reinforced frames

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jrs44jimmy
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reinforced frames

Post by jrs44jimmy »

anyone have pictures of a reinforced frame , mine is the only one ive seen , i think mine is stock , i read something about later cckw's having reinforced frames , mines 7/44 # 353 383625-1 with winch .
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1944 CCKW 353 383625-1 open cab w/winch ,w/arctic cab
1942 CCKW 353 175428-1 parts truck
1970 W300 power wagon (US forest service rig )
1936 plymouth p2 4dr touring sedan
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Re: reinforced frames

Post by Motto »

IMHO the reinforcement on your truck is a neatly done add on by a civilian operator. If factory done then surely the rivets below the top edge would have passed through the reinforcement instead of them being cut away to clear the rivet heads. Many more trucks would have been built after yours and so surely if this was factory incorporated there would be more of them about. I'm unaware of any.

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Re: reinforced frames

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the reason i think the reinforcing is stock is it appears that the rail and inner reinforcings were painted army green along with the rest of the frame at the same time .
1944 CCKW 353 383625-1 open cab w/winch ,w/arctic cab
1942 CCKW 353 175428-1 parts truck
1970 W300 power wagon (US forest service rig )
1936 plymouth p2 4dr touring sedan
MVPA 36083
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Re: reinforced frames

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here's some more frame pics , I wonder if truck was sent out with reinforced frame , winch (garwood dual drive ) so it could be fitted to what ever they needed ,cargo,tanker,dump,whatever.
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1944 CCKW 353 383625-1 open cab w/winch ,w/arctic cab
1942 CCKW 353 175428-1 parts truck
1970 W300 power wagon (US forest service rig )
1936 plymouth p2 4dr touring sedan
MVPA 36083
jrs44jimmy
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Re: reinforced frames

Post by jrs44jimmy »

It looks like the truck was painted ww2 od first then still in service after the war was reinforced and painted darker od like korean war era. i think these trucks were used by the army til 55 or 56.
1944 CCKW 353 383625-1 open cab w/winch ,w/arctic cab
1942 CCKW 353 175428-1 parts truck
1970 W300 power wagon (US forest service rig )
1936 plymouth p2 4dr touring sedan
MVPA 36083
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