Chassis winch in 15-cwt chassis

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hi all,

Thanks for all the input. But to my knowledge, no 15-cwt chassis were fitted with a chassis winch at the factory or assembly plant during WW2.

All the 15-cwt chassis with winches I have seen, turned out to be modified ones. With the abundance of spares available post-war, a chassis winch is a likely/ useful addition for a skid logger, garage tow truck, etc. Plus it is mostly a bolt-in conversion. But the available evidence shows these were post-war civilian conversions, and not part of the original configuration of this type of truck.

I would like to challenge the membership to come up with source material supporting the chassis winch being a factory option for 15-cwt chassis during WW2. Note that in the case of the CGT Portee and Polsten AA truck, source material mentions a winch - but these are hand winches, not chassis winches as covered here.

HTH,
Hanno