What makes a truck a Maple Leaf?

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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