Ford CMP Found

[Jacques Reed]

Yesterday I thought it would be easy to find a photo of a CMP truck being loaded/unloaded from a WW2 merchant ship using the sling caps as I mentioned in above post. Being an old merchant mariner that would be right up my alley.

Well, a couple hours spent searching the net and the closest I could find was this one of an Australian Army ACCO being unloaded from HMAS Jeparit at Vung Tau during the Vietnam War. Although not a CMP it at least shows how it is done with the special hub caps.

It is being handled as I mentioned by lifting from the axles with the sling caps on the wheel hubs to hold the wire rope slings on. The spreaders prevent damage to the body and cab.

Does anyone have a photo of a CMP being loaded or unloaded from a vessel by this method during WW2? Would be great to see one.

Cheers,

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Jacques Reed

Yesterday I thought it would be easy to find a photo of a CMP truck being loaded/unloaded from a WW2 merchant ship using the sling caps as I mentioned in above post. Being an old merchant mariner that would be right up my alley.

Does anyone have a photo of a CMP being loaded or unloaded from a vessel by this method during WW2? Would be great to see one.

Cheers,

I have two photos showing cargo nets around the wheels and cables to the towing rings but none showing lifting from the wheel hubs as per the Inter above.

Lifting rings on CMP wheels only came into use with late model CMP's prob 1944/45 manufacture. Earlier one's did not have them.

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Cliff,

the later war ones fitted with the sling caps makes sense. the F15A I had that had them was Sept 1944 build based on the data plate.

Cargo nets under the wheels seemed to be the go earlier in the war as the attached photo shows of a vehicle being unloaded in Singapore. Perhaps a few rotted cargo nets and dropped vehicles gave rise to the later method.

Cheers,

[maple_leaf_eh]

As per photo, whatever works. The issue I see is the vehicle has to move off the netting somehow so the hoist can be used for the next vehicle in queue.