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Ben Hur trailer was the nickname of the
The Ben Hur trailer was nicknamed after its major manufacturer, the Ben–Hur Mfg. Co., although there were many other companies that produced it between 1941 and 1945. Its primary purpose was to transport general cargo; the Signal Corps modified it to carry several different
*Weight (empty):
*Weight (loaded): off-road; on-road
*Payload: off-road; on-road
*Cargo volume:
*Length:
*Width:
*Height: with canvas top
*Axles: 1, with 2 wheels
*Brakes: hand, parking only
TM 9-883 1-Ton, 2-Wheel, Cargo and Water Trailers, 1943
*TM 10-1395 *TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles. dated 1 sept. 1943 *TM 9-2800 Military vehicles dated Oct. 1947 *TM 11-227 Signal Communication Directory. dated 10 April 1944
TM 11-487 Electrical Communication systems Equipment
dated 2 Oct. 1944
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{{WWII US Soft Vehicles Military trailers of the United States Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944
Ben Hur trailer was the nickname of the World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
U.S. Army
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Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, cargo, and the Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, water tank, 250 gallon ( U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Supply catalogue designations G-518 and G-527 respectively). Specialized variants were also manufactured.
The one-ton trailers were designed to be towed by vehicles rated -ton and upwards, like the Dodge WC series
The Dodge WC series, sometimes nicknamed 'Beeps', were a prolific range of light 4WD and medium 6WD military utility trucks, produced by Dodge / Fargo during World . Together with the -ton jeeps produced by Willys and Ford, the Dodge to ...
trucks, as well as -ton 4x4 trucks, and -ton 6x6 trucks, such as the Chevrolet G506
The G-506 trucks, -ton, 4x4, produced as the Chevrolet G7100 (and originally G4100) models, were a series of (light) medium four wheel drive trucks used by the United States Army and its allies during and after World War II. This series came in s ...
and the much used GMC CCKW
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Government India
* Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, in Gujarat
* Gobichettipalayam Municipal Corporation, in Tamil Nadu
* Guntur Municipal Corporation, in Andhra Pradesh
* Guwahati Municipal Corporation, in Assam
* Gwalior ...
trucks.
The G-518 trailers were among the Allies' most built and used models with a total of 259,064 units made.
Description
The Ben Hur trailer was nicknamed after its major manufacturer, the Ben–Hur Mfg. Co., although there were many other companies that produced it between 1941 and 1945. Its primary purpose was to transport general cargo; the Signal Corps modified it to carry several different generator
Generator may refer to:
* Signal generator, electronic devices that generate repeating or non-repeating electronic signals
* Electric generator, a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
* Generator (circuit theory), an eleme ...
s.
Variants
*K-52 equipped with a PE-95 generator *K-63 equipped with a PE-99 generator *K-63A equipped with a PE-197 generator *V-15 used for the AN/TPQ-2 radar *M24 ammunition trailer (used with M15 multiple gun motor carriage, auto 37mm & two .50 BMG) *M25 A-load carried a 25 KW generator for the tire repair truck *M25 B-load carried spares and fuel for the tire repair truck *G527 water carrier, nicknamed "water buffalo"Specifications
*Weight (empty):
*Weight (loaded): off-road; on-road
*Payload: off-road; on-road
*Cargo volume:
*Length:
*Width:
*Height: with canvas top
*Axles: 1, with 2 wheels
*Brakes: hand, parking only
Production
G-518 trailers were manufactured by over two dozen companies: *American Bantam
The American Bantam Car Company was an American automobile manufacturing company incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania. American Bantam is credited with the invention of the Original Jeep in 1940. The company's founders, Roy Evans and Willia ...
* Ben Hur Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Century Boat Works
*Checker Motors Corporation
Checker Motors Corporation was a Kalamazoo, Michigan, vehicle manufacturer and tier-one subcontractor that manufactured taxicabs used by Checker Taxi. Morris Markin established the company in 1922, initially named the Checker Cab Manufacturing ...
*Covered Wagon Co.
Cover or covers may refer to:
Packaging
* Another name for a lid
* Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package
* Album cover, the front of the packaging
* Book cover or magazine cover
** Book design
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, Michigan
*Dorsey Trailer
*Gerstenslager The Gerstenslager Company was a maker of past model body panels for several major auto makers. In the 1950s the company was best known for making large custom vehicles such as bookmobiles, canteens and mobile television units.
History
The company ...
*Henney Motor Company
Henney Motor Company was an American manufacturer of limousine, hearse, ambulance taxicab bodies in Freeport, Illinois from 1927 to 1954. Some operations were moved to Canastota, New York to make an electric car, the Henney Kilowatt
The Henney ...
*Hercules Body,
*Highland Body & Trailer Mfg. Co, Cincinnati
*Hobbs Trailer & Equipment Inc, (then) Texas
*Hyde,
* Keystone RV,
*Mifflinburg Body Company, (were in) Pennsylvania
*Naburs,
*Nash-Kelvinator
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation was the result of a merger in 1937 between Nash Motors and Kelvinator Appliance Company. The union of these two companies was brought about as a result of a condition made by George W. Mason prior to his appointment as ...
,
*Omaha Standard Body,
*Pke,
*Queen City,
*Redman's Trailers, Connecticut,
*Steel Products,
*Streich,
*Strick Trailers, Indiana,
*Transportation Equipment Corp, Missouri
*Truck Engineering Corporation, Indiana
*Willys Overland
Willys (pronounced , "Willis" )
was a brand name used by Willys–Overland Motors, an American automobile company, founded by John North Willys. It was best known for its design and production of World War II era and later military jeeps (MBs ...
,
*Winter Weiss Defense Trailers, Denver, Colorado
See also
*List of U.S. Signal Corps Vehicles
This is a list of vehicles used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps from World War I through World War II.
Designations
Vehicles specifically designed or adapted for the Signal Corps were initially designated by a "K" number. The K-number was later pha ...
Notes
References
General references
TM 9-883 1-Ton, 2-Wheel, Cargo and Water Trailers, 1943
*TM 10-1395 *TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles. dated 1 sept. 1943 *TM 9-2800 Military vehicles dated Oct. 1947 *TM 11-227 Signal Communication Directory. dated 10 April 1944
TM 11-487 Electrical Communication systems Equipment
dated 2 Oct. 1944
External links
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{{WWII US Soft Vehicles Military trailers of the United States Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944