The GMC CCKW - Index page (2024)

FAQs

What is the difference between GMC CCKW 352 and 353? ›

Models CCKW-352 and CCKW-353 differed in the frame with a different base, respectively 145 and 162 inch. Weight of transported cargo risen to 3 tons in the model ACKWX-353, the other three models have a load capacity of 2.5 tonnes. Model CCKW-353 had all three axles drive.

Trucks such as this 2.5-ton vehicle played vital logistical roles—mostly famous in the Red Ball Express, when over 5,000 vehicles maintained supply lines to the front-line forces after the D-Day landing.

Engine and drive-line

The CCKW was equipped with the GMC 270 engine, an overhead valve inline-6 with 91.5 hp (68.2 kW) or 104 hp (78 kW) at 2,750 rpm, and 216 lb⋅ft (293 N⋅m) at 1,400 rpm. A 3+25⁄32 in (96 mm) bore by 4 in (102 mm) stroke gave a 269.5 cu in (4.4 L) displacement.

The CCKW is rated for 5000 lbs in the body off-road.....or 10,000 lbs in the body on-road.....and tow 4000 lbs as well....so....you have a 14,000 lb load capacity over and above the vehicle weight, so ...

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The Red Ball was created to supply the American combat units that were pushing the Germans back to their homeland. In the first few weeks after the Normandy invasion, the Allies made little progress against the disciplined and stubborn enemy.

Usually, it refers to a GMC truck, but old timers also used the term for the old 2 stroke joke, the 71 series Detroit diesels, which, at the time, was also owned by GM.

Officially known as the CCKW 6X6, the deuce-and-a-half was a tactical cargo truck that could carry 2 ½ tons of materials on-road or off-road in all weather. The Army ordered 812,000 of these trucks, second only to the Jeep in wartime vehicle production.

This model, with winch, is 112 inches tall, 96 inches wide and 277 inches long with an empty weight of approximately 13,030 pounds. The standard bed is 8 feet by 12 feet. The Deuce is powered by an LDT 465 in-line 6 cylinder turbocharged multi-fuel engine.

The Soviet Union had a relatively standardised military vehicle park at the outbreak of the Second World War, consisting primarily of GAZ and ZiS vehicles. These trucks were simple to produce in massive numbers and were straightforward to operate and maintain in military service.

How much does the military deuce weight? ›

The DEUCE didn't change much from its 30/30 EST dozer origins. The vehicle is extremely compact in its design at 19 feet 3 inches (5.8 meters) long, 9 feet 7 inches (2.9 meters) wide, and 9 feet 1 inch (2.7 meters) high. It weighs 17.5 tons (16.1 tonnes).

While most semi-trucks in the U.S. haul around 40 tons (80,000 pounds), the new Volvo FH16 heavy duty truck features a new I-Shift transmission with crawler gears capable of towing up to 325 tons.

Used for both the model branding and the internal model code, "C" denoted two-wheel drive, while "K" denoted four-wheel drive. Four generations of the C/K series were produced, including the GM monikered second-generation "Action Line" and third-generation "Rounded Line" vehicles (colloquially aka Square-Body trucks).

The GMC R3500 pickup is a one-ton, two-wheel drive pickup truck designed to do all the heavy lifting and load bearing. It was manufactured between 1987 and 1991.

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