Dodge M37
The Dodge M37 was a 3⁄4-ton 4x4 truck developed for service in the United States military as a successor to the widely used Dodge-built WC Series introduced during World War II. Put into service in 1951, it served in a variety of configurations in frontline duty in the Korean War and War in Vietnam before being replaced by two commercial off the shelf (COTS) based 1+1⁄4-ton trucks: the Kaiser M715 (introduced in 1967 and supplied through 1969) and the Dodge M880/M890 series (in the 1970s).
Dodge M37 | |
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M37 cargo truck | |
Type | 3⁄4-ton 4x4 truck |
Place of origin | Warren Truck Assembly, Michigan, United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1951 until varying per country |
Wars | Korean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Dodge |
Produced | 1951-1968 |
No. built | 115,838 – across: — M37: ~63,000 units (1951–1954) — M37B1: 47,600 units (from 1958) — M37CDN: 4,500 Canadian (1951–1955) |
Specifications (with winch) | |
Mass | 5,917 lb (2,684 kg) (empty) |
Length | 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) |
Width | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Height | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) |
Engine | Dodge T-245 78 hp (58 kW) |
Transmission | 4 speed X 2 range |
Suspension | Live beam axles on leaf springs |
Operational range | 225 mi (362 km) |
Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
It bore the designation (G741), and after its military phase-out was both put into domestic Federal government agency use and auctioned to civilians in the U.S., and adopted by foreign militaries.
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