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Andy yes there is already a thread on this not actually an RUC vehicle sale.

Andy perhaps that service manual is a Level 1 publication rather than a Level 3 or 4 perhaps?

Thanks Wally, that's disappointing to hear.

Wally would this not have passed onto the NAM or was it privately owned?

6kVA Onan covered in EMER POWER C 420/5 - 429/5 3.5kVA Onan covered in EMER POWER C 460/4 - 469/4

In the index I have (2003) there are 3 Installation Instructions issued for Spartan in TRACKED VEHICLES EMER C 505, so something might be in there.

Lance you mention FV682771 but your picture shows FV692771, so one is a typo. With respect are you certain of the other numbers? It is just that I have a large database of stores items but can't find either. I have a MVEE book of Spartan stowage diagrams but unfortunately no LAW just Carl Gustav.

Z1 Wireless stores TSE(W)8 Test Set Equipment (Wireless) Set No.8 ?? DD Australian I think

I seem to have these but it is a question of finding them! AC No.22214 User Handbook. Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 6x6 AEC Mk 3. Oct.1970 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.5. Auxiliary winch pulley. Jan.1972 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.6. Crane hoist lock valve. Jan.1973 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.7. Extension front propeller shaft. Jan.1973 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.8. Installation of cab heater. May 1976 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.9. Steering drag link. Jul.1979 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.10. Fitting of fog lamps. Oct.1981 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.11. Supersession of crane hydraulic pump. May 1981 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.12. Power steering, hydraulic system mod. May 1983 D 127 Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, Medium, 10 Ton, 6x6, AEC. Mod.Instr.No.13. Installation of CLANSMAN radio. May 1984 I don't know how much commonality there is to the GS Truck AC No.19098 Spare Parts List, Truck, 10 Ton, GS, Cargo, 6x4, AEC. Dec.1954 I assume that is just automotive only as there is a separate parts list for the GS body

Martin sounds like a good machine, far better than what I have to do is put it in a viewer then take a photo.

Martin I assume you realise that these are FAESPs ie on fiche? If that's not a problem I will check what I have but there are about 30 I think & would sell them so PM me if you want consider that.

I have I think most of the FAESP 2320-N-501 octad series 522 523 532 533 601 711 811 821 I might consider selling them if you get stuck.

Was that any help for your article?

The installation of 24V AC generator and conversion to FFW role to 1/4 Ton Rover Mk 3 and 5 was covered in EMER WHEELED VEHICLES Mod Instr No.11 The EMER was only issued in draft form to the few workshops carrying out the modification, which is why a formal publication of the EMER was not incorporated for reference in the normal EMER series. All that will be found is notification to this effect in lieu of Mod Instr No.11. That EMER was never intended to be retrospectively available, which is why it is not listed in the Associated Publications section of the User Handbook WO Code No.18402 superseded by No.18412 issued April 1961. This UHB gives a technical description & instructions to be read as a supplement to the normal UHB WO Code No.17856 Below are some DEME Liaison Letters which give an idea of the time scale.

As you realise clothing is not my speciality, but I do appreciate primary sources are so much more valuable than an opinion found by googling! Although this is as REME document it outlines Government policy and how it was to be implemented by the MOD.

Alan it's physically quite different from what I'm used to in the Wolf 110, but I am sure the setup is electrically similar. I would turn the battery isolators off as there is no advantage during charging directly onto the battery terminals. Besides it is safer should something touch a battery terminal & it eliminates the chance of a slow discharge with either a fault or something like a map reading light being left on without realising it.

Alan I would turn the isolator on then see if the radio battery voltage matches the vehicle battery voltage. I strongly suspect that they will not be the same because the ECU & relay will only function with the ignition running, otherwise it would be a constant battery drain. I think you need to trickle charge the radio batteries independently.

Alan I suspect that the ECU will only function with the ignition on & certainly not if you have the battery isolator mod (with it isolated). So the radio batteries will only get topped up with the engine running assuming you have the ECU, relay, fuses & the interlink charging harness still connected. 19 - ECU 14 - Fuses 21 - Interlink charging harness 11 - Charging relay

Alan do you use the radio batteries to supply anything? If the system is working properly you should find that the voltage on the vehicle batteries is the same as the voltage on the radio batteries, yes even without the FFR drive belt! Under normal circumstances with the FFR drive belt fitted then the two 50A alternators work independently. The ECU (Electronic Control Unit) monitors the voltage on each set of batteries. If the voltage on either set drops below 23v the ECU detects this & a relay puts the alternators & batteries in parallel. If you plan on not using the the radio batteries rather than remove them & store them, I think it would be better for them to be kept in place so the charging is keeping them topped up. It could also give you some back up if the vehicle batteries start to fade. If you do decide to remove the radio batteries, ensure that the battery leads are kept insulated from themselves & the chassis.

I have little understanding of uniforms & of their various types. But suffice it to say that the types of shirts of interest in this thread are not included in the catalogues I have. In fact shirts only occupy 2 pages yet trousers & trews fill 15 pages. Of the shirts covered, sizing is based purely on collar size & although they are all NATO codified, the sizes are in inches or centimetres, they have not yet been NATO sized. By way of interest to the clothing enthusiasts following the thread here are some old numerical sizes derived from imperial measurements, that are again NATO codified but not NATO sized.

On checking I see that I have these: Catalogue of Clothing and Necessaries Section CK Service Uniforms, Handwear, Headwear, Hosiery (Women) 1972 Catalogue of Ordnance Stores & Ammunition Section CK Service Uniforms, Handwear, Headwear, Hosiery (Women) 1987 Catalogue of Ordnance Stores & Ammunition Section CP Service Uniform (Men) No 1, No 2, and No 6 Dress 1980 Despite all items being NATO codified (ie have a NSN) they are not NATO sized. The Imperial sizes are given together with Imperial measurements. These documents predate Metrication of measurements & predate NATO sizing that was drafted in 2005 for STANAG 2335 2nd edition to be finalised in 2012 STANAG 2335 3rd edition. So I think these documents provide what you need. They are quite extensive, so was there anything in particular you were interested in? Shirts presumably?

No it doesn't show Imperial sizes, the nearest it gets is to show cross-referencing of some UK Metric sizes in use before NATO sizing codes were introduced. DefStan, DStan, Defence Standards drawn up by the Director General of Safety & Engineering UK Defence Standardization on behalf of the MOD. DefStans will sometimes be pretty much a transposition of the requirements laid down in a NATO STANAG or at least an interpretation of what was laid down. But many DefStans will consist entirely of UK requirements and expectations.

I've already done it, it is up there in an earlier post. I'm ok for 2335 thanks, although It would be interesting to see how it translated to DefStan 84-9 & 84-20. Sometimes things changed by design or simply get misunderstood and incorrectly become enshrined in a DefStan. You only have to look at STANAG & DefStans relating to the requirements, for or not for, bridge plates on trailers to see how STANAGs get misread.

I've been asked the meaning of these. I = Suffering from an infectious disease V = Suffering from VD Probably just in a hospital setting. Troop ships were required to carry 6 Jackets, serge, unlined (blue) for troops with VD. A humiliating but stark warning for everyone on board no doubt.

Incidentally I would be interested in seeing any examples of any clothing marked "I" or "V"