Ian L Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 New mudguards arrived about a week ago courtesy of Guy's fabricator friend in Belgium, I've made quite a bit of progress on this trailer over the summer so will post photos soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Just received the Key Card courtesy of Wally, mine is on the top line 97 ZB 75I was interested in the CAT.REF. top right hand corner which says Dashwood, is this the maker of these trailers ? From Grace's Guide To British Industrial History (http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1939_Suppliers_to_the_Aircraft_Industry#D) :- Dashwood Engineering Ltd., 27 Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.1, supplies machined parts and components for aircraft. Among such parts are fork-ends and tubular struts, undercarriage details and other parts which call for precision in manufacture. Mechanically pressed parts in high-tensile steel, electric and atomic welding, sheet metal work and so forth are other specialities of the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 From Grace's Guide To British Industrial History (http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1939_Suppliers_to_the_Aircraft_Industry#D) :- Dashwood Engineering Ltd., 27 Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.1, supplies machined parts and components for aircraft. Among such parts are fork-ends and tubular struts, undercarriage details and other parts which call for precision in manufacture. Mechanically pressed parts in high-tensile steel, electric and atomic welding, sheet metal work and so forth are other specialities of the company. I wonder if that's the same 'Dashwood' as the people that made my trailer 72 years ago Guy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I wonder if that's the same 'Dashwood' as the people that made my trailer 72 years ago Guy ? As the Grace's Guide for Dashwood is dated 1939 and looking at the range of products that they were making then, it is likely to be the same Dashwood making trailers in 1944. Also, I doubt that there would be 2 engineering companies called Dashwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 As the Grace's Guide for Dashwood is dated 1939 and looking at the range of products that they were making then, it is likely to be the same Dashwood making trailers in 1944. Also, I doubt that there would be 2 engineering companies called Dashwood. Oh yes I didn't see the 1939 date, what threw me was the Atomic welding ? Here are some photos as promised of the chassis shot blasted & in etch primer, the 'upright' & wheels arch brackets have been repaired & shot blasted/painted & ready to fit. The angle iron has a makers name cast into it which looks like ? CKN CWNBRAN ? properly a long gone Welsh foundry ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 GKN = Guest Keen and Nettlefold GKN (Cwmbran) was a foundry sited, strangely enough, in Cwmbran. It started off as a steelworks with rolling mills and a foundry supplying mainly the railway industry. In 1951 the rolling mills transferred to Cardiff and the foundry was modernised to be an automotive engine block and cylinder head foundry. Closed in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 GKN = Guest Keen and NettlefoldGKN (Cwmbran) was a foundry sited, strangely enough, in Cwmbran. It started off as a steelworks with rolling mills and a foundry supplying mainly the railway industry. In 1951 the rolling mills transferred to Cardiff and the foundry was modernised to be an automotive engine block and cylinder head foundry. Closed in the 80's. Thanks Simon, interesting stuff. Tow hitch repair next as this trailer came with a fabricated drop plate & hitch to fit a tractor. I was very lucky a couple of years back to find a 20cwt water trailer with a strange hitch on it but had no idea what it was off so relegated the hitch to the scrap pile. It wasn't until Guy & myself got a couple of these trailers out of a scrap yard that I realised the hitch was from a 20cwt GS trailer & Guys needed an eye at that time for his restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 The only way Guy could get the top eye out for his trailer was to cut the top off & the only way I am able to get the bottom eye out is to completely remove the top webb, a 1mm groove cut down the centre then heat & a big press should do the rest ? I then intend to get my mate Scott to machine up a top tube & a large rear nut, then get all the new webbs laser cut & welded back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 So 20cwt GS trailer #2 is now in colour & I've started fitting some of the iron work back on. This one is interesting as it has a front & rear tail gate like the modified post-war 10cwt Mortar / ammunition trailer so perhaps they did the same with some of the 20cwt trailers ? There was very little wood left but just enough to work out the size of the planks for the floor & sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retalator Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Hi Ian hope your well. Came across this restoration of yours. The trailer looks like the one i have. Can you Shed any light on this one i have. There is a plaque that says BODY GAS WELDING No 2 mk - gwl cont no23/58658 ser no 21246b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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