Decking

emahsman · Post by **emahsman** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:16 am

This is a real basic question as I am a novice to the GMC CCKW, but of what material was the floor decking comprised? There's a firm in our city that produced (cut to size) white oak planks for WW II trucks and I am trying to determine if these were possibly used in the GMC CCKW, other 2.5 ton trucks, or for other military trucks. Thanks.

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:56 am

Suitable Ordnance approved Lumber for Floor Boards on Wood Cargo Body are:

SOUTHERN PINE
WESTERN LARCH
DOUGLAS FIR
PECAN
OAK,White, or Red acceptable, but not Swamp oak
MAPLE, big Leaf
MAPLE, hard
LOCUST, black
MAGNOLIA
HICKORY, true
ELM, rock
BIRCH, yellow
BEECH
ASH, white

Joel

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:10 pm

A very good friend of mine, the owner of Page Lumber Co in Bangor, used to cruise the forests of Maine and New Brunswick, and select lumber for the Canadian built version of the British Mosquito and other wartime uses.
Joel

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:13 pm

I used to have lunch with him and the Maine-New Hampshire rep for the Skil Saw Co several times a month. The gentleman from Skil was missing some fingers.
Joel

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:16 am

We had a wood shop teacher that was missing some fingers . Must be an occupational hazard.

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:29 am

In some societies, fingers and limbs are routinely amputated for not following accepted practice, the only carpentry evident appears to be manufacture of coffins, I am not sure if the two are related.