Belgian Levacq trailer (was: Trailer ID: British 10-cwt?)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Johan WILLAERT

Yes, that is indeed the trailer the Belgian Army has been using for about 25 years.
Although I see them nearly every day I have no idea who the manufacturer is, not do I know the exact DoD.

It is not a WW2 British made trailer

Thanks for the confirmation, Johan!

I just found one of these trailers for sale at http://www.military1.be/ where it is captioned "Levacq 1953". This might give you a clue re. the manufacturer and year of delivery.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here is a period picture of this type of trailer in Belgian Army service.

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That Belgian trailer looks much larger than the 10-cwt. Compare with this picture of a half track with British 1-ton trailer (source).

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

I just found one of these trailers for sale at http://www.military1.be/ where it is captioned "Levacq 1953". This might give you a clue re. the manufacturer and year of delivery.

Turns out there are two types of Levacq trailer. One much like the British 10-cwt...

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

... and a 1-ton one, basically the same configuration but beefed up slightly. Note the side bars added to the draw bar, for example.

Not sure if this is actually a slightly scaled up version of the one above, or just a later version which was beefed up. I do know the tow bar is slightly wider and higher than the British 10-cwt version.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Interesting to see these Belgian Levacq trailers popping up in an Army surplus sale (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/uyw...ibextid=WC7FNe)
These are an enlarged postwar copy based on the wartime British 10-cwt trailer, capable of carrying 1 ton.

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