[MV] Fw: C2 Crash Wrecker
shantyboat (shantyboat@mcione.com)
Thu, 29 Jan 1998 13:40:20 -0500
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> From: shantyboat <shantyboat@MCIONE.com>
> To: Mick O'Farrell <mick@trinity-design.ie>
> Subject: Re: C2 Crash Wrecker
> Date: Thursday, January 29, 1998 1:31 PM
>
> In your pic #1 of the C2 wrecker (the Biederman) , the
building
> in the background is the Cincinnati (Ohio) Union Terminal. Most soldiers
> from this area passed through it.
> I found out yesterday that the Biederman factory was only a few blocks
> from there. Directly behind this building are the Cincinnati railyards
> where the truck was probably loaded on a car. Thanks again. MIKE
>
> ----------
> > From: Mick O'Farrell <mick@trinity-design.ie>
> > To: shantyboat@mcione.com
> > Cc: Bob Moore <mustang@best.com>; Mark C. Johnson
<mcj115@email.psu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: C2 Crash Wrecker
> > Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 2:24 PM
> >
> > Hi there
> >
> > Here's the 3 pics attached in JPEG format. They should be easy to view,
> but
> > if you've problems, let me know and I'll try some other format. I hope
> > you're not disappointed with the quality, but I did say they were small
> > photos...
> >
> > Also, Mark C Johnson wrote:
> >
> > >Mick,
> > > I would appreciate an explination of the abbreviations. I
> Believe
> > >that I
> > >may have found one of these trucks in a local junkyard. This truck
has
> a
> > >6 cyl. Hercules gas engine, two rear axles, is an open cab, hood opens
> from
> > >a door that swings up on either side. The back seems to me to be more
of
> a
> > >crane truck than a wrecker, the boon is about 50 feet long( 15m)
> including
> > >two 10ft. (3m) sections added in. does the pictures you have resemble
> this
> > >at all. Thank You
> >
> > You'll see that the pics show all cranes; just about all the
'wreckers'
> in
> > the book have cranes. I guess people just preferred to call them
wreckers
> > than crane trucks, but, as usual, I stand to be corrected. The beast
> you've
> > found does sound like a C-2, but the open cab isn't present in any of
the
> 3
> > pics, and the boom is much longer than the pic captions describe (I
have
> > one little book, and already I'm talking as if I'm an expert - a little
> > knowledge is a dangerous thing!). Good luck with your find; it'd be way
> too
> > much for me to take on.
> >
> > The abbreviations (that the book explains) are as follows:
> > >
> > >Hercules HXD 6-cyl - I'm afraid I don't know what HXD stands for...
> > 180 bhp -brake horse power.
> > 5F1Rx2 - 5-speed main gearbox with 1 reverse gear and 2-speed transfer.
> > wb 189.5 (BC 48) in - wheelbase: distance between front and rear wheel
> > centres or, in the case of tandem axles, the centre of the bogie. The
> > distance between the bogie axle centres is BC (bogie centres).
> > 405.5x96.5x126 in - the overall length, width and height in inches.
> > 28,000lb - the vehicle weight is the net kerb weight (unladen).
> >
> > Sorry for the length of the mailing; hope it's helpful.
> >
> > Mick O'Farrell
> > (Ireland)
> > Miss J - '43 GPW/mb
> >
> >
> >
> >
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