m37 variants

[RMS]

I see that close to 115,000 m37s and variants were produced between 51 and 68. how many m37 variants were produced of each designation and how many designations were there and how many are left?


M37 112in wb cargo usa
M37 112in wb cdn 51-55
M37B1 112in cargo usa 58-68 47,600 units
M42 112in wb command truck
M43 126in wb ambulance two rear doors usa
M43 126in wb ambulance two rear doors cdn 1000units
M152 126in wb enclosed utility truck side windows one centered rear door, (radio van) cdn
XM152 126in wb enclosed utility truck side windows two doors usa

M53 112in wb chassis truck
xm708 dump 1cubic yard
xm711 wrecker

M56 126in wb chassis truck
M283 126in Long Wheel Base (LWB) Cargo Truck
MB2 126in wb Fire and Rescue Truck (M56 with Gichner body)
V-41 126in wb telephone maintenance vehicle, also M201
R2 126in wb air field fire engine
V-126 126in wb, for AN/MPX-7 radar
M506 truck, hydrogen peroxide servicer, PGM-11 Redstone

[RMS]

the xm 708 thread http://www.g741.org/PHPBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5760

there is 15 known xm708s survivors. out of 198 [number gleamed from internet]

according to the "standard catalog of us military vehicles" : 5 xm152s were built in 52 and 308 R-2s.
also a reported 200 MB2 crash trucks.

[tinmedic]

This might help.

M37 Numbers.xlsx

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[RMS]

man........I have eaten all 6+ terabytes of space.no room for xl.... slack is nil on C: swap file limited. need to buy new hd, back up, f disk reinstall. do a dual boot with Ubuntu and start moving away from windows

can you re post that as a pdf ?

[tinmedic]

As a note, this info comes from John Zentmyer's great pamphlet on the M37, "The Production Story, 1949-1968".

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[RMS]

thanks tinmedic thats great I will have to get a copy of the production story.

Im shocked by how few b1s received a winch . no numbers on the xm711 and looks like the the b1 chassis designation of m53 is omitted. were there xm711s built on both the 112in wheel base of the m53(bi chassis truck) and the 126in wb of the m56?

[tinmedic]

From how I read it, all XM711's were built on the M53B1 chassis. I cant find any info that says they were built on the LWB chassis. As far as the M53 dual chassis, are you referring to the 6x6 model?

[tinmedic]

I will get the Canadian numbers tonight.

[tinmedic]

It's interesting to notice that the LWB M37 was for export yet the M56 cab & chassis series uses the lwb chassis for the AF & Navy crash trucks and the Army compressor trucks.

[RMS]

canadian numbers would be great!
dont see were I mentioned dual ???


anyways when I look at this xm-711 it looks to me like a 126in wb
I take it the m37 with a wrecker in Its a mad mad mad world is not a xm711

[tinmedic]

XM711 is definitely on a M53B1 chassis. I would guess that M37 was modified for the movie. Where you wrote "bi chassis" made me think you were referring to a dual chassis.

[tinmedic]

The pictured truck had its frame extended for a welding unit. That one was sold by John Colwell several years back out of Texas.

[RMS]

thats a bit of work for a welder. frame cut, fish plates, longer pto shaft, fuel/ brake/ hydraulic lines, linkage.......

I read the xm711 had boosted brakes and the heavier springs even though its on the 112in wb chassis did it also get the fish plates like the ones under the ambulance ?

[tinmedic]

Take a look at this link from when John was selling it. If you notice, it was built on a M37B1 chassis even thought the contract called for an M53B1 chassis.

http://www.vintagemilitarytrucks.com/19 ... recker.htm

The M53B1 chassis' were given re-enforced springs when the contractor installed the tow equipment. I haven't read anything about boosted brakes.

[RMS]

my bad the book stated it did not receive power brakes like the xm708. witch is kinda strange...so you have a 1 yard of dirt approx 1ton power brakes then you have a wrecker say towing an m37 almost 3ton and no power brakes ?........but I guess the 37 is designated to tow 6000lbs