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| | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 | Hi all, well I have been talking to the son of the original owner off my truck after it was sold post WW11 and he has said that the truck was rated as a 6 ton truck.
I have the original service manual and it only rates the truck at 1 1/2 ton ????
Some specifics on my truck: 1942 1 1/2 ton ???
: 216 cc and 4 speed box
: 160" wheel base
: single axel
:single speed diff with duel wheels
: The flat bed is 12 ft with 10 boards across
Quick note is that the truck is part of the blackout series that was built in Detroit as a R/H drive (sent to Australia) to help with war effort in 1942
I would just like to make sure i have all my info correct
Hope you can help
Cheers Justin
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 12,000 load weight, or GVW?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 112 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 112 | I don't see how that can be a 6 ton truck.
Ton and a half truck empty weight of approx.. 7500/8000 lbs.
Depending on the bed.
Maybe a GVW of 12,/13000 lbs. JMO
Tom
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 | yes 20" tires
thanks guys I think I will just stay with the 1 1/2 ton load rating because of what I know about truck ,and there is not a lot off info about the blackout trucks in Australia to verify numbers
cheers | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | If it is a Canadian built, and imported truck, it could actually be rated a little higher than a GM U.S. built truck, of the same size. I've noticed by collecting GM truck literature through the years, the Canadian built trucks, are rated higher/gvw, and Military trucks lower/gvw. I(s it a Chevrolet, or GMC ? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 264 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 264 | My 52 Canadian Chevrolet 1700 is rated at GVW of 17600 lbs, but is considered a 3 ton. What model is yours? As Spanky said above the Canadian built models had different ratings. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 | My is a USA built chevy, frame number is 42 D 4409-4(R or B) 739, model number is 4409 and the contract numbers from war are W-398-QM-12981 and W-398-QM-13006. I am not sure if the contract numbers help ID truck size ?????
Cheers Justin | | | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 | Some Canadian Chevy trucks were called maple leafs. Some of that era
were 2.5 and 3 ton.
There were a few long WB 160" 1.5 trucks made in the Art Deco years.
VIN number should reveal what model truck you have. Jeffrey | | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 Big Bolt Forum Moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Moderator Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 | newer trucks, 4409 would be a 4400 model, or a 1.5 ton. | | |
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