RAAF Derrick Trucks

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Sorry, Tony, but to a Canadian, the truck in Pic 3 is officially defined as a 'Lorry, 3 ton, Derrick' or 'Lorry, 3 ton, 4x4-134"wb Derrick' and they were only built (in Canada) on Ford chassis.

Hi Mike,
The Lorry, Derrick configuration in Pic 3 that you relate to was also built in Canada on the Chev chassis. Steve Stone had one, but I thought it was on a C30S chassis, same wheelbase as a '60S, but his was a Cab 12. Looks much the same as a 3 tonner.

You can talk to him about it in July !

regards, Richard

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Richard,

My comment on the Ford build was based on the DND 'body data book', the updated version issued in 1945, so given the cessation of CMP production soon after, I assumed it was correct (see... the dangers of assuming anything!!!)

I'll look forward to chatting with him about it, in person, in July.

All the best from a mild winter in WA state....

Mike C

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

My comment on the Ford build was based on the DND 'body data book', the updated version issued in 1945, so given the cessation of CMP production soon after, I assumed it was correct (see... the dangers of assuming anything!!!)

I'll look forward to chatting with him about it, in person, in July.

All the best from a mild winter in WA state....

Hi Mike,
In the reprint of the 1944 Canadian Vehicle Data Book, only the Cab 13 F60S is shown. Probably difficult to find a full definitive listing of all variations in the build period of CMP's.
It is mild here ........ and wet. You have been lucky not to get that freezing weather they have further East.

We will warm the beer up for you in July

cheers Richard

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Steve Stone had one, but I thought it was on a C30S chassis, same wheelbase as a '60S, but his was a Cab 12.

That concurs with the photo in David's 2008 post, which shows a Cab 12 Derrick on 16" wheels and what look to me like Chev diffs. I note also this image is titled "8441 Derrick Lorry" - does 8441 identify a C30S?

[Mike Cecil]

Hey, Jared ..... and all you wanted to know about was Derrick trucks.... see how ... 'educational' MLU can be?

Wow! I should visit here more often.....

Mike C

[Richard Farrant]

A postscript .........

Seen here, a pre-WW2 Crossley IGL8 Derrick lorry, one of the various types of bridging vehicles. Pre-dates CMP's.

[Lang]

Richard,

That truck looks like something used for vertical lifting (no boom support other than brackets on the back of the truck and no horizontal strength). As you say, for bridge piles, maybe signals for putting poles in?

Lang

[Jared Archibald]

G'day all,

I had no idea when I started this thread that there were so many types of lifting configurations used on trucks in the military (specifically CMPs), and so many types of nomenclature for them. I have followed it with great interest.

Thanks to Richard, Lang, Tony, Mike, Grant, Gordon, Tommy, and all the others who have contributed to this thread.

The truck that started this thread is still sitting on a property south of Darwin with little likelihood of being rescued - will see what happens with it...

Lang, your wordsmithing was extraordinary!

Jared

[Tony Wheeler]

Some pics of RAAF Derricks in SWPA, including what looks like a K series Inter.

[Tony Wheeler]

and a nice Ford MCP Derrick: