M2 High Speed Tractor
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| M2 High-Speed Tractor | |
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| Type | Aircraft tug |
| Place of origin |  United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | By 1943 |
| Used by | US Army |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | February 1941 |
| Manufacturer | Cleveland Tractor Company |
| Number built | 8,510 |
| Variants | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 166 in (4.22 m) |
| Width | 70 in (1.78 m) |
| Height | 68 in (1.73 m) |
| Crew | 3 |
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| Engine | Hercules WXLC3, 6-cylinder, petrol engine 150 hp (112 kW) |
| Suspension | Volute spring |
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Operational
range |
100 mi (160 km) |
| Speed | 22 mph (35 km/h) |
File:Cletrac M2 at W&P show.JPG
Cletrac M2 at War & Peace show 2010
The M2 High-Speed Tractor (or colloquially M2 Cletrac) was an aircraft tug used by the United States Army Air Forces from 1942.
Construction
The M2 is a fully tracked vehicle designed to tow aircraft on primitive airfields. It was equipped with a 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) winch with 300 ft (91 m) of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). cable, an auxiliary generator (3KW, 110 Volts, DC), and an air compressor (3 stage, 16.7 CFPM, 2.000 PSI)
History
The M2 was standardized in February 1941 as Medium Tractor M2.
Surviving artifacts
- one at Estrella war birds museum [1]
- one at the Wright museum [2]
- one at the AAF Museum in Danville, VA
- one at Overloon [3]
- one at the Pima air museum [4]
- one at the Evergreen Air Museum, Mcminville, Oregon, USA
- one at Yanks Air Museum, Chino CA
- one at The National World War II Museum, New Orleans LA
- One at Bright's Pioneer Museum, Plainsburg CA
- Two at Danville Armour Museum, Danville, VA
See also
- List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation
- List of U.S. military vehicles by model number
- M4 Tractor
References
- TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles 1943, 1947.
- SNL G111
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