USA army trailer ?

I have bought this trailer which I am told was ex US army. Has doors every where and looks like it might have been a kitchen over the gooseneck. Single axle, under slung springs, box section framing in the superstructure.
Does anyone have knowledge of these?

What are the initials on the back of the trailer?

It looks like something the Government would use - Civil Aviation Authority comes to mind, but mostly have seen similar style bodytrucks.

Looks like it should tidy up well and be a useful bit of kit on the show circuit.

Steve,

From "USA Standard Military Motor Vehicles" 1943

These trailers were built by numerous manufacturers but yours looks like a Keystone one. The Freuhauf trailer is almost exactly the same but the drop from the turntable is rounded instead of sharp corners like the Keystone.

Other manufacturers were:
Miller
Black Diamond
Dorsey
Highway
Kingham
Strick
Utility
Winter-Weise
Truck Eng.
Hobbs
Hyde
Watson
American Body

And no doubt several others.

They mostly had dollys with them as the Army had lots of trucks with tow hooks but not many prime movers. Of course there were many dedicated semi-trailers as well.

The basic trailers are all the same but had different doors and fitout according to use.

Some uses described in the US Army manual are: Semitrailers, Instrument Shop, 8-ton Gross - this is almost exactly like yours.

Semitrailers, Map Reproduction Equipment Van, 10-ton gross. Semitrailers, Field Shop Repair, 10-ton gross.
and so on: Laundry, Mobile Records, Photographic Laboratory,Shoe Repair, Sterilizer and bath, Technical Supply, Textile repair, Combination Animal and cargo, Clothing repair, etc etc

Here is one some keen operator has turned into a bus.


Lang

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Mammoth,Here's one just like yours,but it's been converted to living quarters.Would always make a good "doghouse"!

No comment on the White Swishy???

Sorry 90free Cam

With cup day holiday tuesday thort we'd take a long week end
then the fone rings n eye bin out terrorizin the hwys n fwys of Melb
LOL

the above pic looks like the Peninsula bus lines run down to Portsea

Here B the olmans Holday Vehicle pictured on the Holiday spot on the Murray river near Howlong



Cya
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By my count is has at least 13 doors or flaps (including one or two on the roof) which open up, down, sideways, or only partly open for ventilation. The rear comes down to form a ramp, controlled by cable and pulleys.
Has a complicated vacuum brake system. The landing legs might have been hinge down affairs but have been ripped off by contact with :-?something immoveable, hard, and strong. Would like to see a picture or drawing of what they should look like.
Is a tad over nine metres in length,

MAMMOTH
You didn't happen to buy the COMMER that's under it,did ja

Craig

Is the Pope a Catholic!

Here is the trailer closest to yours in the book. The first photo of the fridge trailer gives a better picture of the dolly wheel system.

As for the brake system the Yanks all seemed to go for air or electric. In the whole identification book of dozens of trailers there is only one trailer noted as vacuum. I suspect your vacuum brakes might be an Aussie 40's/50's modification.

Lang