What makes a truck a Maple Leaf?

[mlombard]

Originally Posted by jim sewell

My understanding of Maple Leaf trucks is that they are h/duty chevs and to be able to quickly tell the difference other than the name and numbers (16 or 1600)
1. They have a different diff centre , with a ratio of 7.16 ( same as 3 ton blitz ) as apposed to 6.17 of a chev.
2. The m/ leaf has 5 wheel studs front and rear , with studs being of approx 5/8 or 3/4 diam ,where as the chev has 10 studs rear and 5 or 10 studs on the front and a smaller stud .

From about 1947 onwards they went away from the 216 engine and used the 235 splash feed one.
Regards
Jim S.
Picture of rolled over truck , coutesty of " Outback Corridor "by Allan Smith
The chap in the rolled over truck is wearing a gas mask as he was being towed on a very dusty road.

The rolled over truck appears to be a GMC model not a Maple Leaf model, as the grill looks to be GMC

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by mlombard

The rolled over truck appears to be a GMC model not a Maple Leaf model, as the grill looks to be GMC

Yes I agree . A club member had one in the mid 1970's , I think it was ex Brunswick council. It was used in the Sullivans TV series ( what happened to John Sullivan and Tom) .Ah yes, John ended up in Playschool .

We seem to be going round in circles with this Chev - Maple Leaf - GMC thing

[Tony Smith]

Another Australian Maple Leaf truck has been for sale a while, but the cab looks odd, almost like a Bedford cab? As an aside, read some of the names on the door of this truck and the dealer's plaque, and then read about Walla Walla in THIS THREAD

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Chevrole...item3d8743b0e8

An Australian Maple Leaf Parts Catalog was available (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CHEVROLE...AAAOSw~Wtbkd1r), but not sure if it shows any of the military versions.

[Tony Smith]

The Maple Leaf truck mentioned in post #18 by in the now non-active link to the old MLU site is currently being given a freshen-up for the upcoming Back-to-the-Track Rally. Because that link is lost, I'm re-posting some of the old pics here, but we've lost the great write-up on this truck.

Might have to get some update pics of how this truck looks now?

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Another Australian Maple Leaf truck has been for sale a while, but the cab looks odd, almost like a Bedford cab? As an aside, read some of the names on the door of this truck and the dealer's plaque, and then read about Walla Walla in THIS THREAD

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Chevrole...item3d8743b0e8

An Australian Maple Leaf Parts Catalog was available (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CHEVROLE...AAAOSw~Wtbkd1r), but not sure if it shows any of the military versions.

Its a standard GMH cab, these were fitted to both Bedford and Chevrolet trucks and utes 1937 to 38.

[Mike K]

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...eaf%20truck%22

The advert details the heavier duty features of the Maple Leaf

[Mike K]

Aust. army Maple Leaf or Chev ? trucks mid 1939. The tyre tread pattern looks interesting.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...eaf%20truck%22

[Mike K]

In 1940 a Maple Leaf cost considerably more than a Chevrolet truck, almost 100 pounds more.

" Chevrolet is a British empire product "