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Today in WW II: 21 Jan 1942 Rommel's second offensive drives the British 8th Army back almost 300 miles, halting on 4 Feb between Gazala and Bir Hacheim, 30 miles west of Tobruk, Libya.
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Trailer, Athey, Track Laying (G-123)The Athey Track Laying trailers were used for general cargo on sand, soft soils, or mud, often with a tracked prime mover. The Athey Truss Wheel Company made three models for the U.S. military during World War II:
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BT898-1 |
BT898-4 |
ET1076-1 |
| Nomenclature: |
Trailer, Athey, Track Laying, 6-Ton, BT898-1 |
Trailer, Athey, Track Laying, 6-Ton, BT898-4 |
Trailer, Athey, Track Laying, 20-Ton, ET1076-1 |
| Body: |
Platform, stake, with or w/o canopy |
Steel platform and stakes |
Stake with canopy |
| Weight, net: |
6,300 lbs |
8,540 lbs |
14,700 lbs |
| Weight, payload: |
12,000 lbs |
12,000 lbs |
40,000 lbs |
| Weight, gross: |
18,300 lbs |
20,540 lbs |
54,700 lbs |
| Loading height: |
47 in |
52 in |
53 in |
| Track width: |
14 1/2 in |
20 in |
20 in |
| Manuals:* |
TM 9-790A, TM 9-1790A |
TM 9-790A, TM 9-1790A |
TM 9-790B, TM 9-1790A |
* Parts list for all models is SNL G-123. The trailers had no brakes, intended for low speed travel. Trailer, Athey, Track Laying Photo Gallery
Troops transported over the mud on an Athey Track Laying Trailer, BT898-4, Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, during WW II.
Omaha Beach in mid-June of 1944, after the D-Day beachhead has been secured. Two Athey Track Laying Trailers can be seen, the nearer one appears to be a BT898-1 stake body. This photo is a detail from a larger view of Omaha Beach.
Athey Track Laying Trailer, BT898-1, on Omaha Beach, near D-Day, 6 June 1944. Two M-3A4 Hand Carts are on the sand in foreground.
Athey Track Laying Trailer, BT898-1, reference photo from TM 9-8000, Principles of Automotive Vehicles, Jan 1956.
Athey Track Laying Trailer, BT898-4, reference photo from TM 9-2800-1.
Athey Track Laying Trailer, ET1076-1, reference photo from TM 9-2800-1.
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