Gordon_M

Well Tim, how much spare time do you have ? :angel: The first place to look is the tool forum on G503, many hits for Owatonna; http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=242969&p=1421598&hilit=Owatonna#p1421598 .... if you get bored after a couple of months, try Alloy Artefacts for even more in depth stuff on tools; http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/ ... but be warned, once you start to get into the difference between type 1 and type 2 pipe wrenches, or which stamping should be on the handle of a 3" screwdriver in an MB toolkit from alternate Tuesdays in March 1943, life will never be the same.

Well the drivers door is the same as my '42 Ford door - maybe they grafted it onto a GMC cab?

OK Brownies, get ready ... M37 chassis, axles, rear bed, winch 42 Ford cab, maybe bonnet

Lovely. Big but simple, being inside has really saved that cab. I'd guess you'd want to find the original generator for it, but that alternator is probably more useful. :blush:

Looks like one of the little American York-Hoover's. Want one? http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=177565&p=1521779#p1521779

French blockade any time soon ? :angel:

About £9000, not cheap, but not a fortune. Probably worth a bid of 75% of that?

I think you need to go back and get that trailer as soon as you can, even if it is just to put it somewhere safe. I'm assuming it wouldn't be megabucks. All of that, Navy grey - with some suitable naval-type load, maybe a small landing craft up on blocks....

She is nice, and for a Sterling, easy to park ..... :angel: I've seen images of a good few dump versions around the same size, and I remember seeing images of several abandoned ones in Greenland, with and without dump bodies.

That's a very nice truck, wonder what the Navy used it for? In particular the cab looks very solid. The wood framing on the cab has been an issue with some the bigger Sterling Navy wreckers which were just too large to put inside.

You could postulate ( at this time on a Saturday - even ) that there was an earlier version of this axle with just the bolted ends, but when impact loaded the ends either broke or sheared this flange bolts. The strap and ends might have been the fix. Cast iron is tremendous in compression, less so in shear, which is what those flanges would be seeing lots of without that strap.

They absolutely do work and once purchased the yearly cost is quite modest. Only real disadvantage is that they will draw the vehicle battery down a lot if left connected - not a problem for vehicles used daily. Modern units give a lot more info than the old tracker versions, and can notify your smart phone when the vehicle is moved even if the ignition is off. My units run on 12 volt but I did notice they would tolerate down to 6 volts.

As far as I know these were stock civilian trailers with military lighting and plates, and continued on through Korea with only detailed model number changes. I think if it is cheap it should probably be bought, but there will be a date on the bottom right corner of that serial plate.

Well they are wrong about the vinyl only being on ambulances, but it would make sense to keep vinyl on them when all the others has gone to canvas. It would be the fake leather vinyl, of course. If you do see it defined anywhere let me know please.

Well I've just learned something new - the G657 Master Parts, page 497, defines every upholstery variation EXCEPT for the ambulances, and not just the T214 series WC 54 - any of them. The seats themselves are in the MPL on page 444, and like all the ambulance stuff it says " supplied by, and should be requisitioned from, Wayne Works " Hmm. I'm not aware of any upholstery material being used 1943-on on Dodges that wasn't OD canvas, but I will admit the MPL does not define it. Teach me to give a definitive answer about anything, eh? and yes, I'd expect the Chev to be covered in the Chev MPL just like the Ambulance is in the Dodge one. MPL omissions tend to be all the equipment in the specialist bodies, Repair Trucks, Telepone Trucks, etc

Plenty :blush: I'm talking specifically Dodge here, and every detail you need is in the Master Parts List where it specifies exactly the material used for each truck series and body type, in great detail. In brief, Dodges used three types of upholstery, real leather ( Lackawanna Luxor ) artificial leather ( brown leather-effect vinyl ) and Duck ( OD canvas ) It's a bit of a matrix but early closed cabs got vinyl, real leather didn't appear till the T214 series for WC56/7/8 ( though I have seen at least one WC53 seat with it on ) Give me a truck series and vehicle type and I'll look it up

Big heavy bits like a bell housing Steve Rivers at Dallas Autos, NOS or used postable small stuff that Steve doesn't have - Vintage Power Wagons in Iowa.

Used to drive past the Cherry Tree factory, houses now, so they must have relocated. Those in the MVT will know it's a few hundred yards from the Bromley residence

If you have a look at the middle image here you can see the American equivalent; http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?47686-T-36-Radio-equipment-help-needed-please&highlight=socket ( ignore the trailer plug, which is there for a different reason ) I was able to get a two pin interstart cable from E-Bay, but expensive, and see that locating groove? I believe it is different for 12 and 24 volt ( my 'new' 24v cable won't go into my original 12v sockets - I'll have to rework the indexing ) If you want the cable, check the usual sources for two pin interstart cables, but there is a ' two pin to more modern single pin ' adapter out there too. More modern US socket, note the index groove; http://www.ebay.com/itm/MILITARY-SLAVE-RECEPTACLE-JUMPER-M151-M35-M37-M38A1-M54-M813-/141698480190?hash=item20fde3383e&vxp=mtr Two pin to single pin adapter; http://www.ebay.com/itm/NATO-2-to-1-pin-Slave-cable-Plug-Adapter-Used-Excellent-Cond-/321789471985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aec25acf1 ... but looking at it again your socket has male pins, so it is related, but different.

Remarkably fair, given the emotive subject.

The organisers of the War and Peace Revival at Folkestone Racecourse have announced this year’s event will be their last ever. Rex Cadman and Barbara Shea have organised the event for the past 27 years, having previously hosted the military gathering at the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood before relocating to Folkestone in 2013. And the five day show is set to be taken off the calendar unless a new group takes over the running of the popular event, which attracts nearly 100,000 people every year. Mr Cadman said: “Barbara and I have organised War and Peace for 27 years and she is ready to retire, so we decided that as we started this journey together, after much thought, we would end it together. Read more: http://www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/War-Peace-s-future-doubt-organisers-announce/story-26749232-detail/story.html#ixzz3dsfh5LvL Gordon

Absolutely still looking for the Tri-Master roof vent mechanism John, just let me know the cost, postage to Scotland please ! Neils, it looks like both those trucks may have the vents on

Might be legit - anyone?

First, is that off a plate, or off the chassis itself? Somewhere I have the GMC ORD 7-8-9 which tells you what suffixes to the chassis numbers indicate, but I recall chassis built as chassis / cabs for specialist bodies didn't have much. I think there still should be an axle type identifier on the end of the number though. Thorough scraping of chassis to start, followed by access to someone with an ORD 7-8-9 to hand.

Time for a T-36 update. It is still in many, many pieces but making progress. Drivers compartment blasted, primed, and repainted silver. Basic spring and suspension layout. Track adjuster as received. Track adjuster off Track adjuster blasted and primed Track adjuster cleaned, re-tapped & refitted. Track adjuster wrench, 2¼” hex drive, found this one on E-Bay, probably not original but works. T-36 Tool Kit. Still need to add the Alemite Grease Gun which I have somewhere, plus grease gun extension, and the Kidde CO2 Extinguisher which is en route from the US – luckily the mounting bracket comes with it.