CMP trucks
were used in conjunction with a number of trailers. Quite common was the
US-built ¼-ton trailer, which was known as the "Trailer
10 Cwt, GS". A similar Canadian built 10 cwt trailer was also used. The
British Trailer, 1 Ton, 2 Wheeled, General Service, was much less common.
There are only a few survivors of the "Trailer, 1 Ton, 2 Wh., G.S.". Featured
on this page are survivors in the UK and Holland, while two more have been
spotted in Scandinavia and Czechoslovakia.
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Shown left
is the Trailer, 1 Ton, 2 Wh., G.S. Latest type with castor wheel.
The chassis
plate is marked "Trailer Chassis 1 ton 2 wh. No.5 Mk.I".
This improved
1 ton 2 wh. trailer replaced an earlier type in production.
Suspension:
Semi-elliptic.
Brakes:
Overrun device is not fitted. Simple hand parking lever is only brake.
Tyres:
9.00-13
Hubs:
Standard H.20LL
Supporting
legs: None fitted. Castor wheel is instead fitted to drawbar, and at
rear drop tailboard can be lowered and fixed vertically to form platform.
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Dimensions
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Overall
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Inside body
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| Length |
10' 9"
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6' 8"
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| Width |
6' 5"
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4' 6"
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| Height |
4' 3½"
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1' 10"
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| Height of towing eye
2' 7" High Position. 2' 4" Low Position. |
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Weights
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Unladen 11¼ cwt.
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Laden 31¼ cwt.
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Scan courtesy
of Simon Thomson. |
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Chassis
no. W8248 / W.D. no. X5835147 was built under contract number 23/6149 and
survives in Holland.
Roland Koster
restored it and later sold it to Stefan Leegwater.
Photo courtesy
Roland Koster. |
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Simon Thomson in the
UK owns Chassis no. 3037 / W.D. no. X6167637, built under
"D.P.L. CONT. No
23/7086".
Photo courtesy
Simon Thomson. |
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Further
reading on the subject
Literature:
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Fletcher, David, Data Book of Wheeled
Vehicles: Army Transport 1939-1945. HMSO/Tank Museum, London, 1991,
p.711.
Read some interesting web sites
on the subject of trailers at:
With
special thanks to Richard Notton, Richard
Farrant and Simon
Thomson for their assistance in compiling this page.
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Page created
01 February 2003
Updated
06 October 2003
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