C60X questions

[Keith Webb]

Yes, 2 X 21 gallon tanks, same size as the gun tractors and the F60T.

The sunshine roof has a raised hood bow welded in the centre from front to rear. Canvas is attached at the front to a L shaped steel piece and tied down at the rear.

[lynx42]

Ric,

Mike Cecil did a great C60X history on the old CMP site. see here:- http://www.oldcmp.net/C60x_cecil.html#Anchor-3800. This will explain quite a bit about the use of the C60X in Australian service.

I had one of the "Truck, Breakdown (Aust) No.4"s which is now unfortunately up at Rust Hill in SA. It is still all there but spread out over the property.

When I first obtained it , it had 7.50x20 wheels and tyres all round. I fitted 12.00x20's.

Attached are some photos of it when I first brought it home fitted with an old fuel tank for fire fighting purposes and then after we fitted the original body found at Lindenow. The wooden spares box was also there and you will see it in the photos. It had a 'Manufactured by General Motors Holden" brass plate below the right hand door.

This truck rolled going down a steep road into Lakes Enterance (Jimmy's Point) and was sold as is where is. The Mount Alfred Saw mills purchased it and turned it into a timber jinker with DUKW axles. I'll post a couple more shortly.

Regards Rick.

[lynx42]

Here are the timber jinker photos and how the Mill brought the DUKW's home down Pretty Sally on the old Hume Highway.

The C60X ARN 142144 is visible in the first and last photo's of the front shot and of the rear of the original body which had been turned into a shed, so was well protected. The gantry was used behind a tractor to level out the ground. I was fortunate to obtain everything they had for it.

The Mill owners told me that the C60X had the 7.50x20 wheels and tyres on it when they purchased it.


Regards Rick.

[BSM]

To the first post .... good find ... a great example to bring back to life given the relative scarcity of the type. One notes with interest the various capacities of the fuel tanks for a C60X outlined in the thread thus far! Can't comment on the OS examples but the AMF Field Specification 1351 for a "Truck 3 Ton Break Down (Aust) No.4. [C60X - 6x6] as being 2x12Gal. Tanks. Seems there must have been a number of exceptions to the rule! Ric re your question about the Sunshine roof support see attached. Rod

[Tim Lovelock]

Originally Posted by BSM

To the first post .... good find ... a great example to bring back to life given the relative scarcity of the type. One notes with interest the various capacities of the fuel tanks for a C60X outlined in the thread thus far! Can't comment on the OS examples but the AMF Field Specification 1351 for a "Truck 3 Ton Break Down (Aust) No.4. [C60X - 6x6] as being 2x12Gal. Tanks. Seems there must have been a number of exceptions to the rule! Ric re your question about the Sunshine roof support see attached. Rod

Just an observation. I love the fact that the picture shows the roof and windows in the 'lounge' in front of the couch 'watching telly'?
A part of the family, that's a CMP!
Or perhaps a very understanding wife? lol
Cheers

[BSM]

Not exactly Tim. Attached is an image of part of the same room at a different time. The CMP parts positioning was merely a temporary thing! Rod

[motto]

Heavens to Murgatroyd Rick! Those guys are suicide jockeys! I find it hard to believe that they came down Pretty Sally successfully with that setup.

Dave

[Grant Bowker]

Although the FAT and C60X are both listed as having 20 gal per side tanks, the part numbers are different. I suspect this is due to filler placement or something similar rather than basic shape as the support bracket and retainer straps are the same part numbers (as usual part numbers change during the production run).