Strange captured vehicle

[Bob Carriere]

Phil

Could it just be a F30 with transpanted 20 inch rims/tires for more clearance??? That would explain the small brake drums / extra clearance.

What size axles do you have on the front of your cab 12....?

It really gets confusing when you start considering that they also made Chev C60L with the small 16 inch rims/axles for Aussie contracts.....

Bob

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

To me those tyres on the water truck appear to look almost new, or at least in unworn condition. I thought that that might suggest that the wheels were indeed transplanted.

Would the water tank etc. have been purloined off a 4x2 1939 Chevy I wonder?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

Would the water tank etc. have been purloined off a 4x2 1939 Chevy I wonder?

Yes, that is what sprung to my mind, as it reminded me of a picture I saw on this forum (will look it up later).

Definitely not factory fitment, so it is either of local assembly or a field modification.

H.

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Phil
Could it just be a F30 with transpanted 20 inch rims/tires for more clearance??? That would explain the small brake drums / extra clearance.

What size axles do you have on the front of your cab 12....?

It really gets confusing when you start considering that they also made Chev C60L with the small 16 inch rims/axles for Aussie contracts.....
Bob

Hi Bob

My Pattern 12 C60L has the smaller brake drums and I believe the smaller 5 inch steering balls. I don't think the smaller drum backer plates will fit on the 6 inch balls there is just not enough clearance for the lower adjustments.

My Pat 12 is on the 20inch rims that you brought down to me. Your right about the clearance issue on the 16 inch rims would end up with the pumpkin dragging in soft ground. The smaller 16 wheels does give the truck more pulling power but it is at the expense of road speed besides the added pulling power of the smaller wheels is lost to easier wheel spin/slip with the low gearing of the truck.

The confusion over which trucks had 16 and which had 20s even runs into the Pat 13s take a look at picture #3 on http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...20Columbia.htm see what you tell me about the truck wheel size, winch, wheel base this one drives me crazy. There seem to be a number of special use Pattern 13 long wheel base trucks listed as 60 series but with 16 inch rims. This is going to take some search in the parts books to figure out how they did it.

Back to the water truck, found a picture in one of Greggs books that shows the details of the tank fittings that can be seen an that picture identifies the truck as water tanker but it is on a C15A 101 wbs.

[Ken Hughes]

Hi guys,a F60S has one spring leaf more on the front springs than an F30,so if we could see in the photo we would know!,i have tried and can not see it.
Any one able to photoshop the photo?.