FWD Other models
10 models in this series
FWD – other models: the collective page of US off-road trucks and special chassis outside the named ranges, tipper, crane and fire-appliance chassis, 5,930 to 43,000 kg unladen weight, six-cylinder engines
FWD was founded in 1909 as the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company in Clintonville, Wisconsin, and was one of the first makers of series-production four-wheel-drive chassis for heavy trucks. Out of the military business of both world wars grew a civilian range of tipper, crane and fire-appliance chassis for construction, mining and municipal use; through the later takeover of the fire-apparatus maker Seagrave, the name lives on in fire-engine building today. This page gathers the FWD types the register could not assign to its own range.
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The register lists here 10 versions with unladen weights from 5,930 to 43,000 kg and gross weights from 6,605 to 45,600 kg; widths range from 2,320 to 3,000 mm, and the recorded engines are all six-cylinder.
FWD chassis stood for off-road capability and high payload in North America and were used chiefly as the base for tippers, mobile cranes and fire engines rather than as series trucks for long-haul transport. Civilian truck production ended in the 1980s, while the fire-apparatus division continues under the Seagrave name.
On these historic four-wheel-drive chassis, the condition of the transfer case, portal axles and drive shafts, corrosion on the frame and crane booms, and the tightness of the hydraulic tipping systems all matter; many parts have been available only second-hand or as reproductions since production ended, and for fire-appliance bodies their technical inspection status is decisive as well.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: FWD (weitere Modelle)
Models compared
4 of 4 models.
| 64-12 CRANCE CARNIER1973 | 64-15G1974 | HAR1944 | SU-COE1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cylinders | – | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Wheelbase | 3,940 mm | 4,300 mm | 4,100 mm | 3,680 mm |
| Width | 2,490 mm | 2,490 mm | 2,410 mm | 2,320 mm |
| Unladen weight | 16,536 kg | 20,156 kg | 5,930 kg | 8,050 kg |
| Gross vehicle weight | 17,100 kg | 20,450 kg | 6,605 kg | 8,725 kg |
Models
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64-12 CRANCE CARNIER
The FWD 64-12 CRANCE CARNIER is a vehicle built by FWD. Production: 1973. The vehicle is 2,490 mm wide. The unladen...
64-15G
The 64-15G comes from FWD. Production: 1974. The engine has 6 cylinders. The vehicle is 2,490 mm wide. The unladen...
HAR
The HAR comes from FWD. Production: 1944. The engine has 6 cylinders. The vehicle is 2,410 mm wide. The unladen...
SU-COE
The SU-COE comes from FWD. Production: 1945. The engine has 6 cylinders. The vehicle is 7,200 mm long and 2,320 mm...
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--- comes from the manufacturer FWD. According to the available register data, the vehicle dates from 1971. The...
104-55
FWD builds the 104-55. According to the available register data, the vehicle dates from 1969. Dimensions: 3,000 mm...
80444C
FWD builds the 80444C. According to the available register data, the vehicle dates from 1956. Dimensions: 2,470 mm...
84-25G
84-25G comes from the manufacturer FWD. According to the available register data, the recorded vehicles date from...
MUC 6X6
The FWD MUC 6X6 is a vehicle built by FWD. Production: 1965-1973. The vehicle is 2,680 mm wide. The unladen weight...
FWD64-18 GROVEno photo64-18 GROVE
The FWD 64-18 GROVE is a vehicle built by FWD. Production: 1969-1970. The vehicle is 2,490 mm wide. The unladen...
