Talk:Dart (commercial vehicle)

Hints for extensions

Hello, this article in en:WP is very short. It is based on de:Dart (Fahrzeugmarke), which i have extend massively. Additionally there is a huge bunch of information, already prepared in de:Diskussion:Dart_(Fahrzeugmarke)#Hinterlegung_Recherchen. It would be a pleasure, if here is somebody who can use this for writing a more detailed article. Best --Ｔｏｍ (talk) 05:22, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Mexican War until WWII

Hello there are information's about early Dart trucks being used in 1915 Mexican "Punitive Expedition" (pre-liberty-trucks) and later till tank transporters in WWII. I just drop this here and hope for extension because my researches stuck here:

• Dart 1915: Automotive Industries 1915-09-16: Vol 33 Iss 12 [1]
  • "Mexican Border Work Tests Trucks: Conveying 4000 Troops During Controversy — Encounter Bad Road Conditions. Fort SAM Houston, Tex., Sept. 11 (1915) What is said to be the severest and most practical trials that were ever made of trucks and automobiles in actual mili- tary field service by the United States army are now in progress in the lower Rio Grande region of Texas, where more than 4000 troops are operating against raiding bands of Mexican outlaws ...."
  • "43 Truck Makers in P. 0. Bids: To Furnish Twenty or More Gasoline Trucks in Fiscal Year Ending June 30 WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8 (1915) Under a call for bids for furnishing twenty or more gasoline trucks for the postal serv- ice during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916, the purchasing agent of the post- office department to-day opened forty- three bids from various manufacturers and dealers ... "

• Dart 1942-08-25 (Based on prime mover Dart Model AWD300) Dart Model Truck Tractor T13 (US-Army):„TANK-AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEST RESUMES VOLUME VI SCOUT CARS through TESTS, SPECIAL, MISCELLANEOUS (Publ. April 1957, Transportation FM 25-6, War TM 10-396, Dart 40, (Winde) TM 5-9150, (TM 5-9150 WAR DEPARTMENT 1944 TECHNICAL MANUAL HYSTER D7N TOWING WINCH TRACTOR))
  • SUBJECT: Tank Recovery Vehicles APG 5538/3
  • TITLE: First Report on Test of Tank Recovery Unit T3 (see picture 1 + picture 2+ picture 3 picture 4 + picture 5)
  • IDENTIFICATION: Third Report on Ordnance Program No. 5538; APG No. 17-27
  • DATE OF REPORT: 25 August 1942 ORIGIN: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
  • PURPOSE: To determine the suitability of the Tank Recovery Unit T3 as a tractor-trailer combination for the recovery of disabled combat vehicles METHOD: Loading and unloading operations were conducted using a variety of methods. Road testing was conducted on paved roads and also crosscountry.
  • DESCRIPTION: The Tank Recovery Unit T3 consisted of a Truck Tractor T13 and Trailer T28, and was designed as a means of recovering disabled combat vehicles. The Truck Tractor T13, made by the Dart Truck Company, was a 6x6, wheeled vehicle of 41,500 pounds gross weight. The design of the truck cab provided space for seating one driver and five men. Two rear winches were mounted to the rear of the cab. The tractor was powered with a 250 hp, Waukesha, Model WAK, 6-cylinder gasoline engine. The Trailer T28, made by the Fruehauf Trailer Co., was designed as a low bed trailer onto which a disabled combat unit could. be loaded for transportation to a repair base. The running gear consisted of eight 14.00 x 24 combat tires mounted singly onto an axle design which permitted movement of the axles both longitudinally and laterally.
  • CONCLUSIONS: The Tank Recovery Unit T3 was considered satisfactory with respect to the principle of design. Numerous specific modifications were recommended to improve the vehicle. It was further recommended that consideration be given the development and procurement of a high-speed, full-track-laying unit as a prime mover for operation over difficult terrain.
  • GENERAL: This 128-page report contains 12 photographs of the recovery unit and failed components.“ Source US-Army

I hope that somebody here can find more information for wikipedia. Best --Ｔｏｍ (talk) 06:32, 29 May 2021 (UTC)