robin craig

A few years ago I was sent pictures of some CVRTs in a scrap yard in Hong Kong. Sadly the pictures have evaporated and my contact has moved on so the link is lost. Just thought I would put it out there and let others know. R

Yep, we have one of those in the 436. Its away in another building for a while, did have troubles finding where it draws power from, we turned off battery masters left and right but it wouldnt shut down. I wont be getting it out for a few weeks but keep reminding me R

Welcome along, could you please explain your forum name, it appears to be a CVRT or similar registration, care to expand on that? Robin

what cost in GBP for a set of four tracta joint covers? R

Welcome aboard, seems you have a fine pedigree and fine interests, scale model making is always good for the soul. I have tons of kits in 1/35 and 1/24 stached away for when I have time. Im sure if your at a loose end and want to spin a spanner there are many here that would fit you up with a boiler suit! R

Paul, you are such a lucky blighter to own such a piece or armoured MV history with such provenance. I am spellbound reading your posts. R

All you need is a bare hull and cheque book and you could have a complete one after all the spares they are flogging, wonder if the winning bid will be a man or woman from Jordan? R

What are you using for the base platform vehicle? Is it the Israeli Land Rover resin kit? R

Adrian, not sure on your finished dimensions but they are available in other sizes such as here http://www.spaenaur.com/pdf/sectionM/M63.pdf I think these are a lighter version than yours. R

Judging by the vehicle being disposed of by Withams, it seems that these older 2.5ltr na diesel vehicles are loosing their old army registrations and getting the newer ones. Shame as it will make it harder to follow their service career in photos etc. R

Anyone own it? Contact me please R

Paul, Despite the errors Clive has pointed out, I would like to thank you for the post. Not because I have use of such information right now. More for the fact that you as a newcomer to the forum are posting information into the forum right from the begining and being an active contributor. Thanks Paul, and I hope Uncle Clive can find time to make some corrections! regards Robin

Its just common sense to make yourself more visible on the roads, especially at night. You have to admit that the older Ferret, Saracen, Stolly era "Lucas Prince of Darkness" rear lighting systems are hardly what you would call large or bright! After having a close call in my Ferret at night year ago I always had one at night. Daytime wasnt so bad. R

The item you call a "crap hat", in what scenario or context are you thinking that was worn? R

Centi, nice work, nice English, nice workshop, great vehicle. Robin

All the you tube videos have been removed save the last one. R

A few questions:- what what wrong with the original main engine manifold? Is this an NOS or new built manifold? What what wrong with the winch engine that required a repowering? What advantages does the auto box for the winch give? R

Mike, Thanks for the comments, yes its a bit off the beaten track for the average Jeep owner but adds colour to the forum and hoefully long term will serve as a reference to others who follow along behind. Robin

Welcome along, guess you have bought a Stalwart have you? You must know Dave Dunn from California, another Pinz owner. R

welcome Brian, knowing where on gods earth you live would be helpful, I see that part of your public profile has been left blank. lots of helpful and friendly people here R

So, just like the manual says, installation is the reverse of removal, and that was pretty much it as you can see. Thank goodness for the Hagglunds lifting frame assembly. And lastly the tool Rodeo after the job is done! The third picture shows the right side of the engine and the green cooler suspended on its repaired bracket. The vehicle has been driven and all seems fine so we will put the interior bak to together and do the greasing and oil and filters needed. R

We had some tidying up to do prior to the install. The right side bracket that supports the tranny cooler which is a green cylinder mounted under the engine has alway been broken, we have had a piece of foam under it to support it against the hull until now as it was not accesible. I welded the strap up and re established the hole and added a reinforcement rib on either side for good measure. As the piece was plated and the plating burnt off in the welding I painted it to be neat. There was also a broken bracket that forms part of the shifter linkage mechanism, two spot welds had broken, so a repair weld and paint again solved that.

So, yesterday we put the power pack back in after the transmission (tranny) had been rebuilt before Christmas by a very good local repair shop called Kingston Transmission run by a very capable couple Tommy and his wife Darla. It should be borne in mind that Mercedes Benz guards their propietary information very fiercely and that a change in spring ratings and ball positions in a tranny can make it operate totally differently. While the tranny is used in many installations its fitment to the BV206 has a few quirks like no PARK feature. So the job has to be done properly. We could have sent the tranny to the Mercedes Rebuild centre located near Toronto a few hours drive away. Somehow I wanted to have closer tabs on what was done and a company that would stand behind the work that was done. A phone call with Mecedes just somehow didnt give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Our trusted mechanic Gerry Foster who assists us when we get in over our heads uses Tommy and spoke highly of him. They offered a 3 year or 60,000 kilometre warranty on any application which exceded what Mercede offers. We elected to do a few minor ugrades on the engine, which were to replace the thermostat and water pump, items which are difficult to access once the engine is in place. There were no other engine issues so we left the rest of it alone. The tranny was an unknown quantity to us when we bought the machine over 5 years ago. We have run the machine for 5 seasons up until last year's outings when problems in shifting started to manifest themselves. There was no telling how long it had been since a last overhaul. For those unfamiliar with the BV206 might say, well just pull the pan and service the filter and away you go. Well, as the BV is amphibious there is NO acess to the underside of the engine to get at anything so that is not possible. One can not even split the engine and tranny because of this. The thermostat is easy but the water pump is awkward as one of the bottom bolts is nigh on impossible to get at. Some ingenuity is required to get at it. Both items were sourced from a local Mercedes dealer by quoting the engine series and serial number. Not very exciting but it shows the work, we used medium strength thread locker on the water pump pulley bolts just as a precautionary measure. R

Interesting piece of history, guess i should look at ebay to see what value they have. Thanks R

Sorry, didnt know where to put this so I plonked it in here. what are these? what value do they have? from what era? R