wally dugan

It must be the week of the helicopters at the DEFENCE SCHOOL OF TRANSPORT sunday it was three APACHE HELICOPTERS flying over the camp before heading north east today a Apache followed by a Puma and bringing up the rear a Chinook all head to the north east makes a change from DROPS and MANS

this morning on the A164 a blue painted DAF YT514 towing a car trailer towards DRIFFIELD

as any paint would wear off quickly when used in the water paint would not stick very well on bronze that said post war red was used check the ex RCT one in the NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM collection

lf l remember rightly the people who owned this yard were called smith as you say they had numerous k2 ambulance bodies as well as a few CMP s but what was the best and complete was a ALBION FT15NW but he would not sell it

RICHARD thank you but must come clean l made the pumps and filters I have researched these items both those made in the uk and those made under licence by different companies in Canada these I made thanks to a very good friend lending me his fabrication workshop his machines and also his scrap bins out of hours some things like the filter body tubes l had to roll to get the right diameter the cones were easy in all they took 24 hours to make two pumps and filters they are all made from steel 3mm thick brass taps were bought l am now looking at casting the makers plates in aluminium not all the Canadian ones had either stella or metafilter plates fitted l could not even buy a original pump for what these cost to make and l would recommend any one looking for originals have a go

halazone was a purification powder and also came in tablet form in ww2 filters and the horricks test kits for testing the water missing are two cork floats and suction filters plus hand pump and stand these are in hand also spare parts and tools for the front mounted mono pump

After a few set backs its now had its first shake down run of fifty miles with no major issues just stenciling and one or two final touches

NIELS yes will pm you

l know it might be a long shot but looking for a C15A chassis or rolling chassis no body required for a project uk or europe

if you are talking of the rubber discs either side of the fifth wheel if l remember there are two rows on each side we found that the then company FENNERS who were at that time based in hull made them in three sizes 4/5/6 inch dia they were still making them in the 90s for the fishing industry cannot recall how thick they were but a least 2inch made up like conveyor belting if this helps

When the museum converted the Scammell Pioneer back to its former TRMU role we got plans for it from the Commercial vehicle museum this include the fifth wheel and trailer though it was never intended to do a trailer but a facsimile of the fifth wheel So it may pay you to contact them at enquiries@britishcommercial vehiclemuseum.com

look up HURLOCK primus paraffin stove/cooker ww2

43 KG 84 is listed as COMBAT VEHICLE MAINTENANCE TRACKED WARRIOR FV 512 [ REPAIR BOWMAN ] trouble is the boxes are reused

35 KH 81 IS listed as trailer maintenance high mobility 6.5 tonne 4 wheeled warrior

74 KK 49 Was a Dennis Javelin motor coach CE LGE Ambulance role 4x2 39 seater