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Maybe I was being dim, but I'm sure it wasn't there earlier!
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It looks like the reason you can't see it is because it's been removed. There's still stuff in 'Other Vehicle Parts and Accessories'
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Convert it to a pdf
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They don't have air conditioning, are you thinking of the NBC pack? That's for filtering out nuclear, biological and chemical agents from the air and feeding it into your respirator. It can help a bit on a very hot day, but that's not what it was designed for.
It sounds like you need to do some christmas shopping...
http://www.ekmpowershop5.com/ekmps/shops/greenmachines/fv430-series-34-c.asp
Chris
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Am i missing something here???????
I own a diesel MV and dont know much about these pellets but have heard about them so I was asking on behalf of my father-in-law
Whats the problem ?????????
Thanks
They don't work! There is only one way to get lead in to your petrol, and that's to use a proper lead addative such as Castrol Valvemaster. Have a look on Google, there's plenty out there about them.
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Not another one sucked in by this scam...!
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are you going to lighten the load by getting rid of the 436 / 439 gear?
That's standard 432 stuff, a crane for lifting things in to the stowage basket which is missing.
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Next question. Before i go ahead and stamp these markings into the gate is this the correct layout? i have chipped and brushed and chipped but cannot find signs of the original marking.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]38772[/ATTACH]
It should already be stamped there but may be hidden under thick paint. Remove it and give it a blast with some glass beads (or rub it down, paint strip etc) and it should reveal itself.
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Hi Chris it just that in 10 years,they haven’t needed it to lob 155mm shells at anybody (Iraqi 1 or 2?) so I am surprised they haven’t be mothballed,like the Chally 2’s to save money.
Nick,
This one looks like it's been lobbing quite a few sheels at the Iraqis...
http://www.seantaylor.org/Iraq%20War%20Pictures.htm
Chris
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Nick,
The AS90 only entered service in the mid 90s. It is a fairly new vehicle, and was used in the Balkans and in Iraq. Are you maybe thinking of the M109? These are all out of service.
Chris
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Looks like Shrivenham?
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When the Foxes went for disposal, quite a few were sold less the power pack. They were sold to Ricardo, who were going to fit a diesel and sell them on. This never happened, and Withams bought them. This is where quite a few of the restored ones came from. I don't know where the rest went, but it is something I have been wondering for a while. I am fairly sure they were all scrapped. I very much doubt they are still around, given how fast stuff is disposed of these days. For example the current batch of Bowmanised 432s at Withams.
Chris
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As an owner of 3 Sabres and a Fox, I think I can answer some of your post. Firstly you need to be really careful what you read on the internet as a lot of what's posted on Wikipedia is rubbish.
Al CVR hulls and turrets are constructed from welded plate. There is no casting, other than indiviual pieces like the mantlet. There is less material and less welds in a turret than a hull, therefore the hulls are much more expensive to produce.
136 Sabres were built, all have been disposed of. A lot went through Withams, the rest were cut up by ABRO. This was done in 2004, other than those which are restored and a few under going restoration, they are all gone.
Fox was not a sucessful vehicle in service, they are hard work to keep going and anything which needs repairing is not a simple job. It's much easier to do any job on a CVRT than it is on a Fox. If they had continued to use them without turrets, they would have had to get rid of them when swapping to diesel anyway. There is not a lot of room in the back of a Fox when it's complete.
Chris
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From the top:
Warthog
Titan
MLRS
Trojan
Chris
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Bob, do you have any further information of those?
Anything other than a much lighter LMG/GPMG turret, would result in the Fox being just as unstable as when fitted with the original 30mm RARDEN turret.
With the noxious fumes from the 76mm main armament (in the turret from the Scorpion), I can not imagine anyone seriously considering using a top-heavy 76mm Fox in a cross-country situation, or on surfaced roads where greater speeds would be possible - and a problem.
A top-heavy 76mm Fox - quite literally - must have been one “bastard” of a vehicle, and a complete waste, abuse of, the otherwise very fine Fox wheeled chassis! :mad:
However, it might possibly be an ideal candidate for collectors, and used as a static display. Hours could be spent having to explain the convoluted history/pedigree of a 76mm Fox !! :-)
I am curious, and will send a PM. Cheers.
The turrets weren't actually fitted to the Fox chasiss, they were just dumped on top of them for disposal. The 4 turrets Bob is talking about were removed from vehicles cut up for spares.
Chris
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I doubt they are sitting around somewhere, they were probably scrapped.
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These both Chally 1's though, no Chally 2's released to my knowledge, but it can only be a matter of time now..
I doubt it, they will go into storage (or straight to the scrap yard, but I doubt it given how expensive and new they are.) They won't want Dorchester armour knocking around in civilian hands.
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Rick,
Have you got the user handbook for the Ferret?
Chris
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A46 described by the BBC as Hazardous today as is A52. Continued snow foercast for today, turning to heavy snowfall tonight for most of Linconlshire.
I drive A52/A46 every day from Nottingham to Lincoln. My journey time has been quicker this week than it is usually! Nottinghamshire is nowhere near as bad as Lincolnshire though. I would have gone in the Wolf this week, if the head gasket hadn't gone on the weekend
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James,
I expect sorting out Merlin requests is the last thing on that guys list. When I sent mine I had it back within 2 days, but I do live round the corner from Chilwell.
Chris
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What about CVR(W) FOX? would it fit that?
The casting has "Chieftain AVRE" all over it.
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With the right bracket, yes.
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Robin,
Not sure about the mount it is fitted in, but the actual sight unit is the same as fitted to Ferret, CVRT, Chieftain etc.
Chris
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Robin,
They are for convoy flags.
Chris
In post 54 you show several pictures of the rear tub of the vehicle. On the corners are some vertical tubes with closed bottoms. What sockets into those tubes?R
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You need a secondary braking system
For which vehicles and built from which date? There will be plenty of vehicles without a secondary braking system...
Why have i not seen this site before
in MV Chatter
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It's all here:
http://army-uk.info/firm.php
The "LJ&CO EX MILITARY TRUCKS" has 50 years of experience in the supply of used, new and refurbished ex M.O.D and NATO vehicles, plant and machinery and operate from The Great Britain. This is a 60 acre, former military site, giving us an operating area including warehousing units, hard standing areas and full workshop and paintshop facilities.