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  1. Park it near a tree and leaves accumulate, with moisture then rusting develops. Trees in storms tend to fall over leading to damage even to buildings. I've had that happen too. Doug
  2. That would depend upon projected use. For lots of road work they hold an element of risk. For the occasional circuit about a show ring, those tyres could be suitable. Aside from placing such an axle back on a truck restoration project, to restore a trailer like this also shows a further use that parts were put to. It would look nice in a display with the trailer attached to a suitable vehicle. An aspect of restoration rarely seen.
  3. That pattern of wood work for the trailer frame would probably date it from the 1920's-to early 30's, making the axle somewhere between 5 to 15 years old when utilised. Those tyres still look usable having no rust heave noticeable between the tyre and steel band.
  4. Can you give the measurement between chassis mounting points. Height, length and width over. Also flywheel diameter
  5. nz2

    Karrier WDS

    Is this seat as per the original specs regards height and depth, or have you altered it to suit our larger body size for these times. Is the seat higher, as we are taller than our earlier generations and also the cab wall has to be back a little more to allow us to fit in Doug
  6. The bus body to the left has windows progressively smaller to the rear, suggesting it was a charabanc with raised seating to the rear. Perhaps the glass windows are a latter upgrade rather than the open sides. The bus in the centre has a delightful body style with the curved sections about the window tops. Doug
  7. That lamp design showed so little change over the decades. Even the box and labels are a worthy presentation item. Doug
  8. Where were these numbers stamped? Can you show a photo of the location. I have found similar stamping on a gearbox and take them for the initials of the assembler or foreman doing the work. Doug
  9. Some years ago I came across a pair of solid rubber tyre wheels. There were no makers markings on the spokes or other parts however the pattern was showing as being from Leyland Last month my son Karl was in that part of the country and arranged to collect them. Now they are home and cleaned down the mounts for the springs, brakes and spoke shape all indicated early Leyland. We can now confirm the Leyland heritage, with help from Rick Sutcliffe. These come from a Leyland S3. 30 from 1913 and match the Sutcliffe's Barnsley bus. The axle housing has been gas cut at some time, so the diff section is missing along with the rest of the vehicle. Like so many of the wheels we have come across, these may have been used as a trailer in a second life. Confirming the identity of his pair of wheels takes Karl's Leyland collection back another three years in the timeline. Hopefully one day photos of this lorry will turn up.
  10. Is that mark above the letters RAF a crown replacing the broad arrow, or is it a polarity indicator? Doug
  11. Some searching has found BB4 190 as fitted to Q chassis no. 10910 leaving the factory on 30-8-1924 However the engine may not be the original as things got swapped about over a vehicles life. hope this helps Doug
  12. Good to see the progress. Is there a serial number on a brass plate on the engine and also a stamped number on the left front end of the chassis. That would allow a date of manufacture to be gained. Not many Q models about, I found the rear axle of one here in N.Z. and a front axle at another location. The rear axle is so different to the J having raised sections as overriders about the springs. Doug
  13. Correct it is from a Caledon lorry. I have seen parts of two in New Zealand, with parts of another one still on the get to list. The one you have has cast bearing caps, earlier models had brass caps. My research indicates only a vey few were imported into NZ. There is one complete example on display in Scotland. Doug
  14. George has given the engine number as 21625 quoting it from the brass plate attached to the engine with the type S5.36. He also refers to the top curved corners of the firewall (scuttle) is formed with the rest of the curved section, not soldered. That production form would indicate a latter scuttle. It would be convenient for a museum to use such a number to identify an object to the records and data base. It fills in the boxes as to an ID. As a result errors do occur in translation later when the object is quoted as being a particular number. Thankyou Mike C for correcting me as to George's true work title. Doug
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