CCKW OPEN CAB/CCKW CLOSED CAB
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:16 am
I finally returned my SWB CCKW to the configuration it left the Yellow Truck and Coach factory in May of 1941 with the restoration and installation of a 1574 Cab.
All Closed cabs have a stamped tag with serial number on the upper firewall. Getting back to the Open Cab, the weight of complete cab less seat cushions, windshield and floorboards is 900 lb. This was done with a strain guage on the crane used to remove the cab.
I forgot to weigh the Closed Cab, but it is considerably lighter as the CCKW tells me so with the added bounce to it's step.
I installed a NOS M-36 Ring Mount assy in 1989. I had it fabricatedby the Government Contractor that made them for the US Army. In 2001, I lost interest in displaying the .50 M2 and Ring Mount and decided to remove it. The CCKW suddenly behaved like it was wearing sneakers.
After 25 years, I finally have the Closed Cab CCKW I always wanted. It is now in top condition after the 100% ground up restoration completed in 1985, PM by the TM, and constant tweaking. There are only a couple items that I am missing to complete the job. The truck runs and drives every bit the way the Army intended for a CCKW to do.
Thanks to good training by Uncle Sam, a few extra bucks, a 40 year stash of NOS parts, and the many friends I have in the hobby, my CCKW is a reality.
Hard work pays off.
All Closed cabs have a stamped tag with serial number on the upper firewall. Getting back to the Open Cab, the weight of complete cab less seat cushions, windshield and floorboards is 900 lb. This was done with a strain guage on the crane used to remove the cab.
I forgot to weigh the Closed Cab, but it is considerably lighter as the CCKW tells me so with the added bounce to it's step.
I installed a NOS M-36 Ring Mount assy in 1989. I had it fabricatedby the Government Contractor that made them for the US Army. In 2001, I lost interest in displaying the .50 M2 and Ring Mount and decided to remove it. The CCKW suddenly behaved like it was wearing sneakers.
After 25 years, I finally have the Closed Cab CCKW I always wanted. It is now in top condition after the 100% ground up restoration completed in 1985, PM by the TM, and constant tweaking. There are only a couple items that I am missing to complete the job. The truck runs and drives every bit the way the Army intended for a CCKW to do.
Thanks to good training by Uncle Sam, a few extra bucks, a 40 year stash of NOS parts, and the many friends I have in the hobby, my CCKW is a reality.
Hard work pays off.
