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  1. onthecorner
    Just out of interest, how do re-enactors decide what rank they are going to be? Presumably they're not all the same?
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    Thanks, hadn't thought of that!
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    Why on earth would the RAF need all that on a (flat) airfield? I can imagine the cost that the MOD was charged for them.
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    What about getting it done at a council depot? They aren't looking for work to add to your bill so you should get a fairer test.
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    https://www.barnwell.co.uk/bristol-branch-is-moving/ In a different life, many years ago, we used to use their Avonmouth depot for any unusual seals. They would make something if they didn't have it on the shelf.
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    Barnwells. According to their site, they'll even be in Clevedon by the end of January
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    2 ton Tasker. Used by RAOC/RLC types amongst others. Almost impossible to reverse!
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    82-30B
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    Maybe from something like an asphalt/tarmac batching plant. Easier, quicker and cheaper to just replace worn out tips of the mixer paddles
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    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEYLAND-DIESEL-RECOVERY-VEHICLE/173657502379?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D506c88459cc24ceaa80643fb18fd0118%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D253990565016%26itm%3D173657502379&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982
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    I'm pretty sure Burnett & Hillman still supply Pirtek with adaptors.
  12. onthecorner
    Pirtek
  13. onthecorner
    Ours was under the old Severn Bridge. We used a Fiat Allis FL5B and a Hamm DV8. Luckily we all passed before NAAFI break
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    Dry sump?
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    Was part of the CES for Foden Wreckers. (Supposed to be) used by recce mechs when winching at night. Search ebay for Bardic Lamp Battery Conversion Kit
  16. onthecorner
    Some kind of liquid going through two "filters" before hitting some litmus type paper at the bottom?
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    Would it be better if the photo is rotated 90 degrees to the left, ie vertical? Could it then be measuring something falling?
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    Fixed it for you
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    Also this site may help: http://www.anti-aircraft.co.uk/restoration_No3Mk2radar.html although it doesn't seem to have been updated for a while
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    That may well be true, we were Engineer support to 5 Airborne.
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    As Richard said, just GS. We had 12KJ49 and 12KJ50 in the WKSP MT, used as runarounds for the stores section, or to ferry the ASM or OC some where. Great fun for a young spr, sitting in traffic and rocking from side to side as you revved the V8... I have a memory that there was some mod done to the front brakes, but can't remember the exact details. The gearboxes didn't last long (LT85?) and you would often hear one whining it's way around camp.
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    Finally got round to scanning a few pics from Cyprus circa 1992 and Bosnia 1996 Volvo 4400 Cyprus 4400 and Haulamatic Cyprus Bosnia. Repairing the Hydrema again Whilst camped in this layby with CRRAVs(?) Most of our kit at work Home from home... Atlas 1404LC and D6 MT driver making sure the recce mechs won't be thirsty later in the day! parked up at a job site No idea... DROPS with TTTT loaded with our rig Hydrema and Atlas
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    How much of Chattenden is left Rob? I was Guard 2IC for a week at the DEODS(?) camp over Christmas "cough cough" 20 years ago while we were on our A1 at Brompton.
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    It would have been the MPF who wanted it all done properly. Plant ops are the "least keen" guys in the world when it comes to painting anything. Me? I was happy enough to polish my spanners after 6 months in the mountains
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    At the end of our Op Grapple tour the planties had to spray all their plant for hand over. First a jet wash to get the muck off, then mask all glass and other important areas with normal grease, spray the whole thing NATO green, then brush paint the one third bit black. Finish with another jet wash to clean the grease off the windows!
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