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Usual story, aerials but no radios.

The mics were common and cheap a few years back because nobody wanted them except those of us who re-purposed the mic element. However the plastic mounting ring is a different story.

PM sent which should have answered your questions. I look forward to monday!

Gordon

On behalf of the Kent & Sharpshooters Yeomanry museum can I express interest in the aiming posts and arty board please? We would also be interested in anything 25pdr related to go with our gun.

Gordon

Thinking Saracen/Saladin/Ferret as in the original post, you cannot jack up one wheel and turn it. You have to jack up the whole side. (And have the transmission in neutral).

Do not discount sleepers, our Saladin has been on sleepers for 10 years because of the soft, damp ground where she sits. There has been no noticeable degradation of said sleepers which are under the edges of the hull. They are to stop her sinking into the ground rather than tyre preservation in our case.

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Move the vehicles around from time to time so the tyres don't flat spot. Keep them overinflated. Keep the UV off them, probably not practical but it is the main killer of little used tyres.

And if you have a spare driver's hatch torsion bar for a Saladin/Saracen our museum Saladin is in need of one. More accurately my arms need it!

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I thought prices would fall after D-Day 75 but they went up!

And if you go straight from tungsten bulbs to LED then it is not a halogen conversion and thus no problem and an MoT pass. That is how I read it.

.....I'm wondering if a basic top cover would make them look better for much longer.......

Yes it would. I help look after the Saladin at Hever Castle and it sits underneath an oak tree so is perpetually covered in leaves, twigs and acorns depending on the time of year. And right now the inside is dripping in condensation. Our 25pdr a few yards away but not under the oak tree fares much better.

Any news of a 3D printable Bagnold? Google does not show anything out there.

I have had good results in the past using either household Dulux (Landrover chassis) or Finegans garage door paint. Dulux is designed for wood so has some "give" it as does the gargae door paint. Overcoat either with you cam paint.

A year or so back in time a chap on the Ferret facebook group did some resin grenades which do fit the dischargers but have rather delicate resin tops. Combine the two and you end with something good that can be handled without worry.

Some years ago I bought some from a friendly chap near Hastings. Made of wood, nicely painted and with real working tops. But too big to fit the dischargers although they fit the storage bins.

Sounds like a typical knee-jerk reaction to some one-off event somewhere.

'd also love to see pics of the CB2/IB3 mounting in Ferrets, particularly if they don't use the "universal plate".

I wouldn't lose sleep over it, I am sure in a lot of cases it was like uniforms, it fits where it touches. I.e. stick it where convenient and your cables fit.

I have the universal plate but the bits and bobs on it are positioned to suit myself, that is as a driver operator; not something done in service.

My 321/352 setup is also unusual and I have the orientation of the 321 to suit me, not as per the official instructions.

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The R216 had two different power supplies either a mains power supply unit or a DC one which I am pretty sure was 24 volt only. The DC ones are rare or should I say rarer than the mains ones.

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Or here:

http://daimlerferret.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Headsets.jpg

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This one. The  press studs at the top of the shell engage with straps in the helmet.

https://armyradio.com/Racal-Clansman-Head-Set-and-Microphone.html

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The Ferret is very loud in the driver's position, do folks have a preferred headset for that application?

The less common A vehicle headset, with or without the helmet.

Gordon

https://warandpeaceshow.com

You can spot an 88" Series One by looking at the front wings. On the lower edge just to the rear of the wheel arch is a bolt head. The gap between the bolt head and the edge of the wheel arch is 2" longer on the 88" than on the 86". Very obvious once spotted.

The word Festival seems to be cropping up this year. Time to start running away.

And the Series 2/3 axles are wider.

There are two 88" Landrovers. The last of what became the Series One were 88", I believe to accommodate the then new 2.25 litre engine. Then the Series Two was 88" (or 109") and this is the 4" wider one.

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Goes on top of the Larkspur 27' mast and takes standard aerial rods to make an even longer vertical aerial. Or can be used with the co-ax feed for an elevated VHF aerial.