Jeep trailer
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The Jeep trailer was a small 1/4-ton cargo trailer designed to be towed by U.S. Army Jeeps.
it needed a cargo trailer that would track behind the vehicle. The first trailer was called the "Trailer, 1/4-ton, 2W, cargo, Amphibian". The second version which was built for the Willys M38
, was called the M100 trailer, and the third version, for the M151 MUTT was called the M416 trailer.
History
When the Army developed the Willys MBWillys MB
The Willys MB US Army Jeep and the Ford GPW, were manufactured from 1941 to 1945. These small four-wheel drive utility vehicles are considered the iconic World War II Jeep, and inspired many similar light utility vehicles. Over the years, the World War II Jeep later evolved into the "CJ" civilian...
it needed a cargo trailer that would track behind the vehicle. The first trailer was called the "Trailer, 1/4-ton, 2W, cargo, Amphibian". The second version which was built for the Willys M38
Willys M38
The Willys M38 US Army Jeep, replaced the World War II models known as MB and GPW. It was a 1/4 Ton 4 × 4 Utility Truck manufactured between 1950 and 1952 with a total production of 45,473 units. The M38 was based on the civilian model CJ3A. Willys designated it an MC. However, this version...
, was called the M100 trailer, and the third version, for the M151 MUTT was called the M416 trailer.
Versions
- The World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
version came in both the standard, and K-38A versions. the K-38A was a modification of the K-38 trailerK-38 trailerThe K-38 splicer's trailer was used in World War II for carrying telephone cable splicers tools in the field.-History:The US Army Signal Corps K-38 trailer, cable splicer, 1/4 ton, 2 - wheel, seems to have been a standard civilian American Telephone & Telegraph designed product from the 1930s that...
for the U.S. Army Signal Corps - The Korean WarKorean WarThe Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
version, or M100 was also modified into the M367 trailer for the Signal corps. and also came in a plain chassis the M116. - The Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
version, or M416 came in the following modifications. M416A1, M416B1M416B1The M416, the last of the military 1/4 ton Jeep trailers, can be distinguished from earlier 1/4 ton trailers by its squared fenders. There were two later versions, the M416A1 and the M416B1...
, M569 chassis, and V-498 trailer for AN/TTC-41.
See also
- List of U.S. Signal Corps vehicles
- List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation (G529),(G747), and (G857)
- List of U.S. military vehicles by model number
External links
- http://wwiijeepparts.com/Archives/JeepTrailer.html
- http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_mbt.php
- http://bantamt3c.com/ civilian version.