1954 IHC M54 T&P Mobile Gas Station

[SailorJoe]

Currently a work in progress, just need to get the tanks strapped down to the bed and wire up the pump unit.

 

[Guyfang]

This baby, brings back old memories.

 

[NDT]

Nice! One of your Beta's has a boo-boo. Very accurate 1960's-early 1970's impression.

 

[msgjd]

Currently a work in progress, just need to get the tanks strapped down to the bed and wire up the pump unit.

I spent uncountable hours with those , about 3 years worth fueling tracks and M48's, M60's etc... The windup rope-start pumps were a pain to start sometimes, but when they failed to start we could at least gravity/siphon the product , which was real slow, but at least fuel was flowing while you fussed with the pump motor.. You have a beautiful truck, even with 3 missing straps .. My armor BN's T&P's were late-50's IHC gassers (hauling diesel)

Here's a pic of one of my men from 1984 or so, a couple years after I got promoted to other (easier) things .. By then one of the gasser T&P's had been retired and this M54A1 took its place .. He wanted one of the ones with a Mack so i pulled some strings to move the T&P outfit to this particular truck .. He was a good friend and former air force MP in West Germany , a good driver, I groomed him to take over BN heavy vehicle driver testing/licensing before I left , and he went on to retire as a state CDL examiner.. His dad was an OTR commercial driver until retirement .. And yes, those are tank tracks .. At least that day we weren't knee-deep in mud

 

[Guyfang]

One of out two Tankers fueling up the Generator shed

 

[Guyfang]

We had 4 of the 600 Gal. Pods on the ground. And the trucks were always full and parked next to the pods. On Monday, I had to be the first in line, to get fuel at the POL point. Get back to site and then dump. Then I jumped into the second truck and went right back to the POL point to get the second load. When I got back, the first truck was empty, so I got a third load. Parked it next to the shed. Took the other truck back to the POL point for the forth load. On Wednesday I had to only get 1 load. Friday 2 loads . We ran 6-7 gen sets 24/7 and 365 days a year. And I was a 52B20 Generator Repairman.

 

[msgjd]

One of out two Tankers fueling up the Generator shed

MASSTER ! . i always preferred that camo design over MERDC

 

[msgjd]

We ran 6-7 gen sets 24/7 and 365 days a year. And I was a 52B20 Generator Repairman.

they sure were Hungry hungry Hippo's .. what size were the gennies?

 

[SCM35A2]

Nice!

 

[Guyfang]

45 KW Stewert and Stevens, model 52300. Rare birds. 400 hertz. I loved em!

 

[SailorJoe]

Thanks for the stories and pictures! Glad to see my set-up is well received!