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Verst. Kw. (Kfz. 24): Maintenance Truck

German Verst. Kw. (Kfz. 24): Maintenance TruckGerman nomenclature: Verstarker­kraft­wagen (Kfz. 24) mit Einheits­fahrgestell II für schwerer Pkw.

English designation: Maintenance truck with standard chassis II for heavy armored car.

SPECIFICATIONS
Net weight       3,150 kg       6,945 lb.
Pay load 1,750 kg3,857 lb.
Gross weight 4,300 kg9,480 lb.
Weight: Front axle2,000 kg4,409 lb.
Weight: Rear axle2,330 kg5,137 lb.
Length (overall)4,850 mm15 ft., 11 ins.
Width (overall)2,000 mm6 ft., 7 ins.
Height (overall)2,760 mm9 ft., 5/8 in.
Ground clearance230 mm9 ins.
Tread centers1,640 mm5 ft., 4 ins.
Wheelbase3,000 mm118 ins.
Wheel width210 mm8 1/4 ins.
Angle of approach 55°
Angle of departure 45°
Seating capacity
Fording depth 500 mm19 7/8 ins.
Climbing ability 25°
Overturn gradient (lengthwise) 45°
Overturn gradient (crosswise) 30°
Turning radius16.5 meters54 ft., 1 in.
Engine horsepower 90 c-v88.8 hp
Piston displacement4,000 cu cm240 cu. ins.
Fuel tank capacity120 liters31.7 gal.
Highway fuel consumption 6.7 m.p.g.
Average terrain fuel consumption 5.2 m.p.g.

German: p. 74.18

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Werkstattzug: Work Shop Train

Werkstattzug Machine Shop Truck

The German workshop train is reported to consist of eight vehicles, among which are (1) the spare parts truck which has a stake body and canvas top and carries various types of spare parts for automotive equipment stowed in cabinet bins; (2) the machine shop truck which has a van-type body and is equipped with electrically driven lathe, drill press, bench grinder, and valve grinding-machine, together with various tools used for automotive repair; (3) the electrical repair truck which has a van-type body and is equipped with armature grinder, battery chargers, soldering irons, spark plug tester, etc. The electrical repair truck is used in conjunction with automotive repair work as it is also equipped with wheel aligner and diesel injector testing machine.

The electrical motor-driven units of the two van-type trucks require an external source of current, believed to be either 220 volts or 380 volts inasmuch as the trucks have no generating equipment except for the starter and light circuits. By means of an electrical control panel, switches, and circuit breakers the correct voltage for use by the electric motors is selected from the external current, believed to emanate from a truck-drawn trailer fitted with generating equipment.

All three vehicles have the Bussing Nag 4½-ton truck chassis, Model 4500A four wheel drive.

The personnel of the entire train, including the foreman, drivers, electricians, tinsmiths, blacksmith, saddlemaker, painter, carpenter, and mechanics, numbers about thirty.

MACHINE SHOP TRUCK
SPECIFICATIONS

Weight         9.5 tons
Load 9,620 lb.
Length 24 ft., 11 ins. (overall)
Width 7 ft., 6¾ ins.
Height 10 ft., 1 in. (to top of body)
Ground clearance 11 in. (front), 11¾ in (rear)
Wheelbase 15 ft., 10 ins.
Length of body panel 14 ft., 7¼ ins.
Front wheel centers 6 ft., 4¾ ins.
Weight distribution
   Front 7,900 lb.
   Rear 11,060 lb.
Tires
   Front 270 x 20, single
   Rear 270 x 20, double
Fording depth 30 ins.
Theoretical radius of action
   Roads 310 miles
   Cross-country
Speed
   Roads 40 m.p.h. max.; 26 m.p.h. normal
   Cross-country
Fuel tank capacity 29 gals.
Engine Diesel, 4 cycle, 105 hp. at 1,800 r.p.m.
Transmission 5 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Clutch Double plate, dry
Steering Normal, worm gear
Differential gear Spiral bevel type
Driving axle Floating type rear axle
Brakes Compressed air-hydraulic, 4 wheels
Crew

German: p. 61

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Portable Gantry Crane

Portable Gantry Crane

The portable Gantry Crane was manufactured in 1942 by J.S. Fries & Son, Frankfurt, Germany. It has a capacity of 33,000 pounds, and is used by field tank maintenance units in removing turrets and engines from heavy German tanks.

With a crew of eight men, the crane can be erected from traveling position to the operating position in an estimated time of twenty minutes. When the crane is in the operating position, it can be moved on its bogies on hard surface ground, or it can be run on rails that engage the flanges on the inside of the bogie wheels.

The equipment has a tendency to be top heavy in the traveling position. It is easily erected to the operating position because of its jack-knife tubular legs which are equipped with wire cable tackle blocks and manual winch.

The bridge is fabricated from welded “I” beams and angle iron shapes. The hoisting winch and motor assembly are permanently mounted at one end of the bridge. The motor, a ten-horsepower, three-phase, fifty-cycle 220/380-volt squirrel cage induction type, is equipped with magnetic friction brake and a two-station start-and-stop starter.

The hoisting block, a twin sheave type using a six-37-strand three-quarter-inch galvanized cable, can be raised or lowered manually when power is off.

The trolley is supported by four ball bearing flanged wheels and has ball bearing equipped sheaves. The trolley is traversed manually by a chain.

SPECIFICATIONS

Weight        17,250 lb.
Weight on front wheels 9,170 lb.
Weight on rear wheels 8,180 lb.
Length (overall) 48 ft.
Length of bridge 30 ft., 5 ins.
Length of bridge track 23 ft., 9 ins.
Length of drawbar 11 ft.
Width (overall) 7 ft., 4 1/2 ins.
Width of bridge 3 ft., 3 ins.
Height (overall) 22 ft., 8 ins.
Height in traveling position 8 ft., 2 ins.
Height of bridge 2 ft., 7 1/2 ins.
Center to center of bridge track 2 ft., 3 ins.
Tread centers (front) 5 ft.
Tread centers (rear) 6 ft., 8 ins.
Ground clearance at axles 1 ft.
Ground clearance at bogie wheels 5 1/2 ins.
Tire size 34 x 7 (8.00 x 20)
Bogie wheel size 150 x 410 mm – 5.9 in. x 16.1 in.
Capacity 15 tons

German: p. 62.1