22:
580:
568:
556:
544:
1188:
1197:
779:
430:
of 13.4 L (820 cu in), each of which gave 190 hp (140 kW) at 2,100 rev/min. The running gear consisted on six rubber-rimmed wheels per side, with the drive wheel located at the front and a large tensioning wheel at the rear; a layout similar to the one used in the
101:
378:
To achieve this, a series of high-speed tractor was planned, which would tow the different artillery pieces existing (or planned) in the US Army inventory. The “high” speed was considered in comparison with horse-drawn artillery rather than that obtainable with wheeled
601:
340:
1460:
1445:
1455:
1191:
51:
1200:
810:
596:
1435:
694:
579:
1231:
978:
1450:
956:
935:
803:
567:
752:
670:
651:
555:
278:
73:
1338:
993:
783:
930:
1333:
796:
444:
1264:
543:
1224:
910:
34:
1440:
973:
1008:
44:
38:
30:
983:
709:
1363:
372:
55:
998:
704:
498:
1378:
1353:
1217:
1059:
1003:
479:
248:
1373:
1368:
915:
1317:
1093:
1348:
1031:
1026:
988:
820:
402:, although they had a similar layout. The main differences between both were in the following areas:
788:
1358:
1141:
522:
456:
427:
1343:
1280:
1041:
472:
460:
391:
336:
951:
1151:
1088:
748:
666:
647:
313:
114:
447:
only in the last months of World War II. Until then large caliber artillery was moved by the
1098:
1083:
1078:
1018:
448:
364:
1393:
1259:
1175:
1159:
1118:
1069:
920:
857:
384:
368:
263:
259:
768:
363:" in 1939-40 highlighted the need of motorized vehicles for both tactical and strategic
100:
1254:
1240:
905:
328:
164:
699:
1429:
395:
332:
124:
1164:
824:
387:. The models considered in the series included: 7 ton, 13 ton, 18 ton, and 38 ton.
380:
321:
149:
900:
526:
1383:
1133:
1123:
1108:
1103:
966:
961:
869:
862:
619:
614:
468:
399:
360:
1414:
1398:
1296:
874:
432:
778:
1049:
925:
423:
406:
Running gear (6 running wheels in the M6, instead of 4 wheels in the M4)
510:
356:
317:
139:
494:
487:
464:
452:
1209:
1312:
1054:
483:
1213:
792:
268:
15:
532:
National
Military Vehicle Museum, Edinburgh, South Australia
602:
List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation
422:
It was powered by two six-cylinder, in-line, Waukesha 145GZ
297:
359:
lacked a clear mechanization policy, the success of the "
331:, it was used to tow heavy artillery pieces, such as the
371:
would need to move at a speed comparable to that of the
1407:
1326:
1305:
1289:
1273:
1247:
1150:
1132:
1068:
1040:
1017:
944:
883:
831:
296:
284:
274:
254:
239:
226:
218:
210:
202:
194:
189:
178:
170:
160:
155:
145:
135:
130:
120:
110:
91:
585:Rear view, towing an 8-inch howitzer M1, Overloon
398:, the M6 tractor was larger and heavier than the
1461:Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States
1201:List of soft-skinned vehicles of the US military
43:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
1446:Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944
597:List of U.S. military vehicles by model number
390:Intended to tow heavy artillery pieces as the
1225:
804:
8:
1456:World War II vehicles of the United States
1232:
1218:
1210:
1196:
1192:World War II vehicles of the United States
811:
797:
789:
482:seems to have been limited to training at
88:
74:Learn how and when to remove this message
451:, heavy trucks, or vehicles such as the
747:. Expert Guide. Bristol: Dempsey Parr.
539:
443:The M6 tractor was chiefly used in the
267:2 × 190 hp (140 kW) at 2,100
665:. Delray Beach: Ampersand Publishing.
646:. Osceola: Motorbooks International.
7:
1436:Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
1032:M25 tank transporter 'Dragon Wagon'
661:Doyle, David; Pat Stansell (2006).
279:Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension
214:10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
206:21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
14:
222:8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
1195:
1187:
1186:
777:
769:Olive-Drab website, Highspeed M4
695:TM 9-2800 1943 Military vehicles
578:
573:Front view, M6 Tractor, Overloon
566:
554:
542:
99:
20:
1339:List of Allis-Chalmers tractors
561:Side view, M6 tractor, Overloon
355:Although in the late 1930s the
1451:World War II military vehicles
1334:List of Allis-Chalmers engines
179:
1:
1265:Gleaner Manufacturing Company
957:Autocar U7144-T & U8144-T
435:and later in the M4 tractor.
105:Wartime photo of a M6 tractor
1109:M5 13-ton high-speed tractor
644:US military tracked vehicles
198:76,000 lb (34.5 t)
984:M425 and 426 tractor trucks
493:Some vehicles were sold to
478:Use of this tractor in the
1477:
745:Armoured Fighting Vehicles
743:Trewhitt, Phillip (1999).
302:21 mph (34 km/h)
1364:Allis-Chalmers Model 6-12
1184:
916:Dodge T-234 "Burma truck"
911:Diamond T 4-ton 6×6 truck
642:Crismon, Fred W. (1992).
373:armored fighting vehicles
292:110 mi (180 km)
234:
174:February 1944-August 1945
121:Place of origin
98:
499:self-propelled artillery
497:after being replaced by
29:This article includes a
1379:Allis-Chalmers Model WC
1354:Allis-Chalmers D Series
1072:tractors & carriers
1060:Landing Vehicle Tracked
58:more precise citations.
1374:Allis-Chalmers Model G
1369:Allis-Chalmers Model B
737:Books and publications
93:M6 high-speed tractor
1318:Allis-Chalmers Energy
1114:M6 high-speed tractor
1104:M4 high-speed tractor
1094:M2 high-speed tractor
926:Ford GTB 'Burma jeep'
921:Dodge WC-62 and WC-63
821:soft-skinned vehicles
786:at Wikimedia Commons
784:M6 High Speed Tractor
772:(accessed 2014-03-02)
310:M6 high-speed tractor
1349:Allis-Chalmers 190XT
1027:M19 tank transporter
875:Willys MB / Ford GPW
549:M6 tractor, Overloon
1359:Allis-Chalmers ED40
1274:Former subsidiaries
1260:Buda Engine Company
1142:Harley-Davidson WLA
1042:Amphibious vehicles
979:Kenworth M1 Wrecker
609:Comparable vehicles
523:Overloon War Museum
475:hulls respectively
428:engine displacement
367:, which meant that
1441:Artillery tractors
1344:All-Crop Harvester
1281:Simplicity Outdoor
663:High speed tractor
517:Surviving vehicles
392:240 mm howitzer M1
337:240 mm howitzer M1
247:.50 cal (12.7 mm)
156:Production history
31:list of references
1423:
1422:
1207:
1206:
1089:M1 medium tractor
1019:Tank transporters
782:Media related to
686:Technical manuals
463:derived from the
314:artillery tractor
306:
305:
262:145GZ 6-cylinder
115:Artillery tractor
86:Artillery tractor
84:
83:
76:
1468:
1408:Related articles
1313:AGCO Corporation
1234:
1227:
1220:
1211:
1199:
1198:
1190:
1189:
1099:M2 light tractor
1084:M1 light tractor
1079:M1 heavy tractor
893:
892:
888:
850:
849:
845:
840:
839:
835:
813:
806:
799:
790:
781:
758:
705:TM 9-2800-1 1953
676:
657:
582:
570:
558:
546:
449:M1 heavy tractor
445:European theater
426:engines with an
385:ballast tractors
327:Manufactured by
299:
181:
103:
94:
89:
79:
72:
68:
65:
59:
54:this article by
45:inline citations
24:
23:
16:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1466:
1465:
1426:
1425:
1424:
1419:
1403:
1394:M7 snow tractor
1322:
1301:
1285:
1269:
1243:
1238:
1208:
1203:
1194:
1180:
1176:M5 bomb trailer
1160:Ben Hur trailer
1146:
1128:
1119:M7 snow tractor
1064:
1055:GMC DUKW "Duck"
1050:Ford GPA "Seep"
1036:
1013:
952:6-ton 6×6 truck
945:5–10 ton trucks
940:
890:
886:
885:
879:
858:Dodge WC series
847:
843:
842:
837:
833:
832:
827:
817:
765:
755:
742:
683:
681:Further reading
673:
660:
654:
641:
638:
633:
628:
593:
586:
583:
574:
571:
562:
559:
550:
547:
538:
519:
507:
480:Pacific theater
461:M35 Prime Mover
457:M34 Prime Mover
453:M33 Prime Mover
441:
439:Service history
415:Towing capacity
369:towed artillery
353:
289:
287:
266:
264:gasoline engine
244:
242:
235:
131:Service history
106:
92:
87:
80:
69:
63:
60:
49:
35:related reading
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1474:
1472:
1464:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1428:
1427:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1411:
1409:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1330:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1315:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1293:
1291:
1287:
1286:
1284:
1283:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1255:Advance-Rumely
1251:
1249:
1245:
1244:
1241:Allis-Chalmers
1239:
1237:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1214:
1205:
1204:
1185:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1162:
1156:
1154:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1138:
1136:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1075:
1073:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1046:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1029:
1023:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
989:Mack EH series
986:
981:
976:
971:
970:
969:
964:
954:
948:
946:
942:
941:
939:
938:
936:Studebaker US6
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
906:Chevrolet G506
903:
897:
895:
881:
880:
878:
877:
872:
867:
866:
865:
854:
852:
829:
828:
818:
816:
815:
808:
801:
793:
775:
774:
764:
763:External links
761:
760:
759:
753:
739:
738:
734:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
712:
707:
702:
700:TM 9-2800 1947
697:
692:
688:
687:
682:
679:
678:
677:
671:
658:
652:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
622:
617:
611:
610:
606:
605:
599:
592:
589:
588:
587:
584:
577:
575:
572:
565:
563:
560:
553:
551:
548:
541:
537:
534:
530:
529:
518:
515:
514:
513:
506:
503:
469:M4 Medium Tank
465:M3 Medium Tank
440:
437:
420:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
352:
349:
329:Allis-Chalmers
304:
303:
300:
298:Maximum speed
294:
293:
290:
285:
282:
281:
276:
272:
271:
256:
252:
251:
249:M2 machine gun
245:
240:
237:
236:
232:
231:
228:
224:
223:
220:
216:
215:
212:
208:
207:
204:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
190:Specifications
187:
186:
183:
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
165:Allis-Chalmers
162:
158:
157:
153:
152:
147:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
104:
96:
95:
85:
82:
81:
39:external links
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1473:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1416:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1406:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1304:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1290:Former brands
1288:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1246:
1242:
1235:
1230:
1228:
1223:
1221:
1216:
1215:
1212:
1202:
1193:
1183:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1135:
1131:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1067:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1020:
1016:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
974:Federal G-692
972:
968:
965:
963:
960:
959:
958:
955:
953:
950:
949:
947:
943:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
898:
896:
894:–4 ton trucks
882:
876:
873:
871:
868:
864:
861:
860:
859:
856:
855:
853:
830:
826:
822:
814:
809:
807:
802:
800:
795:
794:
791:
787:
785:
780:
773:
770:
767:
766:
762:
756:
754:1-84084-328-4
750:
746:
741:
740:
736:
735:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
690:
689:
685:
684:
680:
674:
672:0-9773781-0-1
668:
664:
659:
655:
653:0-87938-672-X
649:
645:
640:
639:
635:
630:
625:
621:
618:
616:
613:
612:
608:
607:
603:
600:
598:
595:
594:
590:
581:
576:
569:
564:
557:
552:
545:
540:
535:
533:
528:
524:
521:
520:
516:
512:
509:
508:
504:
502:
500:
496:
491:
489:
485:
481:
476:
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
438:
436:
434:
433:M3 light tank
429:
425:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
404:
403:
401:
397:
396:8-inch Gun M1
393:
388:
386:
382:
376:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
350:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
333:8-inch Gun M1
330:
325:
323:
319:
315:
311:
301:
295:
291:
283:
280:
277:
273:
270:
265:
261:
257:
253:
250:
246:
238:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
188:
184:
177:
173:
169:
166:
163:
159:
154:
151:
148:
144:
141:
138:
134:
129:
126:
125:United States
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
102:
97:
90:
78:
75:
67:
64:December 2013
57:
53:
47:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
18:
17:
1388:
1248:Subsidiaries
1172:K-38 trailer
1169:K-36 trailer
1165:Jeep trailer
1113:
851:ton vehicles
825:World War II
819:US military
776:
771:
744:
662:
643:
636:Bibliography
531:
492:
477:
442:
421:
389:
381:prime movers
377:
354:
344:
326:
322:World War II
316:used by the
309:
307:
161:Manufacturer
150:World War II
136:Used by
70:
61:
50:Please help
42:
1134:Motorcycles
901:Austin K2/Y
527:Netherlands
351:Development
286:Operational
182: built
56:introducing
1430:Categories
1389:M6 tractor
1384:M4 tractor
1306:Successors
1297:Fiat Allis
1124:M29 Weasel
967:K-31 truck
962:K-30 truck
870:Ford Pygmy
863:Dodge WC54
732:TM 9-1829A
729:TM 9-1828A
726:TM 9-1827A
723:TM 9-1826C
720:TM 9-1825A
714:TM 9-1785A
626:References
620:M5 tractor
615:M4 tractor
409:Dimensions
400:M4 tractor
361:blitzkrieg
275:Suspension
1415:Big Allis
1399:M50 Ontos
994:Mack LMSW
717:TM 9-1788
1327:Products
1152:Trailers
999:Mack NJU
931:GMC CCKW
710:TM 9-788
691:SNL G184
591:See also
424:gasoline
394:and the
365:maneuver
341:G-number
260:Waukesha
243:armament
171:Produced
1070:Tracked
1009:Mack NO
1004:Mack NM
889:⁄
846:⁄
836:⁄
536:Gallery
511:US Army
473:M10 GMC
357:US Army
345:(G-184)
339:. Its
320:during
318:US Army
312:was an
140:US Army
52:improve
751:
669:
650:
604:(G184)
495:Israel
488:Hawaii
471:, and
418:Engine
412:Weight
255:Engine
219:Height
203:Length
631:Notes
505:Users
288:range
211:Width
185:1,235
37:, or
749:ISBN
667:ISBN
648:ISBN
490:).
484:Oahu
343:was
335:and
308:The
258:2 ×
241:Main
227:Crew
195:Mass
146:Wars
111:Type
823:of
501:.
486:, (
459:or
455:,
383:or
269:rpm
180:No.
1432::
525:,
467:,
375:.
347:.
324:.
230:11
41:,
33:,
1233:e
1226:t
1219:v
891:2
887:1
884:1
848:4
844:3
841:–
838:4
834:1
812:e
805:t
798:v
757:.
675:.
656:.
77:)
71:(
66:)
62:(
48:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
