IH Tow Truck

Classic look of a 52 IH tow truck here. Looks ready to drive.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/moose-jaw/1952-i-h-fwd-tow-truck-army-front-end/1391643294?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Looks like an awesome beast!

Looks like it's actually an FWD. IH sold cabs to a few other companies.

Dean

Yep, FWD not a M series IHC. Someone on ATHS or JOT did a list of companies that used the Comfo-vision cab and I was surprised how long a list is was.
The M series IHC wasn't a military model, rather it was a mixer (as in cement) truck designed for heavy construction work like Macks DM series, it was replaced by the Paystar series. The FWD looks a fair bit like the M series, which was the last IHC to use the comfo-vision cab, well into the late 60's

Interesting bed, looks like it was built for some purpose with rails for something and it had long gin poles that would store in pockets along the side of the bed. It was never a tow truck. The short pole set-up it has now is likely a later addition. My guess it was used either for some sort of rail work with a cart that would store on the rails (like scale test truck). Neat old truck, wouldn't kick it out of my barn just because it is not IHC!

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My list of Comfo-vision cab users is as follows

1. International
2. Cline
3. Differential
4. Canada Leyland & CanCar Canada
5. FWD
6. Diamond T & Detroit
7. Sicard
8. Hercules
9. Hendrickson
10. Oshkosh
11. Spangler
12. Duplex
13. American Coleman
14. Cooper Drill Rig
15. CCC
16. and I guess some of the fire apparatus manufacturers might make this list
A list from a ATHS posting along time ago.