42 Sterling?

[Rednine11]

I hope I put this thread in the right place..
I found a 42 Sterling gas deuce and a half.
There is only a wooded bed on it

 

[RangerBob]

 

[Jeff Lakaszcyck]

Please post pictures if you can. I take it by "duece and a half" you mean 6x6 ? It is most likely either a DDS150 7-1/2 tonner or a DDS235 10 tonner. The DDS235 will have Cleco Air springs on the front, the DDS150 does not. If it has a setback front axle and air springs it is a DDS225 which were airfield crash trucks. Most of the DDS235's were wreckers, similar to the C-2's.

 

[Rednine11]

YES it is a 6x6 with a gasonline engine. 1942. I will try to get some pictures soon.

 

[Jeff Lakaszcyck]

I'll post some photos of the 3 different models, in order the DDS150, DDS225, and the DDS235. They are pretty easy to tell apart.

 

[Rednine11]

I think it looks more like the first one. I am pretty sure it has the round fenders, I will get some pictures next week when I am over there again.

 

[nattieleather]

That's bigger than a duce and a half. I think it is like a 6 or 7 ton ton truck. It has that cool factor that's for sure.

 

[Jeff Lakaszcyck]

Rednine11, did you ever get any photos of the Sterling ?

 

[Karl kostman]

Jeff thanks for posting those pics, EXTREMELY high on the COOL factor those are all really neat looking trucks!!! Man I hope I dont find one of those someday, I think I would pay way to much just to have it!
KK

 

[Rednine11]

Finally got the pics

There are 2 of them.
I have a few more pics if anyone is interested

 

[pad_cdr]

Nice -- glad they are not closer to me, or I'd have to buy one. Definitely cool truck.

 

[Rednine11]

More pics

more of the 42s
I dont know what is on the back of the yellow truck ???
Anybody know

 

[Wrecker king]

That is the remnants of a Garwood Crane. It had a very long boom, longer than the Ward LaFrance boom.

John G

 

[73m819]

That is the remnants of a Garwood Crane. It had a very long boom, longer than the Ward LaFrance boom.

John G

Looks like the boom is all there, it was a TWO section boom with the inner sliding out, being pinned where it is needed, looks like the swing out, drop down riggers are missing, that truck was a airfield tractor/wrecker, It had a fifth wheel and pulled a 12ton recovery trailer, these days you do not see many of these cranes, let alone with the over the cab frame work and the forward guys.

That would look great next to my m819 tractor/wrecker, the one of the first and the last T/W

 

[emr]

Even the 2 and a half tons were NOT deuce and a half's back then Just an fyi, I know i like to know what the correct terms are, so its always worth sharing them, And yes thats a super nice truck, But bigger than a two and a half ww2 cargo truck. the term deuce and a half started with the M series.

 

[Rednine11]

the entire crane is there. will post more pics in the morning.
so is this truck bigger than 2.5..

 

[Wrecker king]

Yes, I believe it ia rated for 10 ton on road/ 6 ton off road.

John G

 

[Rednine11]

more pics

 

[73m819]

Combine the two trucks, plus a WW2 fifth wheel, make NICE WW2 airfeild tractor wrecker

 

[Robo McDuff]

Should look like this



DDS 235 wrecker in slow truck race


Reason for edit: Can somebody explain me how the @#$##@ embed a youtube video? I keep trying but it does not work.