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The M35 2½-ton cargo truck is a long-lived 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck initially used by the United States Army and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world. Over time it evolved into a family of specialized vehicles. It inherited the nickname "Deuce and a Half" from an older 2½-ton truck, the World War II GMC CCKW.
A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.
In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14]
Restored CCKW 353 Cargo truck with open cab, machine gun ring, and front-mounted winch. The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo ...
In July 1984, a program to look at a future 5-ton truck procurement to replace in-service 2.5- and 5-ton trucks began. Cost analysis demonstrated that the procurement should be for both 2.5- and 5-ton trucks. In October 1984, the FMTV formally began as a program. The request for proposals (RFP) for FMTV was released in 1988. At this time it was ...
M1084 5-ton cargo truck with MHE; M1085 5-ton long-wheelbase cargo truck; M1086 5-ton long-wheelbase cargo truck with MHE; M1087 5-ton expansible van; M1088 5-ton tractor; M1089 5-ton wrecker; M1090 5-ton dump truck; M1091 5-ton fuel truck; M1092 truck, chassis 5-ton; M1093 5-ton cargo truck LVAD LAPES/AD; M1094 5-ton dump truck LVAD LAPES/AD ...
heavy truck: no: 1926-1930: United States Coleman: Coleman FBD: heavy truck: yes: 1930-? United States Coleman: Coleman DW6: medium truck: yes: 1930-? United States Coleman: Coleman CF-55AF: tractor for towing bombers Convair B-36 Peacemaker and LGM-30 Minuteman ballistic missiles: no: early 1950s: United States Commer: Commer RC: medium truck ...
By 1940 the US Army and Marines were using 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton EE dump trucks, EH 5-ton fuel tankers, EHU cabover wreckers, and other specialty vehicles. Early models were standard commercial models, with chrome trim and hubcaps, in 1942 all trucks became plainer. The military model EH was a 5-ton on road 4x2 cargo truck.