M54 cargo truck during Exercise Reforger, 1991. The M39 (G744) series was designed as a 5-ton (4536 kg), three-axle all-wheel-drive off-road truck to replace World War II-era trucks such as 4- and 6-ton 6×6s built by Brockway, Diamond T, Mack, and White.

Dec 7, 2018 · In June 1962, the new generation of trucks powered with this engine was classified Standard A as the M54A1. The installation of the ENDT-673 was short-lived, for after only a year it was decided to use Multifuel engines wherever possible in the tactical vehicle fleet. For the five-ton, the engine chosen was the LDS-465-1A.

M54 A2 Cargo 6×6 Wo/W (5 ton), Manufactured by Kaiser Jeep Corp. The M54 Truck was the Prime mover of Artillery and supply’s during the Vietnam War. With twice the load capacity of the M35 which is rated at 2.5 ton across country and 5 ton on the highway compared to the M54, which is rated at 5 ton across country and 10 ton on the highway.

In 1962–1963 Diamond T and Mack began retrofitting M52 semi-tractors and M54 cargo trucks to the -A1 standard. They had a Mack ENDT-673, a 210 horsepower (160 kW) 672 cubic inches (11.0 L) turbocharged inline 6 cylinder diesel engine.

Early 1950's for Cargo Truck; 1967 for Gun Trucks. Various weapon configurations created by individual crews and units including the 7.62mm M60 machine gun, M2 .50 cal HMG and XM-134 mini-guns. Quad .50 gun truck mounted (4) M2 .50 caliber MG. Many also included an additional 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun.

The M54 5-ton 6×6 truck was the basic cargo model of the M39 Series truck. It was designed to transport a 10,000 lb (4,500 kg), 14-foot-long (4.3 m) cargo load off-road in all weather. In on-road service the load weight was doubled.

The A2 models [have continental LDS465 multifuel] are 180hp, sometimes found tweaked to 205... 6; In 1960-63, the A1's appeared. Mack and Diamond-T shared this brief contract to install the mack 673 diesel in older R6602 gas 5T trucks awaiting rebuild into A1's..

Aug 31, 2018 · The M54’s all-steel cab and hard-bottom water crossing capability up to a depth of 30 inches without any preparation was a marked improvement over most WWII-era trucks. From 1954 to 1956, Mack produced 1,126 M54 cargo trucks.

It is a 5 ton M54-A2 w/ winch and 52" tires. It is a 5 ton M54-A2 w/ winch and 52" tires.

M54 A2 Cargo 6x6 Wo/W (5 ton), Manufactured by Kaiser Jeep Corp The M54 Truck was the Prime mover of Artillery and supply’s during the Vietnam War. With twice the load capacity of the M35 which is rated at 2.5 ton across country and 5 ton on the highway compared to the M54, which is rated at 5 ton across country and 10 ton on the highway.