Tipper trucks

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:51 am

Does anyone on this site have any ideas or thoughts on why the dump CCKW trucks are so scarce now? In relation to the cargo trucks they are hard to find today, and yet were made by the thousands during the war.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:07 am

Hi armydriver,

Probably because they wore them out first

I have owned my series 3 cckw353 h1 for over 20 years, 18 of them unused inside a shed waiting for restoration

I was 20 when I bought it, now I am 41.

cheers,

Brent Delaney.

Brent Delaney · Post by **Brent Delaney** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:10 am

Opps forgot to log in

Brent D.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:42 am

Thanks Brent
I pretty much had the same theory. Army trucks that could be used in the civilian world without much modification until they were just all used up and scrapped. Thanks again

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:44 am

I logged in and come up as a guest anyway.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:51 am

I need a tail gate latch for the CCKW tipper if anyone knows of one. Thanks.

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:53 am

I must be doing something wrong. Logged in and still registered as a guest. Still need the latch though

Minnhawk · Post by **Minnhawk** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:10 pm

Kevin Kronlund at ArmyCarsUSA has three "Dutch Return" Tippers for sale right now on his website. I've seen his CCKWs, and they are in good shape.

http://www.armycarsusa.com/Vehicles.htm

RANGER · Post by **RANGER** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:32 pm

There were really not all that many made, when compared to the 550,000 other CCKWs, and all were assigned to engineer units. Many of these were shipped overseas in the 50s as military assistance. The abundence of them in Europe is evidence that they are not scarce. They were not really intended for heavy use as a dump truck and had a divider panel installed to limit the load. They were used to carry inflatable pontoons and to dump them at crossing sites. There were heavier dump trucks such as the 4 Ton Diamond T 6X6 issued, and commercial Dump Trucks made by the many Truck manufacturers were also used. The Commercial Dump Trucks ordered bu Uncle Sam were equipped with the Standard Military B.O. Lighting systems durring WWII.
This can be researched in the 1943, 1947, and 1953 editions of TM9-2800 which depicts many of these vehicles. Crismons' book is another great source.

Tipper trucks

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