Gordon_M

Federal 600 series Someone will confirm the exact series, maybe a second series 604 or whatever as I know the curved end to the boom is one identifier

I'd just like to reinforce the point that you do need to prove ownership of the vehicle, with a copy of either; Bill of Sale in your name Title document. ... or the like. I think I used the UK C&E 386 document, showing chassis number and import duty paid, on one truck that I didn't actually have a receipt for. Gordon

Looks Korean period rather than WW2, lowish profile might suggest aircraft carrier use. Never seen one before - interesting

There's no link in the post, so we can't see it. Torpedo crane is usually a Sterling DDS 235 or the link. Gordon

Hmm, note that the hub and drum both have C prefixes for Chrysler parts, even although the rims would be Budd ( I think ) and the lock rings I seem to recall were firestone. The offset and the bevels are the giveaway as on Dodges they are unique to the WD20 / 21 On the other hand the world is full of the ordinary WD20/21 rims, less bevels, and with smaller offset, if you know anyone that is stuck for rims...

Twini-Mokes, Ants, I'm sure a Hillman Imp got in there too Them were the days :blush:

I sent cash too, well wrapped

It would all have to be about weights, lighting, and signage I think. If it is over 750 Kg it has to be braked, various complex regulations as to types of braking, but 750Kg absolute. It would need to have lights and reflectors, and numberplate. If the barrel sticks out the back it would have to be signed and/or lit to make sure public didn't run into it. Size and weight of towing vehicle would have to be suitable and depending on your age you might need license category to cover.

No, they all do, and the shocks wouldn't make a difference, it's your springs. Compare the angle of the dangle of the moving shackle, side to side. A jeep or a Dodge should have the moving shackle just forward of vertical at the bottom. You'll find your 'low' side has a notably more acute angle. Interesting trick. The Dodge civilian shackle bushes will interchange with the jeep ones. The Dodge civilian open 'C' shackle will fit a jeep, but the jeep one wont fit the Dodge as it is about 1/4" shorter. You can level up a jeep by using the Dodge civilian open 'C' shackles on the low side.

The last time I looked it was relatively easy to get internally toothed or externally toothed from the normal tool supply places Pete. I did find it really difficult to get the internal AND external combination washers that we have as original equipment on the Dodges, though, and had to resort to plan B ( give money to Jaap Rietveld who has pretty much everything somewhere )

Well, since you are here David .....:angel: You did let slip that this one is in fact your second Sterling HCS 330, so how about a brief explanation about the first one, where it went, why you bought another .... Oh, and we can't have too many images of them either, and welcome aboard. Gordon

Oh yes. as they say round here that's a muckle great lump of truck, isn't it? Given the undoubtedly limited top speed and that damn great boom sticking out the back, I'd guess that it you were driving it down the Queen's highway you'd want to be towing some long but light trailer that let you block out the road distance back to the end of the boom, and load it with reflective signs and warning lights. Everything I've seen suggests they spent most of their time in the Navy yards, but there are images of mounted crane and tractor versions working on the ALCAN. I don't think space, speed, or fuel consumption would be a problem at either of those location types.

Thanks Ed, that's worth noting I'd guess the other two factors would be speed and fuel The Sterling would have to be as heavy as a Pacific, and as economical on fuel, plus I don't have a top speed noted either. I reckon a gallon of diesel in the fuel tank of a transporter would get it further and faster than a gallon of petrol in the tank of the Sterling. Nice to know I could have one if that lottery thing kicked in

That is the HCS 330, much bigger machine than the DDS235. David ( ACMACK ) an owner in the US, has just started a restoration thread on his one, on the G503 forum. http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=224332&hilit=sterling I think in the UK it would have to be transported pretty much everywhere, as I've been told that you can't do the Dragon Wagon trick and just pull the rear dual to reduce to a legal width, as the crane tower is pretty much the full width and you'd just be making it less stable. Note that in the image the crane tower, rear body, and rear duals are pretty much the same width. Look how the rear of it overhangs the sides of the trailer it is on. The rear bogie principle is pretty much like the Dragon Wagon, but not the same, as I'm told Sterling were using their own system as far back as the mid 1930's. Any more Sterling pics ? is that the one that was on Milweb? The front bumper on David's one just looks like a big bit of steel girder, I think if the winch is all there replacing the bumper wouldn't be much or a problem.

That's the thing, well done. Undoubtedly a Box. When was the film made then? I know they tinkered with the mechanics of the K2 but didn't realise that is where I saw the Box too silly me, should have thought of that.

That's what I was thinking Paul ICE COLD IN ALEX - could have been- will try and watch it next time it is on.

A long time ago, when I was very young ( stop laughing up the back there ....:blush: ) I saw a bit of monochrome film which featured a Humber Box in the desert. I don't remember the circumstances, but reasonably certain it was original film and not anything post WW2. The thing that was noticeable about this Humber was that it had no roof at all. It had the full main body, and windscreen, but the doors and rear body just stopped at the body line, making for a very spiffy four door open-topped tourer. If I remember correctly the glass screens had been painted too with just the wiper sweeps left clear. Does this ring a bell with anyone? What I know of Box construction tells me that if you take the roof off the rest of the back body would fall to bits - yes, no, opinions? ...and before anyone asks, it was definitely a Box as it was really quite distinctive and I knew my vehicles, even back in those days.

Yup, FWD-COE, made in the US but specifically for the Commonwealth forces. Not sure if they arrived as complete trucks or as cab and chassis - anyone know?

Ditch it and use a normal flap. Most of them are ornaments but you can use them if you want.

There are dozens of new regulations covering registration plates, but it is my understanding ( legal talk ... ) that painted number plates were legal, and in fact common, at the time these vehicles were put into service, and remain so today, but only on those vehicles. Standards do apply. I think the characters had to be 3" high, half inch section thickness, silver or white on a black background, and clearly displayed on the centre or offside of the vehicle. Rear plate lit during hours of darkness. You would not get away with mounting them on the nearside ( that is a recent thing that was previously illegal, probably EC regulation ) or putting them on a vehicle that was more recent.

I did wonder, when I saw the original image, whether the airman was disabled and was using it as a substitute wheelchair - something about the way he is posed in it, and in a freshly pressed uniform.

Welcome Zeph, sure I've seen your handle around somewhere. My T-36 came from Yreka, not that far from you.

Take what it would cost you in fuel, add a bit to it, and just hire a transporter. Ask the seller if he knows someone who could drop it off. This can be not unreasonable as long as you don't need it done on a particular day at a particular time.

Given that parts may be an issue, can I point you at one of the modern American Truck Fora ? http://forums.justoldtrucks.com There's a big range of stuff on there, and I'd guess if there were any parts sources someone on there would know about them. Good luck with it.

Hmm, mobile night time / cloudy day heliograph mount and power source?