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GMC Crane version
johnboy68
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Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 05:28 PM UTC
Hello all,
New to this site, so if I get it wrong let me know. I am currently building a 1/35 scale redball express diorama as a way off display the different version off GMC used .Having built several different version already i would like to build the crane version but I am having trouble finding information or picture,s.If anyone can help that would be appreciated.

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Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 06:26 PM UTC
Hi John

Here are some pics showing a CCKW fitted with a Quick-Way crane (I'm not 100 % sure this combination was used in WW2 as the Quick-Way crane was usually fitted to bigger, 6-ton trucks : Brockway, White, Corbitt... ):




Another option : you'll find many pics of another CCKW crane truck variant here (the crane is a Schield Bantam ABM-51) :
http://news.webshots.com/album/561607680RFvbfV

HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 07:05 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi John

Here are some pics showing a CCKW fitted with a Quick-Way crane (I'm not 100 % sure this combination was used in WW2 as the Quick-Way crane was usually fitted to bigger, 6-ton trucks : Brockway, White, Corbitt... ):




Another option : you'll find many pics of another CCKW crane truck variant here (the crane is a Schield Bantam ABM-51) :


http://news.webshots.com/album/561607680RFvbfV

HTH

Frenchy


ThanksFfrenchy for these pics. This GMC crane trucks seems to be a collectionner's fantasy

The Vanderveen book and 1943 TM9-2800 dont speak about GMC wQuickway crane, but 4tons truck., and evidently 6 tons carriers as Brockway

Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 08:40 PM UTC
I agree Pascal... the Quick-Way crane appears to be a bit too much for a 2.5ton truck chassis. Just a 1:1 What-if project maybe

Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 01:12 PM UTC
It's possible that it may have been retrofitted in the field at some point in time. Not sure why somebody would do that though...
PedroA
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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 10:03 AM UTC
Hi john.

Quick way crane was used with Coleman, GMC, Corbitt 666 and I have seen a picture over a Mac AC (I think).

During some years I have looked for information about Coleman version. If you are interested I have some drawings (of TM) about Quick way crane although I would need to find to they..

Pascal, have in the manual more information about Coleman truck with Quick way?

Regards.

Pedro.
pascalbausset
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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 11:43 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi john.

Quick way crane was used with Coleman, GMC, Corbitt 666 and I have seen a picture over a Mac AC (I think).

During some years I have looked for information about Coleman version. If you are interested I have some drawings (of TM) about Quick way crane although I would need to find to they..

Pascal, have in the manual more information about Coleman truck with Quick way?

Regards.

Pedro.


No more information about Coleman truck in the TM9-2800. It is a catalog from all existing US vehicles in 1943.
I have a copy from the original reedited by Brooklands Book ISBN 1 870642 66X

highway70
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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 06:32 PM UTC
Found a GMC 1945 "prototype" crane at:

http://www.cckw.org/engineering_vans.htm

An ex Navy International crane at:

http://www.gfxgold.com/equipment.htm

Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 06:52 PM UTC
The "1945 CCKW prototype ABM-51 Schield-Bantam crane" rather looks like a Quick-Way

Here are some pics of the ABM-51 with a shovel boom :
http://www.cckw.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4109
According to the related thread, the ABM-51 is apparently a post-war crane...

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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 10:03 PM UTC

Quoted Text

The "1945 CCKW prototype ABM-51 Schield-Bantam crane" rather looks like a Quick-Way


...Hum..I stand corrected ! It's not a Quick-Way

Could it be the very same crane in this picture ? :


Here's the "1945 CCKW prototype ABM-51 Schield-Bantam crane" before being repainted in military colors by its new owner :



Frenchy
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