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Went to a local pub in the Loyd today.

On 4/3/2024 at 6:34 PM, Sean N said:

Alastair, that looks and sounds great - congratulations, you must be very pleased.

Will it be at A&E in June? 😉

No, transport is a killer, I don’t think I can afford to take it anywhere!

My friend drove it on his H licence this morning, down to the farm shop and back.  Up to 30 and running sweet at a nut.  He said the gear change was difficult.

It’s all finished now, apart from the hood.  

Looking for one to go with my carrier jack.  Must be the separable type as it’s got to fit in the toolbox.

4 hours ago, terryb said:

does not need to be an expensive one!

No, but if you don’t have a suitable vehicle already, buying one to take the H test in would probably come to more than the £1200 or whatever it is to take an organised course.

A friend of mine who is a farmer took his H test at his farm, just booked the test on line, examiner turned up and done.  Obviously you need a farm and the correct expensive tracked vehicle for that to work out 😂

I was just watching a video by a firearms chap who has been following the latest anti firearm legislation that has passed through parliament.  In its current from is bans the possession of components used in ammunition manufacture.  Thus without some caveats added it bans the possession of brass cases, bullet and primers.  I’m sure it is unintended but this would ban the ownership of all wartime brass cases and inert ammo.  One to watch out for as ignorance is no excuse as we all know when it comes to an overzealous policeman.

What form do these take and what do they indicate?  I know its a rather open question but I've never read anything about them before.

Thanks,

Bump

Collected a WOT6 wreck from an old airfield in Lincolnshire yesterday.  I was given the location details by Seamus who is restoring his WOT6 on another thread.  It will take years to finish once my Loyd Carrier is completed.  If anyone knows on any other wrecks if parts please get in touch.

https://www.facebook.com/FordsonWOT6

My Dad uses a electric de-humidifier out in his wood workshop, as anything metal used to get covered in condensation in the winter months.  He tells me it did the trick but you have to remember to empty the tray regularly.

Its not just because your WOT is outside, my Loyd is in a modern uninsulated building and it was dripping with condensation in the days that the weather warmed up before xmas.

The armour contract cards just cover the placement of a contract by the government with the manufacturer and will state when the contract was fulfilled and if it was actually cancelled before any vehicles were produced.  Not consulting these leads to erroneous vehicle production numbers being banded about...for generations! 

The Loyd Carrier is a case in point.  Everyone uses the Chilwell census number blocks which show Ford built 7660 ish machines across two contracts, in actual fact, consulting the contract cards shows that the second order was cancelled before production even began and the first order was cancelled once 4200 machines had been built.

I found all of the Loyd Carrier contract cards stored at the Tank Museum, which museum hold the same cards but for B vehicles such as 3-ton lorries?

Were the 20" split rims used on 3 ton lorries a standard universal part that fitted all 3 toners or were they manufacture specific?  I'm thinking rim width, offset etc..  I need some for a WOT6 and when I am searching through a huge pile of random old British wheels with only a tape measure I'd like to know if finding a 20" 8 stud split rim guarantees its what I am looking for!

Thanks to a chance encounter over Seamus's search for a WOT6 crown wheel and pinion I have picked up a WOT6 to have as a back burner project while I complete the Loyd Carrier.  Lots of knowledge crossover between the two vehicles due to the Fordson hardware used in the Loyd design.  I've started a Youtube series just like the one I occasionally update for the Loyd Carrier.  Thanks again for the info Seamus.

PS. I apologise for the very brief video, the next part will be a more substantial length.

Also started a facebook page as a hub for WOT6 info as I gather it.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088725355166

That Loyd was found in France back in 2012, it was moved to England around that time and sat in a collection near Portsmouth, this year to was brought by a friend of mine and transported to his workshop for restoration.

I have some parts from it in my garage at the moment!

I know him Bob, do you want his email?

Now posting random Loyd related stuff on Instagram too.  Should be a video of it driving soon!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdGEJnQMWog/?igshid=NDA1YzNhOGU=

Looking for a pair of Butler (or lucas) small lens side lamps, I already have NOS Bulter ones but they have the larger non blackout lens.  Either entire lamps or just the front cover and lens to convert mine.  Thanks.

Hi All,

I'm on the look out for four New Old Stock British Bonnet spring straps, there appears to be lots of different names for these assemblies, but the one in question is for a Loyd Carrier.  I remember a few years ago on one of the WW1 lorry restoration threads a NOS one was unpacked to use and it was just the same as the type I'm after if I recall.  There are various modern versions but none the same as this.

Dimensions: 

Spring dia: 3/4", Spring length (inc wire ends): 4 1/2"

See photo below, thanks in advance.

51 minutes ago, XS650 said:

I have been reading through this thread of a great restoration  and came across this post.

My father was involved in this  salvage operation at Redcar  and the photo below is of the two ' carriers'  used .

He is the chap  seated in carrier on far right  . His brother is perched on top of the carrier. All the men were Redcar fishermen.

Major Morrell is stood in the middle , I have a lot more info on  operation this if  of any interest.

I would be interested to know exactly what type  carriers they were.

Craig

The one closest the camera is a USA T16 and the other is probably a normal Universal Carrier.  Thanks for posting, more info would be nice.

Update 

The paper said the upgrade program was to be called off and the entire fleet to be scrapped instead.

Just saw this in newspaper.  I always liked warrior AFV, sad to see them all gone.