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Surface mounted.

Simon yes I am sure your interpretation of the D-rings & drain plugs is correct.

There was beefing up on Mk1 for air cooling, generator & water tank roles. I have drawings of the individual support plates if you need them.

I have accurate line drawings of both Mk1 and Mk2, both depict close fitting duck boards that look to need just a flat unobstructed floor.

That page from the 1954 FVRDE catalogue I believe is incorrectly labelled as Mk2. The swaged X sides were characteristic of Mk1, whereas Mk2 had plane sides. 

The same picture & description appears in the 1956 catalogue but with the reference to Mk2 deleted & now designated 2W/1L.

The same picture (although doctored) appears in the 1962 edition & called Mk1.

The details of the differences between the two Mks are covered in EMER WHEELED VEHICLES U 209 Misc Instr No.1 

If you tell me the contract I can tell you if it is Mk1 or Mk2.

To further complicate matter trailers FV 2301(A) 2W/1L were redesignated as FV 2308(A) Mk2, although there was no Mk1 in the FV 2308 series.

21 hours ago, colin attewell said:

Hi is it for sale or could i have a copy thanks colin

Not for sale & I'm afraid scanning is too time consuming. But I don't mind scanning a few pages if there is some particular detail you need.

Is yours or what you are trying to emulate, a Mk7 or Mk7/1 or Mk7B? The differences of the later variants are covered in EMER ENGINEERING & MISCELLANEOUS L 310/1 Equipment, Remote Handling, Tracked, EOD (Wheelbarrow), All Marks & Variants. Data Summary. Sep 1982
L 313/1 Equipment, Remote Handling, Tracked, EOD (Wheelbarrow), All Marks & Variants. Unit & Field Repairs. Aug 1982
L 317/1 Equipment, Remote Handling, Tracked, EOD (Wheelbarrow), All Marks & Variants. Modifications No. 1-19

I have Army Code No.61666 Illustrated Parts Catalogue. Remote Handling Equipment, Tracked, EOD Mk 7 (Wheelbarrow). Jul.1977

Well spotted but I think the seller has misunderstood that all these photos  marked 17.10.68 on the back relate to the date that the previous owner absorbed them into his collection by writing his name & address on the back. As such give an impression that these were all photographed on 17.10.68 which is clearly unlikely.

It is quite possible that the photos were manufacturer manipulated. I think I have seen a similar sort of thing with Swingfire missiles added to a Saracen.

There is a rear section here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115764431136

Rather expensive here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362625900327

Paul I could never find one for a 90 so I used one for a 110. The front part is the same & I had to cut down the rear section.

When searching be aware that sometimes they are sold as a "winterisation kit" I don't know if the seller is being thick or they are looking for buyers who are thick.

Note also the term "curtain" sometimes crops up, as it does in some AESPs.

I know nothing about WW2 British paint, which I know is the title of the thread, but at times the painting of British vehicles in the post-war period has been touched upon. This subject has been of great interest to me, here again is a detailed analysis of changes that I compiled a few years ago.

The download link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y3icx5761al00u9/AACGqQrN2TXeNJfPce5kqLtia?dl=0

Or if you prefer not to download it can be viewed on line here:

https://www.militarylightweight.co.uk/british-army-green-paints/

On 7/12/2023 at 10:55 PM, 10FM68 said:

I may be wrong, but I think paint, war equipment wasn't a vehicle paint.  It was the paint approved for 'bits and pieces'

You are not wrong at all. There was no OD paint listed as a "vehicle paint" in VAOS/COSA Section H1(a) Paints dopes & varnishes, this is further confirmed by EMER WORKSHOPS N 251. Extracts below show that there were a range of specific OD paints for particular purposes including war equipment, steel helmets, jerricans & storage boxes. There is no entry for OD under vehicle paints.

Here you go Colin at BB Engineering has them:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202569991664?epid=2075318627&hash=item2f2a1cc5f0:g:sckAAOSwytZZ0QT6

On my Wolf

It looks as if you have AC No.20873, this was meant to be used in conjunction with parts peculiar lists that bore their own AC No. for specific contracts. These are a couple I have but don't cover your contract I'm afraid.

Now I'm getting this detritus on my android phone, so that is goodbye to keeping up to date on the phone. I'll just visit here less frequently & only use the PC or laptop with AdBlocker Plus from now on.

I've been using Firefox for as long as I have been on the internet & have avoided the Microsoft browsers. I have no problems & with AdBlock Plus was not aware there there was a problem until this thread started.

I've not noticed anything different, but for years I have been using AdBlock Plus.

Switch, Fog-Lamp
Makers Part No. BT-1092
RAF Vocab Section MT Electrical 16E/17266

Used with:Lamp Fog 17078
Butler Type BF828T

Used on AEC 2,500 gallon

I have several lists that I take to be copied from the main ledger. I don't know the compiler of this particular list that I have had for many years, but it seems the most accurate & easy to interpret.

I think these are rather overvalued

https://www.lrparts.net/332974-hook-towing-rear.html

Someone with a Series 2 Land Rover might be interested & one might expect to see one on a stall to be priced at no more than the £25-£50 range.

Hook, Towing Assembly, Part No.332974

Provided on some early Land Rover military contracts. It is listed as "Not Provided" so wouldn't have had a VAOS allocation (let alone a NSN).

Just got back from my 460-mile round trip, as always well worth it. Very enjoyable event, many thanks to the hard working organisers whom I suspect had little time to fully relax at the show with tasks & responsibilities to manage. Looking forward to next year's event.

That list was compiled from various vehicle parts lists but also cross-referencing to several Lockhead catalogues where part numbers were regularly superceded that adds to the difficulty in following up equivalents which themselves are unlikely to have been made recently.

If your bore is rusty & needs re-sleeving you might consider a complete cylinder. Check with the seller but I think you will find this is the same:

https://marcusglenn.com/parts/daimler-ferret-fv-700-series/ferret-brake-master-cylinder

4 hours ago, Terra1936 said:

Thanks. Yes hoses are not a problem. Finding the crossovers are. What master cylinder service kit would I ask for and where? 

Master cylinder repair kit (1½ in.bore) KL71414, Bedford: Z1404
Master cylinder with fittings, LV6/MT1/AU/LK33231, FV17207
(Same as on Morris MRA1)
(Same as Kew Dodge 1940 30/40 CT, 2 Ton, ¾ Ton, & 2/3 Ton 1947-51)
Master cylinder assembly, with push rod of various types, Lockhead 15054, 15055, 15056, 13827. BMC: 2H2697
Master cylinder assembly, less push rod, Lockhead 10951, BMC: 17H7090, Chrysler/Dodge: D13470
Master cylinder main cup 1½ in., LV6/MT9/AU/LK563, Lockhead 563,
BMC: 7H7020, Rootes: K19310, Ford: 208179, Chrysler/Dodge: T1315
Master cylinder secondary cup, 1½ in., LV6/MT9/AU/LK14562, Lockhead 14562.
BMC: 7H7204, Bedford: 7054166, Rootes: K19313, Ford: 208178, Chrysler/Dodge: D13070
Master cylinder valve assembly, Lockhead 88037, BMC: 17H7422, Rootes: K19306, Chrysler/Dodge: D16397/7
Master cylinder boot, LV6/MT1/AU/LK30129, Lockhead 1778,
BMC:7H7035, Bedford:7053604, Rootes: K19317, Chrysler/Dodge: T1324
Master cylinder piston, Lockhead 1771, BMC: 7H7032, Rootes: K19493, Chrysler/Dodge: T1313A

This VAOS volume is quite big but only covers these Sections:

E3 Lifting & transporting gear
F1 Hand tools
G1 Ironmongery
J1 Camp equipment

G1 is quite small I have its modern equivalent Catalogue of Army Ordnance Stores Section G1 and that now runs to three ring binders.