos first a Diamond T 972 tipper but what is it towing at first i thought a road roller and am at the moment sitting with that but it seems a strange way to transport one sitting on its centre, unfortunatly thats all that can be seen in the photo. The second is the GMC tippers in the pacific loading crushed coral for use as runway hardcore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Do you think it's possible that a pair of road wheels were substituted for rear rolls for moving from place to place then swapped over for working ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 They did make and may still produce rollers with mid mounted road wheels to make transport simpler , no need for a trailer. The second photo is one I ve never seen before showing both the partition being used as well as a wood cover to keep debris out of or off of the frame and drive line a great idea for a dedicated or single use project vehicle . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) photo's of similar self-trailer-able road roller unit's 1977 Galion 4-6 ton unit 1985 Galion 5 ton unit Edited February 22, 2009 by abn deuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Think you may have cracked it Deuce, it very similar to your first photo and Gallion roller wheels on most of the 1940s plant featured well perforated end plates. In all the years i served in the plant hire trade we never had any of the rollers as per your photos one company in my early days had two Gallion graders well known restorer John Marchant in the UK still owns a preserved working one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I m sure that there are a number of other roller mfg's with similar systems I simply posted the Galion as it was the first I came across . I m also certain that there are a verity of wheels that could be mounted as long as the weight capacity was correct so the wheels could be the same as mounted on the dump truck or the rest of the operators fleet. I have no idea what make or model the roller is in your upper posting les freathy perhaps one of the others with set the record straight . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Here are a few photos of U.S combat equipment first is either a Cat D7 or 8 with the plade on the overhead cable system, a Gallion road grader and a super shot of a concrete batching unit showing a number of interesting items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 a set of Corbitts with bulldozers found on a link from the ww2dodge site http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/wwiiheslop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) It takes a few trucks at a time to get the job done . Edited March 8, 2009 by abn deuce correct text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thought this the best place to post this . A different type of bridging that I had not seen before . Note the work platform built on top of the water tank . Us Army Engineers US Army Engineers rebuilding bridges demolished by retreating Germans during WWII. Location: Italy Date taken: 1944 Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Diamond T dump truck what a stunning looking vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Building bridges with a Diamond T Us Army Engineers US Army Engineers rebuilding bridges demolished by retreating Germans during WWII. Location: Italy Date taken: 1944 Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Very good action shot of clearing debris , note the men standing atop an over turned tank British and South African Army engineers using bulldozer to clear a road through the utterly devastated town of Cassino, site of hard fighting between Allies & Germans and very heavy Allied bombing. Location: Cassino, Italy Date taken: May 1944 Photographer: Carl Mydans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 second photo same location British Army Engineers using steam shovels to clear debris from the streets near wrecked tank, the aftermath of heavy bombardment and the long bitter struggle against the Germans for the town. Location: Cassino, Italy Date taken: May 19, 1944 Photographer: George Silk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 British Army Engineers using steam shovels to clear debris from the streets, the aftermath of heavy bombardment and the long bitter struggle against the Germans for the town. Location: Cassino, Italy Date taken: May 19, 1944 Photographer: George Silk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Behind the bulldozer in the first Cassino pic are two trucks with what appears to be compressors in the load bed but what make are the trucks? The tippers are Dodge D60's and the shovels captioned as steam driven look like Rustons and are unlikely to be steam driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdodge Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi abn deuce,found these pictures in a book.Sorry about the poor quality.It is Italy,maybe the same bridge from another angle? Bjørn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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