X-Frame Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I posted this on the General Discussion folder and will cross post here in case someone can identify this frame.It is seen in the 1916-1918 Automobile Engineers books as a diagram of a heavy duty truck frame. It is detailed enough complete with measurements to have come from a shop manual. Unfortunately they did not give the manufacturer's name. It will most likely be 2-tons or above and chain drive? The dip on the side rails will help identify (I hope)The part I am interested in is the X brace at the rear. I ran across one other truck manufactured in 1918 (possibly until 1920) that used an X in the middle of the frame (also 2-tons). I am wanting to find out of course the model of the one below as well as know if there are others and/or earlier model truck frames that used an X brace somewhere on it?Thanks!Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermike Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 hello eric, i have a chassis that is from 1919 with a X brace at the back end of the chassis, it is an english- J type Thornycroft truck chassis of around 3 1/2 to 4 ton sizeit is not chaindriven, but has a large wormdrive diff that weighs just over one ton, hope this helps, mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Frame Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 hello eric, i have a chassis that is from 1919 with a X brace at the back end of the chassis, it is an english- J type Thornycroft truck chassis of around 3 1/2 to 4 ton sizeit is not chaindriven, but has a large wormdrive diff that weighs just over one ton, hope this helps, mike.Sorry that I am so late seeing this... any pictures and/or diagrams? Thanks!Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Frame Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 It took a couple of years but while looking through journals this evening, I discovered that the chassis in question is a 1910 Alden Sampson. Now, to see if there are earlier models with X bracing? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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