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    Shunting a DEAD FV432

    in Tracked vehicles

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    I have towed CVRTs about with a Land Rover, a Ford Pickup and another CVRT. They are easy enough to turn once you get them moving. A 432 might be a bit more of a problem. You could try asking Withams to bring something to drag it off the truck with, I know they did this when delivering Andy's Striker.

     

    Chris

    Shunting a DEAD FV432

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    When you go for the viewing day make sure you talk to the guys in the yard. They are usually quite helpful and will tell you what is wrong with the vehicles, if they know. Ask them to start some up, they should be able to start the ones which run. When we bought ours we heard it running before we bought it, and that was from a tender sale. I don't know what condition the vehicles in the tender are in, but there are usually some good runners.

     

    How far do you need to move it? I don't think your tractor will be able to pull it. I pulled a dead tractor like that, which was totally siezed up, using a 432 and it didn't even notice the tractor was there.

     

    Chris

    CVR(T) Sabre

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Yep the Kigas system is installed on the engine but I have not connected it up. One of the other engines I have had it installed too, but I left it off when I put it in the Fox. I have not changed the head gasket yet, but I am told it is simple. Just mark up the positions of the cam shafts, chains, gears etc. I expect you can find something somewhere on the internet which explains how to do it?

     

    Chris

    Communicating between vehicles while driving.

    in Other Radio Equipment

    Posted

    Mick,

    I really doubt a new transmission will make much difference! Mine has a fairly new gearbox in it and it still wines! Before someone asks, yes it does have oil in it, and the correct grade. We always use the Clansman intercom and have it fitted in all our AFVs. I use the Active Noise Reduction equipment, these boxes have yellow fronts. When the correct headsets are plugged in they cancel out engine/gearbox/wind noise. Even the ordinary headsets are much quieter, and safer, than shouting!

     

    Chris

    Communicating between vehicles while driving.

    in Other Radio Equipment

    Posted

    Yep, I've been told that you can connect your IB3 to your mobile but not sure what's involved, Chris M. may be able to answer that one, he's a bit more up on the radios & I think he has all his working.. could be wrong though :dunno:

     

     

    Lee, other than installing radios in vehicles and connecting them up I've not really played about with anything else. Connecting an ipod is easy, I believe some of the Americans on Ferret-Heaven have managed to get the mobile phone to work through the harness too. It can't be that difficult!

     

    Chris

    Fox CVR(W) in N.I.

    in British Vehicles

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    Here's the Peak turreted vehicle, Polecat? It is now in Scotland. The photo I posted before came from Lee, along with a load of others. They are on my Fox website, http://www.cvrw.co.uk I am slowly piecing together the article for the history section, and now have 50 or so vehicles on the owners list.

     

    Clive do you have any more photos you can send over?

     

    Chris

     

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    Fox CVR(W) in N.I.

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Richard,

    Yes my Fox came without the engine and ancillaries, as did Lee's. When I went to get mine there were 12 in the yard in a similar state. I do not know how many in total were stripped of engines though. It is something I would like to find out more about.

     

    Chris

     

    P.S. Any idea where this photo was taken?

     

     

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    Fox CVR(W) in N.I.

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Lee,

    I got mine from Withams, but it was not sold off to them! It went to Ricardos, who I am told were going to put a diesel in it. They bought it on 26/2/96, are you sure yours doesn't say 26 instead of 06? I would have thought they would have been sold at the same time.

     

    Chris

    CVR(T) Sabre

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Mark,

    It is a Jaguar J60, which is a militaried 6 cylinder Jaguar XK engine, 4.2L. It was used in many Jaguar cars and is not too different to the one in the E-Type. I was lucky in finding one which was in such good condition!

     

    Chris

    Tanks owner - Advise me on tanks....

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    Jack,

    Always be prepared for the worst case. If I broke down I'm sure my friends would come and rescue me, and I would do the same for them. I have a A frame in the garage which fits the front of the CVRT and a tow bar for the back so I can tow with it if required.

     

    I don't know if you have seen Dougs Heavy Metal Gallery before, but there are some excellent articles on there. You may find the Scorpion restoration story interesting and it will give you a feel of what to be prepared for! :|

     

    http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorp-00.html'>http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorp-00.html'>http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorp-00.html

     

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    http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/ for the main site.

     

    Chris

    Tanks owner - Advise me on tanks....

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    I didn't really answer your question..!

     

    Problems :

     

    1) You need to lift big heavy things (engines, hull deck plates, turrets etc etc)

    2) You need a big shed, or somewhere to store it where it won't sink into the mud

    3) You need some way of moving it to shows, other than driving it

    4) You need some way of moving it when it packs up on a roundabout half way to a show!

     

    Chris

    Tanks owner - Advise me on tanks....

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    Jack,

    I agree with Clive, tracked vehicles are not as scary or expensive as they sound, but it is all relative. If you want to buy a complete restored Sherman and then take it to as many events as possible it is going to cost a fortune. If you buy something which needs work doing, spread the cost of doing it and all the work over a few years then it becomes much more affordable.

     

    I know it's not your era, but you could buy any of a number of post war tracked vehicles, which are up and running, for the price of one jeep. I'm not putting jeeps down, each to thier own, but you get much more metal for your money with a CVRT or 432! If you need convincing come up and have a ride in our Spartan.

     

    When it comes to moving them around, I do not expect to take any of our tracked vehicles to more than one large show and a few very local shows every year. It might seem a bit of a waste, having vehicles which don't go very far, but nothing beats owning a tank!

     

    Chris

    Driving tracked vehicles on the road...

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    I suspect it will be an M548.

     

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    I have driven the M667 which is similar and they are very easy to drive. The 548 has a proper cab so is much more comfortable than a CVRT.

     

    If you fancy one: http://dbase.evems.com:1066/FMPro?-db=inventory2.fp5&-format=jacksons%2fdetails2004.htm&-lay=detail&-op=cn&Abbrev=afvs&-recid=32992&-find=

     

    Chris

    The HMVF festive trivia quiz - are you tough enough...?

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Richard,

    Is there a book or website on the history Chilwell Depot? It is right near to where I live (I drive past it all the time) so would be interested to read a bit more about it. Sadly there is not much of it left anymore, but we do get convoys of HETs with Challenger 2s driving past every now and then. ;-)

     

    Chris

     

    Clive,

     

    You just mentioned "rations", is that what these boxes are for?

     

    I got my figures from an official history of Chilwell Ordnance Depot, to quote, "during preperations for the Second Front, the packing of the MT sores to be utilised in the different phases was divided, according to their facilities, among the COD's of Chilwell, Derby, Feltham and Bicester, but all were to be centralised at Chilwell for the calling forward time, and here a fair idea of the trememndous task tackled may be judged when it is revealed that the invasion of Normandy called for 35,000,000 cartons of stores using up to 2,000,000 cases."

     

    Richard

     

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