Ben Hur trailer

Ben Hur trailer was the nickname of the World War II U.S. Army Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, cargo, and the Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, water tank, 250 gallon ( U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Supply catalogue designations G-518 and G-527 respectively).

The G-518 trailers were among the Allies' most built and used models with a total of 259,064 units made.

[4][5] The Ben Hur trailer was nicknamed after its major manufacturer, the Ben–Hur Mfg.

Its primary purpose was to transport general cargo; the Signal Corps modified it to carry several different generators.

[6] G-518 trailers were manufactured by over two dozen companies:[7][8]

1942 "Ben-Hur" 1-ton trailer
The "Ben Hur" trailer was frequently mated to the Dodge WC series of trucks
The G-527 watertank version of the Ben hur trailer
A captured Ben Hur trailer towed by U.S. Army M3 half-track follows a German Tiger Tank in Tunisia early 1943