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Sankey ¾-ton GS trailer, narrow track (FV2361)

GKN Sankey · United Kingdom · 1971–1985

Two-wheeled welded-steel cargo trailer, the classic British Army 'Sankey' towed behind Series IIA/III and Ninety/One Ten Land Rovers. The narrow-track 'fixed back' body has no tailgate because it was designed to be watertight and float when fording; it rides on Land Rover 5-stud 16in wheels so the towing vehicle's spare fits.

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Sankey ¾-ton GS trailer, narrow track (FV2361)
EMLRA, Sankey Trailers article (40GJ12, 2-wheeled fixed back) · all-rights-reserved · source
1971–1985MADE—PERIOD PRICECommonRARITY10LAND ROVER MODELS7SOURCES

Description

Two-wheeled welded-steel cargo trailer, the classic British Army 'Sankey' towed behind Series IIA/III and Ninety/One Ten Land Rovers. The narrow-track 'fixed back' body has no tailgate because it was designed to be watertight and float when fording; it rides on Land Rover 5-stud 16in wheels so the towing vehicle's spare fits.

NATO tow eye needs a NATO pintle or jaw on the vehicle; 24V lighting through NATO 12-pin socket.

Rarity. The standard British Army Land Rover trailer for two decades; withdrawn from service by September 2004 and sold off in bulk through Withams, so examples are still frequently offered (typical used prices £200-350 on forums in 2009-2015). Production numbers not published.

Record: 7 sources; designation recorded; no price recorded.

Specification

MAKERGKN Sankey (also built by Rootes and Pressed Steel Co., Universal Engineering), United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTTrailer, Cargo, ¾ ton, 2 wheeled, GS (FV2361), 'fixed back'
MADE1971–1985
RARITYCommon — The standard British Army Land Rover trailer for two decades; withdrawn from service by September 2004 and sold off in bulk through Withams, so examples are still frequently offered (typical used prices £200-350 on forums in 2009-2015). Production numbers not published.
PAYLOAD KG750
UNLADEN KG420
LADEN KG1170
LENGTH M2.92
WIDTH M1.425
HEIGHT M0.94
TRACK M1.2
GROUND CLEARANCE M0.21
TRACKnarrow
BRAKESover-run mechanical service brake (drum), hand-operated mechanical parking brake
WHEELSLand Rover 5.00x16 five-stud rims, 6.50x16 tyres (Avon)
HITCHNATO tow eye (Bradley type); NATO pintle/jaw on rear crossmember for a second trailer
SUSPENSIONtwo semi-elliptic leaf springs with shock absorber dampers
LIGHTINGstandard military waterproof light units as fitted to Land Rovers, glass lenses later 'bug eye' plastic; NATO 12-pin socket
LEGSone front levelling leg and two rear levelling legs (no jockey wheel)
FLOORwooden duckboard
TILT18-gauge flax tilt with wheel-arch flaps, later ripstop
ARMY HANDBOOKTechnical Handbook Army Code 22376 (Dec 1971); parts catalogue Army Code 14887
WITHDRAWNall FV2361 withdrawn from British service by September 2004

Fitment

NATO tow eye needs a NATO pintle or jaw on the vehicle; 24V lighting through NATO 12-pin socket.

Variants

½-ton (early)1950s-1960s

Early examples made in ½-ton and ¾-ton spec, identical apart from springs and shock absorbers of higher spec on the ¾-ton (EMLRA).

Late narrow track1980s

Last examples fitted with rear fog lamps (P A Blanchard sale listing).

Imagery

Sankey ¾-ton GS trailer, narrow track (FV2361)
all-rights-reserved · EMLRA, Sankey Trailers article (40GJ12, 2-wheeled fixed back) · emlra.org · reference only, not reproduced under licence
Sankey ¾-ton GS trailer, narrow track (FV2361)
unknown · Lewis Collard, Wikimedia Commons (NATO tow eye on a Sankey trailer) · commons.wikimedia.org · reference only, not reproduced under licence

Sources

emlra.org/articles/trailers/sankey-trailerscrusader80.co.uk/trailer.htmlgreenmachinesurplus.com/34-tonsankey-narrow-track-trailertechnical-handbook-269-p.asplrseries.com/Military/Sankey-Trailer?sort=p.sort_order&order=ASC&limit=100pablanchard.co.uk/Sankey-Narrow-Track-34-Ton-Trailerlandyzone.co.uk/land-rover/sankey-trailer-narrow-track.272214/hmvf.co.uk/topic/9098-wide-track-sankey/Every source above was fetched and read when the record was made.