Chassis winch in 15-cwt chassis

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

I understand that C15A's have the chassis mounts fitted for a winch, but it was not usual for an actual winch to be installed. The 42 cab Portees are as such, and this another point that muddies the waters over the old 15cwt or 60cwt chassis question.

With mounts you mean the winch crossmember, as per Tony Wheeler's remark?:

Originally Posted by Tony Wheeler

Getting back to your question Hanno - the CGT frame is nothing more than a C15A frame. Unlike the FGT frame, which is a modified F15A frame, there's no difference between the CGT and C15A frame. Likewise throughout the whole CMP 4x4 range, because unlike Ford frames, all Chev frames were built with a winch crossmember.

If Chevrolet standardised the 101-inch wb chassis, it could be used to either assemble a CGT or a 15-cwt truck. As per the manual, the chassis winch was only "optional equipment on C30, C60S, C60L":

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

I just looked up some more facts in the Chevrolet MB-C2 maintenance manual and list my findings here:
[snip]

Winch:
Standard on CGT, supplied as optional equipment on C30, C60S, C60L.
[snip]

Being standardized, it would be easy to bolt in a winch after military service, which explains why we come across them quite often - but they are not part of the original configuration of the 15-cwt truck.

- Hanno