RAAF Derrick Trucks

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Sorry, Tony, but to a Canadian, the truck in Pic 3 is officially defined as a 'Lorry, 3 ton, Derrick' or 'Lorry, 3 ton, 4x4-134"wb Derrick' and they were only built (in Canada) on Ford chassis.

There were various body configurations: 3A3 on Cab 12; 3A5, 4H2, 4H4, 4H6 on Cab 13. The Canadian DND vehicle model suffix was DRCK-1 through to 5, depending on fittings, winch type, etc, (where DRCK stands for 'Derrick').

Agree, see the thread 3 Ton Derrick.

But: one manual lists a "3-Ton 4x4 Engineers' Lorry with Body Type Winch". In the listed thread no definite conclusion was drawn whether the Derrick and Engineers Lorry were the same type of truck or not.

H.