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Vehicle owned by Stuart

VEHICLE DETAILS

M54 A2 Cargo 6x6 Wo/W (5 ton), Manufactured by Kaiser Jeep Corp

The M54 Truck was the Prime mover of Artillery and supply’s during the Vietnam War. With twice the load capacity of the M35 which is rated at 2.5 ton across country and 5 ton on the highway compared to the M54, which is rated at 5 ton across country and 10 ton on the highway.

MILITARY VEHICLE HISTORY
IF KNOWN

Actual history unknown, believe it served in Germany at some point before coming to the UK

PRESENT UNITS MARKINGS
IF ANY

Vehicle is marked with unit markings from the 8th Group Transportation, including the recognisable yellow hood marking

DATA SHEET

Truck, Cargo, 5 Ton, 6×6, M54

Type 5 ton (4,536kg)^[a] 6x6 cargo truck

Place of origin USA

Manufacturer International Harvester, Kaiser/Kaiser-Jeep, Diamond T, Mack

Produced 1954-1956

Number built 1,126

Variants M54A1, M54A2

Weight 19,945 lb (9,047 kg)

Length 298 ³⁄₄ in (7.59 m)

Width 97 in (2.46 m)

Height 116 in (2.95 m)

Engine Continental R6602
224 hp (167 kW)

Transmission 5 spd. x 2 range trf. case

Suspension Beam axles on leaf springs

Operational
range
280 mi (450.6 km)

Speed 52 mph (84 km/h)

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