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09-01-16, 01:25
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Taper at rear of the chassis starts roughly 2/3 to 3/4 back from the front spring hanger of rear spring. As it is, the top of rear spring hanger sits closer to top of rail, because of the amount of taper present. If the rear axle was located even further back originally, both front and rear hangers would be attached to an even shallower height of chassis, if taper continued. It would have been much further back too. As Mike has said, there is no visible set of holes that matches those of a former spring hanger location. If I'm right (will check today), the rear axle, if chassis was originally longer, must have been further back than the full lenght of the spring, or another set of holes would be evident....wouldn't it?
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Ford CMP, 115" WB,1942 (Under Restoration...still) Medium sized, half fake, artillery piece project. (The 1/4 Pounder) 
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09-01-16, 01:57
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here is a Chassis diagram labelled as being the F60T. Note trailer brake hose to rear.
Hopefully this will help 
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE"
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09-01-16, 02:13
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Tony what are the series of holes in the top Chassis rail over the rear axle for?
I believe the Australian fifth wheel setup had a series of bolts along the edges of the mounting plate rather then the 'U' bolt setup of the Canadian F60T. If these are what the holes are for then maybe it is an F60T but fitted with an Aussie fifth wheel?
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE"
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09-01-16, 10:41
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I have no idea what those holes are for, Cliff.
In fact, the more I learn about this vehicle, the more I am aware that I don't know.
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Ford CMP, 115" WB,1942 (Under Restoration...still) Medium sized, half fake, artillery piece project. (The 1/4 Pounder)
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09-01-16, 13:31
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Tony,
Can you make detail pictures and do some measurements as per the Chev chassis views thread listed above? That would help a lot in determining the exact type. Did you ever come across any part numbers stamped on the chassis rails? Hanno
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09-01-16, 23:06
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Unfortunately Hanno, there are no markings or numbers on any part of the chassis.
Yes, I can take measurements. Anything in particular you would like me to focus on?
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Ford CMP, 115" WB,1942 (Under Restoration...still) Medium sized, half fake, artillery piece project. (The 1/4 Pounder)
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10-01-16, 00:57
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Sorry folks but it's just a shortened F60L chassis. As Hanno suggests it's been done by moving the axle forward and chopping off the excess rear chassis. Simplest and tidiest way to move the axle forward is to move the rear spring hanger to the front spring hanger position (they use the same rivet pattern on Fords) and move the front spring hanger forward correspondingly. This results in a wheelbase close to 115" which tends to play tricks with the mind! As Mike says - "the 115 inch wheel base seems too much of a coincidence for a farmer-shortened chassis." Of course, once you're familiar with this mod it's easy to detect the numerous inconsistencies resulting. For example, the triangular rivet pattern for the overload spring stops located curiously BEHIND the rear spring hanger!
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