The K-37 trailer was used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps to haul telephone poles, and Cable reel

Cable reel

A cable reel is a round, drum-shaped object such as a spool used to carry various types of electrical wires. Cable reel which can also be termed as drums have been used for many years to transport electric cables, fiber optic cables and wire products...

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World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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specifications

The K-37 trailer could be configured to haul telephone poles, or wire reel for line construction. Its gross weight was 12.000 Lbs. and was towed by the 1.5-ton K-42, K-43, or k-44 telephone construction trucks. after World War II it was upgraded and renamed the M310. the primary manufacturer was the Highway Trailer Co. of Edgerton, Wisconsin

Edgerton, Wisconsin

Edgerton is a city in Dane and Rock Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 4,933 at the 2000 census. Known locally as "Tobacco City U.S.A.," because of the importance of tobacco growing in the region, Edgerton continues to be a center for the declining tobacco industry in the...

See also

• K-36 trailer
  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 was a 2-ton trailer built by both the American Coach and Body Co. and the Highway trailer Co. Its gross weight was 6,815 Lbs. Besides carrying poles it could...
  
  
• List of U.S. Signal Corps vehicles
• List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation (G687), and (G813)
• List of U.S. military vehicles by model number

External links

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