Bridge Plata en Trailer 1/4 Ton.

[m606paz]

La habian visto pintada en algun otro trailer alguna vez???

[MB43]

La verdad que no, y me llama la atención el 0 , estuve buscando alguna informacion pero no encontré nada , si tiene el cero adelante lo remolcaban con algo de menos de 1 ton ? como será?

[m606paz]

Daniel
Esto es lo que aclara al respecto de tu inquietud, uno de los popes de g503

The top number is the towing vehicle weight, the bottom number is the trailer weight. (in gross tons I think)

Marty has it right.....I also think the bridge plate markings are read this way...
Just a single number is the weight in TONS, rounded up...so a jeep weighing 3125 lbs plus it's rated crew of three guys @ 140 lbs or so...would be rounded up to the nearest TON so it would have a "2" on it,,,indicating max load at two tons....or 4,000 lbs.

With a number over a number, the BOTTOM number is the vehicle without a trailer....so again a "2" for your MB/GPW would be correct. The 1/4 ton trailer weighs in at 500 lbs +/- and the GROSS weight when loaded at 1,050 lbs....so a jeep with a bridge rating of "2" that is towing a trailer that weighs 1,050 behind it would have a "3" above the "2".

The trailer would follow the same rule, it weighs 1,050 so it is rounded up to the nearest TON and is thereby rated a "1".....

This is demonstrated by the trailer seen above with the bridge plate having a "0" over a "1"....which translates to..."the weight of the towing vehicle is unknown, but the vehicle this plate is attached to has a rating of "1" (one ton)"

So you can put a "2" on your jeep bridge plate or you can put a "3" over a "2" if you want to tow a trailer...the bridge plate then reads..."this vehicle is rated a "2" and if it is towing a trailer, it is rated a "3"..."

Now...did every US outfit do this? No, but I think a lot of them that were used in the UK prior to D-Day might very well have used them and certainly after D-Day, the Engineers and the MPs on bridge duty would want to know what every transiting vehicle weighed....damaged bridges, Bailey bridges and pontoon bridges come to mind.

[dongaston70]

Primera vez que lo veo en un trailer...

Saludos desde La Pampa
Gatón