K-36 trailer


The K-36 trailer was a telephone pole hauling trailer used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II.

Specifications

The K-36 trailer is a 2-ton trailer built by both the American Coach and Body Co. and the Highway trailer Co. Its net weight is 1,815 Lbs with a payload of 4,000Lbs and a gross weight of 5,815 Lbs. Besides carrying poles it could also carry cross arms and Pylon transformers.
It was later upgraded later replaced by the V-13/GT trailer 3.5-ton. The Engineers designated the same trailer the M271.