C60X questions

[Jan Mostek]

Thanks, Hanno, I was sure you would know...

[warren brown]

G'day Ric - my C60X has a Blitz fuel tank on one side - a Studebaker tank on the other - it takes so long to walk around the truck you forget what one fuel tank looks like by the time you reach the other side. The C60X parts list doesn't specify tank size but denotes them as Group No. 3.001 - Tank Assy., Fuel Right 5814298 and Left 5814297. Good luck! Warren.

[Euan McDonald]

Hi Ric,
I’m of the understanding the C60X has the same size tanks as the Gun tractor (21 gallon) and also a tank guard between the tank and brackets. The only difference is the filler.

[Mike Cecil]

Yes, I'm with you, Euan: I think the guy typing the MVFS got his numbers around the wrong way (21 V 12) and then doubled it to make '24 gallons' total. It wouldn't be the first error I've seen in the MVFS sheets (and elsewhere in official docs).

Mike C

[BSM]

Mike & Euan whilst you have a good point and possibly just a tad of speculation (and I agree that Official documents don't always get it right!) the Danes seem to agree with the Figs. quoted in the Field Specs. I refer to the data quoted on this link... http://www.armyvehicles.dk/chevyc60x.htm
i.e., Fuel capacity: 110 liter (24 gallons)!!!
I think there is a C60X at Emu Gully.....maybe one should ask the owners if the tanks are original and what is their capacity. A good discussion point nevertheless!
Rod

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by BSM

Mike & Euan whilst you have a good point and possibly just a tad of speculation (and I agree that Official documents don't always get it right!) the Danes seem to agree with the Figs. quoted in the Field Specs. I refer to the data quoted on this link... http://www.armyvehicles.dk/chevyc60x.htm
i.e., Fuel capacity: 110 liter (24 gallons)!!!
I think there is a C60X at Emu Gully.....maybe one should ask the owners if the tanks are original and what is their capacity. A good discussion point nevertheless!
Rod

Rod, here are a couple of pictures, one in Canada, one in Australia of C60X clearly showing 21 gallon tanks as fitted in the factory, complete with the guard as the gun tractors used. The only difference between these and the gun tractor tanks as Euan pointed out was the filler neck.

Canadian



Australian

[BSM]

Keith thanks much for the great pics and supporting comments. Certainly makes recognition much easier as they are obviously of the size suggested earlier. One was not calling into question the accuracy of the comments made but more along the lines of questioning the anomaly/s that other sizes were documented elsewhere from opposite sides of the globe! Rod