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| | | | Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 6 | hi im new here and trying to find out the GVWR of a 42 1 1/2 ton with 160" wheelbase ive recently bought. only body tag I can find is on rh side of firewall cowling under the hood. its a factory rh drive truck, in new Zealand so no doubt it woulve come from Canada originaly. number on tag is xhms-34748. thanks for any help
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy crc, welcome, according to my Canadian parts books there were no 1 1/2 ton trucks produced 1941 through 1945 inclusive, straight from one tons to two tons. In those years they did not list G.V.W. only Capacity, in your trucks case capacity was listed as two tons. If you come up to 1951 when G.V.W. started to be listed, a truck very similar to yours had a G.V.W. of 14,500 lbs., hope that helps. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 6 | hi 3B, thanks. maybe its not a Canadian truck then? or maybe the info I got on the tag is incorrect? but sorry I cant remember where on the internet I found that info, but from memory the xh was 42 year and ms was160" wheelbase, which it is
. thanks | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 55 | I could never find the GVW on my 1942 1.5 ton either...sorry couldnt help you | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy crc, I found an American 1941 truck data book, the G.V.W.s range from 11,500 lbs. to 14,000 lbs., depending on springs and tires used, hope that helps. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 | Hi CRC I have a 1 1/2 ton chev R/H drive that was brought to Australia durin ww11 as part of the lend lease program and was sold after the war finnished.
It didnt have any GVM numbers either, but the people who brought the truck put there name on a plate behind driver door and the GVM weight was 11,000 pounds 5 to 6 TON
I have just finnished restoring my truck but left the body all orignal as it is good shape
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