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What would the markings have been for 1 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, out in BAOR Clive???

 

Neil, dunno off hand that info was taken from a document relating only to UKLF.

Rich, wondered where you've been, have you spent all winter under the tarpaulin as well :-D

Yes it can be difficult to evaluate legitamite info. Extreme or obviously wrong BS can be spotted. But the borderline stuff is more tricky.

Last year with my pig I was discussing pig topics with a vet. It turned he served in pigs in Cyprus. I showed him an IWM pic of a Cyprus pig with with the wrong bridge classification. He explained that Makarios made a fuss about certain types of vehicles using bridges in key areas. So miraculously the pigs bridge weights were reclassified to permit them to cross the bridges!

Now should I believe that? Well I did eventually because later on in the conversation on a couple of occasions he said "I am sorry I don't know". That made me feel he was genuine, a real BSter would know the answer to everthing & would feel "not knowing" was a weakness.

It is a District marking introduced in 1977 to fit in with the "One Army" concept as a result of the 1975 Defence White Paper. This was to get away from the fancy markings & badges of units to help integrate the TA with the Regulars.

12 signifies the Formation which is 12 Sig Gp(V)

12/3 signifies 36 Sig Regt(V)

Any one rememeber what year (approx) the bridging plates went from yellow to grey????

Oct 1977

And - if poss - the colour standards for both the yellow and grey in question???

Golden Yellow BSC 356

Not specified but probably Light Grey BSC631

That reminds me that the Lumenition ignition unit in J60 engines contains Beryllium, the warnings about it were quite scary.

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Denver, I have a lot of documentation here & thanks to a member of this forum (Neil) I now have a database to rapidly search for this stuff.

It reveals I have Army Code No.14250 also known as D/DME(A)123/11/13 Servicing Schedule for Saracen all Mks 1976. I just have to find it then I'll post it.

BTW does the dept have a Humber Pig? There seem to be a number used in the US for law enforcement, but over here "they don't fit in with current policing policies" I was once told by a transport officer from the Met police! Although one of my Pigs was issued to the RUC in 1958.

Tyler. I have uploaded a better resolution picture

Ok rebuild, well you tell me the bits & I'll tell you the numbers

Steve, yes I've also checked my stuff out with a Geiger counter. There was a fuss a few years ago when postwar British Army radios had to have their meters removed before they could be released. Well I checked out some identical meters I had, but only a slight increase. But any wartime meters I've tested, the thing goes into overdrive :shake:

I remember a few years ago H&S descended on Bovy to see what risks were on display there, although I don't know what the outcome was.

It should all be contained in EMER TELECOMMUNICATIONS A780, Cables, Telephones, All Types. Here it gives data on 140 different types of telephone cables, but no mention of colour & no mention of D3 or D8. It mentions D10 & P Mks 1,2 & 3. But this is dated 1962.

Maybe it would be in a WO Coded Signal Training manual?

:-D Yes very good, I am still more at home with Windows 3.1, well at least there were windows to click into.

Even if it was a master cylinder that had seized, it is immaterial to the function of the push rod & linkages. I would give all linkages a dowsing in WD40 & when its free grease it up.

The other thing to check is that the brake pedal is not jammed in the floor plate. Over the clutch & brake pedals there is a split metal sheet, that divides to allow access to the pedal height adjusters. I would undo this plate then at least you have a bit more access to see whats going on. If the pedal has rotated a little it will jam or the pedal bent a little. It assumes the arc of rotation = curvature of pedal, which may no longer coincide & will foul the floor plate.

Humber brakes are fine, as I say better than in rotten old Land Rovers which can be a pain. (yes I do like Land Rovers but they are subservient to Humbers)

Tyler, I tried to open the picture links but was very slow & stopped & besides I got fed up with the links to the gambling site it leaves behind :roll:

I have the military & civilian parts books for the Mk3. AUB650 does not appear, the nearest is AUB654 & AUB660. The complete pump is:

Pump, Fuel, Electrical, double entry, LV6MT12/2910-99-809-1601 Manufacturer's no. AUF503.

If you want to rebuild it the diaphragms etc are listed. I have a picture from Rover that was supplied to Shorts, so this might help.

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Paul have you checked that the brake pedal return spring is still in place? It is a biggish spring about 5 inches long at the end of the shaft as it goes to the linkage to the brake pedal. Although there is a return spring in the master cylinder it is only to return the cup, an external spring is required to return the pedal linkage.

But at least when you do bleeding, being a Lockhead system, it is much easier to bleed than Girling system fitted to those Land Rovers.

Im convinced that Cliv you know everything!

 

Or could be like fred dibnah series, with humbers

The answer is not a lot, but whatever residue I have retained is enshrined in the years from 1950-1970, whether this is vehicles or music. I suppose from boy to teenager.

Paul just as taster of what still gets the circulation going are these examples:

The first one is real ska not the tripe UK boy bands produced over here a decade later! I was unable to find any archive (ie recorded in the 60s) Prince Buster, The Ten Commandments of Man (given to woman) is really something else, about not searching my pockets at night, annoying me with your hearsayings & something about 7 days a week & twice on sundays!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0i7c8tjlIs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWktI6aQ3hI

I did speak to Fred setting up at a show once, when I suggested the Malkaras could make short work of his beloved engine. He cracked a joke which everbody laughed at but I couldn't understand what he said! I always liked the matey sort of workshop meet with pie, pint & chatter. Not sure how much work got done but it all seemed very convivial. We could talk about how some pigs have been wrongly assembled by having lefthanded ties for canvas ropes, when the should have used straight or righthanded ones! Have you checked yours Paul?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1c8s7YQScg

Green Onions by Booker T & the MGs, was a mod classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uv-18oG9AE

and here's another old favourite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ceAPtJkbvs&mode=related&search=

PS Rich I see my answer was superflous you got there first! I didn't follow your link, anyway the one I posted is different clip.

he pinned use down for two hours with stories of his tours in NI. He spent most of his time as a fitter on the Pigs.

 

Pin me down Scotty, pig stories :nut:

I have the memoirs of a chap who worked for BAE in conjunction with Fairey Engineering who were responsible for introducing the Australian made Malkara into service with the British Army.

Malkara was fired by Hornet (FV1620) on one occasion Malkara firings were suspended from the OP24 complex as an Honest John was due to be fired at 1500 hrs. They withdrew together with RAE staff to the Bustard which on that day had an extended opening arranged for the event.

He recalls that uncharacteristcally on time there was a loud bang at 1502 hrs with a successful Honest John launch. They had assumed a full afternoons drinking lay ahead, but was quickly curtailed by the succesful launch of Honest John.

This was 1962, I wonder if any of the locals remember guided missiles that apparently lost guidance?

Although I have to say that spending even a short time down the pub was not perhaps the best of ideas when you are testing guided missiles?

I imagine the value of TTE lay not just in testing tolerances to heat & humidity but the resistance to insect activity. The worst offenders were termites who would eat virtually anything & I expect PVC insulation might have been quite a delicacy!

I think SRTTE stands for Signals Research Tropical Testing Establisment.

The Ministry of Supply operated TTE in Nigeria.

This was drawn from a 1983 publication from none other than the Advanced Training Wing of The Army School of Mechanical Transport :-o

35CL46 to 36CL45 contract 6/V/2736 was 1960.

Only chassis no. I know was 33253 for 35CL81

but a pint of shandy in the searing heat of Beltring would not go amiss ;-)

Richard

 

A pint of OMD75 is worth more than a pint of shandy, .............but at Beltring prices maybe not :dunno:

But you are dodging the question, who or what organisation do you think might have written that stuff with such poor factual content?

Try:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rsoles/

 

I think you may owe me a pint, Clive? ;-)Richard

What of OMD75? You are very kind though.

I found 8 errors & 2 ommissions.

But does anyone know who wrote this stuff?