Ultimate toolbox - and it's portable!

[Alchymist]

I want one:

 

[DesertRatAutomotive]

 

[Exceller8]

 

[nathan_454]

mobile machine shop mounted in the bed of an old military truck?

 

[neonlazer]

Wouldn't the ultimate toolbox be a snap-on truck?

 

[cmandp]

Looks like a CCKW or M211 shop truck? Not really sure, but it's cool along with the other trucks I've seen set up as stand alone machine shops.

 

[91bronc300]

That a chick or a dude?

 

[RivennHewn]

Wouldn't the ultimate toolbox be a snap-on truck?

I think that truck could make Snap on trucks

 

[Rico.]

That a chick or a dude?

Yes.

 

[Provincial]

There was a newer version (1970's?) for sale in Oregon last year. No takers that I could determine.

 

[NUTTSGT]

That a chick or a dude?

Dude I think, with a hat on.

 

[justanengineer]

I had one of these when I was still enlisted. No machine tools, but a 30 kw gen set, 2 stage (150? gallon) compressor, crane on the *** end, plumbed internally for gas cutting/welding (retractable reels), stick, mig, tig, plasma, and arc gouging. Quite a bit of counter space on top of the Vidmars, and 5 Vidmars shadowed with foam for every tool conceivable, including air bags for lifting. $0.5 million in tools alone. I could load this up in 5 mins and be headed down the road at 60 mph, but admittedly 12 tons that high in the air makes the truck a bit top heavy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaguardpao/7394827578/

 

[Chamkila]

I had one of these when I was still enlisted. No machine tools, but a 30 kw gen set, 2 stage (150? gallon) compressor, crane on the *** end, plumbed internally for gas cutting/welding (retractable reels), stick, mig, tig, plasma, and arc gouging. Quite a bit of counter space on top of the Vidmars, and 5 Vidmars shadowed with foam for every tool conceivable, including air bags for lifting. $0.5 million in tools alone. I could load this up in 5 mins and be headed down the road at 60 mph, but admittedly 12 tons that high in the air makes the truck a bit top heavy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaguardpao/7394827578/

i would have a orgasmnnnmmmm if i could get my hands on one of those in the next 20 years or so surplus here i come

 

[WWIIjeep]

Looks like a CCKW or M211 shop truck? Not really sure, but it's cool along with the other trucks I've seen set up as stand alone machine shops.

Maybe a CCKW, but the box sides are kind of high for a CCKW (not the stakes and rails, but the steel box sides below). Possibly more likely is a M5H deuce or even a longbed M5H judging by the machinery setup. Also that because it's a view through the back and you can't see any of the cab in front. The M5H open cab and windshield has a little lower profile with canvas folded and windshield down than the CCKW does, so it would be less visible.

Not likely M34/35/135/211 because some part of the cowl and door frames on those would likely be visible, even with everything else folded.

Technically, it's not a true shop truck, just a makeshift shop setup in a cargo deuce. The normal deuce shop trucks had enclosed van bodies for the shop area and also had hard cabs instead of open cabs, ala M220 (GMC) and M109 (Reo) and the WWII CCKW (GMC) shop van.

Example of 50s-vintage M220 shop van from olive-drab.com (M109 similar; CCKW similar but w/o side windows):