Ford 3 ton CMP

[Keith Webb]

Seeing Manfred has brought the thread back to life again... somehow I missed this when it was originally posted.
I think the truck is a 1942 model as it has the early dash and the small steering box found on these models. Does it also have the smaller steering ends?
Possibly the glass was replaced at some time.
The air breather filter on the transfer case is a standard one.
The small splash shield behind the overflow tank is pretty common here in Australia as it was rarely removed, The one on the drivers side is less so because it easily shorts on the dip switch. The really rare one is the heavier plate with two large holes which bolts onto the chassis under the radiator.
Any progress since 2009? I also have some of the data plates you are missing.

Originally Posted by derk derin

I am glad the one windshield survived as it gave me the year of the truck.My only other possible clue would be a metal tag with the year soldered to the back of the radiator upper tank.I remember there being one on my 15 cwt when I changed engines.
My Ford MCP dump truck also had the date on the drivers side door glass,otherwise I wouldn't know the manufacture date for that vehicle either.
Interesting story on the glass company.Thanks for sharing it.
The filter on my transfere case was missing on my 15 cwt also.The large splash shield seemed to always come with my trucks but the small one behind the overflow tank I had never seen before I bought this CMP.They are easy to make if you had a way of stamping the long indent in them.
Derk.