Chev and Ford 15cwt front "D" differences

[Keith Webb]

Like this one:



Or this:



Or this one at the Australian Army's test facility at Monegeeta:



Or the one from the Chevrolet maintenance manual:

[gjamo]

Heres another New Zealand example and also that elusive front mounted spare tire. I suspect mounting the spare there would save considerable effort over lifting the wheel from the body and provide some added front end protection for that steering column.

[Bob Carriere]

The positioning or orientation of the "D" rings has been predicated by the design of the frame/bumper connection.

The HUP ...C8 and 2 wheel drive C15 all had a different style/size frame.... borrowed from the civilian design...... and it made it difficult to mount the D rings vertical......except on the C 15a C30 and C 60

The Ford series is another issue..... the positioning of the grill guard made the D ring attachment different......

I even have a "raw" D ring casting or I should say forging that Old Jeff gave me some years ago..... the ring has not been drilled and neither of the four bolt holes on the mounting plate.... it still has a tag attached as design model or some such mention.

On the Chev models I have seen some forging with a raised...1/8 of an inch.... surface where the 4 bolt holes are....almost like a thick washer .... while others have a flush finish..... don't know the significance....

Bob

[gjamo]

Like these Bob?

[Bob Carriere]

....exactly what I mean but on Chev mounting plates.

Nice pair of "D" ........

Bob

[m606paz]

Vertical D rings on late FGT and C15A