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Lebanon 1989 

 

here is a brief history of this truck and trailer 

by the end of the 50s, the US ARMY had new requirements for its HET 

a tender was prepared in that respect 

 

several truck making companies applied but only 2 were capable to present their product at the time 

kenworth and International Harvester 

 

1. kenworth presented 2 trucks 

kw-853 and kw-853-d with a Cummins engine know as XM-523 and XM-523-E1 

 

2. international harvester presented only one truck 

IH-8066 with DT-817 turbo charged engine known as XM-523-E2

 

the IH-8066 is direct descendent of the Canadian payhauler 65, a direct derivative from a design perspective

 

a new chassis was built to hold the longer wheels base and to dock-in the engine and cabin and 5th wheel station and winch super structure 

clacks axles were fitted  

a 60 tons winch was fitted at the rear side of the cabin for trailer pulling and vehicle recovery while front loading it onto the trailer 

 

146 units were produced by 1962 for the total price of 6.5 million usd 

most trucks were sent to Germany to be used by the 377th transportation company from 1965 until 1974 

 

in 1974 the trucks were decommissioned and replaced by the mighty M-911 

the military designation was XM523E2 

 

the trailer was a design by FRUEHAUF know as XM-524-E2 

they presented 2 types 

one was a 3 axles 

the second was a 2 axles 

 

it was a 55 tons trailer 

 

the army chose the 2 axle for better road and off road maneuverability 

 

these trucks and trailer were later on sold to several nations including Libya, Lebanon, Malta, and other remained in Germany 

 

3 of these truck found their way to lebanon during the civil wars thru a medium from Belgium

 

all 3 units were then sent to Israel after the war 

 

i have found several units in different places, such UAE , NETHERLANDS 

 

i have been tracking these for a few years and hopefully soon, just maybe i will be able to make an entire publication about this BEAUTFUL ANF FORGOTTEN HET 

 

many call it the FORGOTTEN HET 

 

coz it was a transitional vehicle between m25/m26 and m123 and the m911    

 

i truly like this truck and history behind it 

 

i hope you enjoy it 

 

cheers to one and all 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for the Info, I would be interested, in getting a copy, when it is published! The last picture, was it taken in Germany? The red car, looks like it has green License plates! If this where to come out as a kit, I would buy a couple of them! Thanks for your Great scratch building! 

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27 minutes ago, Chariots of Fire said:

Someone may have asked already but where did the tires and wheels come from?

the wheels and tires are borrowed from an m25/26 dragon wagon and converted into IH wheels and tires to fit the Clarcks axles , then made copies of each and also made copies of the initial dragon wheels tires in order not to fall short on parts 

 

cheers budy 

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soon if anyone is interested i will be producing this truck in 3d and in 1/35th scale only 

we are currently conducting a test print of all parts in order to determine quality and cost 

 

stay tuned 

 

enjoy and happy modelling 

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