CMPs for Russia

[Larry Hayward]

Thanks for the link

I can see on this website that there are actual photos of the US made Ford G8T, the Dodge WF-32, and the Chevrolet 3116 in use by the Russians but for a typical 3 tonner CMP 11, 12 or 13 cab and the Dodge T-110 L-5 photo evidence is missing so are these vehicles in Soviet service just guesswork? And why no 15 cwt CMPs?

I did see the photo of the C60X six wheeler though!

[Ilian Filipov]

Hi Larry,
IMHO the lack of pictures can be explained with no less than two reasons:
1. The Canadian softskins received in the USSR by Lend-Lease weren't that much;
2. The possession of personal cameras in the Red army was prohibited and the official photographers seldom took pictures of Lend-Lease hardware due to political and ideological reasons.
So even today we must rely almost completely on indirect evidences, such like plain texts and postwar pictures.
Talking about CMPs, so far I have an info about some "arcticized for Russia": C60S wreckers (regretfully it isn't mentioned were they fitted with Holmes or Gar Wood gear, or both), LWB 3-tonners with GS body (not clear were they Ford or Chevrolets, or both) and C60X machinery trucks of 5 different types with 5 different Lindsey bodies respectively. However, "arcticized for Russia" still doesn't mean "delivered in Russia", although some were. Looks like all were fitted with cab 13.
This info wasn't found in Russian sources, of course. When it comes to Lend-Lease softskins even after so many years they are suspiciously silent, save the Studebaker US6.
So far I've managed to dig out only one wartime picture with good quality of Canadian truck in Red army service and it is Dodge T110, enjoy:

Canadian-Dodge-T110-in-Russia.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/Z5FJnKNX/Canadi...-in-Russia.jpg

I also have some "indirect evidences", i.e. postwar pictures, if you're interested I'll post them too.
Cheers!

[Sergey Egorov]

Ford F15A with Machinery "KL" for electric welding. Postwar photo.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hi Sergey,

Excellent photos, thanks for sharing!

Hanno

[Ed Storey]

I have this Canadian manufactured Water Can in my collection.

Canadian 2 Gallon Water Tin 1943 (for Soviet Union)- side view, oblique - WATER In freezing weat.jpg

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

I have this Canadian manufactured Water Can in my collection.

Ed,
That's a very nice can you have there. I get that the larger letters spell "WATER", but what's the rest of it say? My Russian is a tad rusty.

Owen.

[Ed Storey]

"In freezing weather do not fill past 9/10 full", which was sound advice.

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

"In freezing weather do not fill past 9/10 full", which was sound advice.

Aha. Thanks!

[lynx42]

This one Larry, one of about 1500 supplied to Russia from 1943..

Originally Posted by Larry Hayward

Thanks for the link

I can see on this website that there are actual photos of the US made Ford G8T, the Dodge WF-32, and the Chevrolet 3116 in use by the Russians but for a typical 3 tonner CMP 11, 12 or 13 cab and the Dodge T-110 L-5 photo evidence is missing so are these vehicles in Soviet service just guesswork? And why no 15 cwt CMPs?

I did see the photo of the C60X six wheeler though!

GM C60X_1.jpg

Cheers Rick.