Ben Hur trailer was the nickname of the World War II U.S. Army Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, cargo, and the Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, water tank, 250 gallon ( U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Supply catalogue designations G-518 and G-527 respectively).[a] Specialized variants were also manufactured.[1][2][3]
The one-ton trailers were designed to be towed by vehicles rated 3⁄4-ton and upwards, like the Dodge WC series trucks, as well as 1+1⁄2-ton 4x4 trucks, and 2+1⁄2-ton 6x6 trucks,[3] such as the Chevrolet G506 and the much used GMC CCKW trucks.
The G-518 trailers were among the Allies' most built and used models with a total of 259,064 units made.[4][5]
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- ^ "G-518 "Ben Hur" Cargo trailer". ewarbirds.org. Estrella Warbirds Museum. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "The 1-Ton Cargo Trailer G-518 known as the "Ben Hur" Trailer". cckw.org. The GMC CCKW Truck Site. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b Doyle, David (2003). Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Krause Publications. pp. 278–279. ISBN 0-87349-508-X.
- ^ "Ben Hur Trailers". www.cckw.org.
- ^ "G518 Production Data". www.cckw.org.