| Heavy Wrecking Truck M1 | |
|---|---|
 Ward LaFrance M1A1 | |
| Type | 10-ton 6x6 wrecker |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Corbitt |
| Manufacturer | Kenworth, Ward LaFrance |
| Produced | 1941-1945 |
| No. built | 5,765 (all models) |
| Variants | M1A1 |
| Specifications (M1A1[1]) | |
| Mass | 31,200 lb (14,200 kg) |
| Length | 23 ft 5 in (7.14 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
| Height | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Engine | Continental 22-R 145 hp (108 kW) |
| Transmission | 5 speed x 2 range trf. case |
| Suspension | Live axles on leaf springs |
Operational range | 250 mi (402.3 km) |
| Maximum speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
The Kenworth 10-ton 6x6 heavy wrecking truck (G116) (officially Heavy Wrecking Truck M1) was the standard heavy wrecker of the US Army during World War II. It was replaced in the 1950s by 5-ton wreckers.
- ^ TM 9-796 (1944), pp. 6, 12–13.