30-cwt vs. 3-ton Difference

[George McKenzie]

One of my Ford CMP has Cheve axels under it .The army had to do with what they had to work with ??

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by George McKenzie

One of my Ford CMP has Cheve axels under it .The army had to do with what they had to work with ??

No, it had to do with supply problems. The first batch of 4x4 Fords F15A 4x4 trucks had Chevrolet front and rear axles, the second batch of 47 F15A's trucks had a Chevrolet banjo-type rear axle and Ford split-type front unit.

PS: your thread CMP C60L comes home can be found here

[George McKenzie]

I was told that they were shipping the trucks to the UK without axels as there was a shortage of the Ford axels , so they used Cheve axels and put them under the trucks in England .Partly cause by the supply boats that were bringing axels got sunk by U boats, Have you heard this?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

No, it was an early production supply problem. They are neatly listed in the parts list, so it could not have been a mix-up during shipping and/or (re-)assembly overseas.