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    Here are three photos of the Bedfords I took while helping arrange vehicles into correct lines before Bayeux parade on 8th....
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    I was there in one of the many Jeeps and a great event! All credit to Marc De B. Highlight of that Saturday was to be given the opportunity to drive one of the RM veterans up to the formal ceremonies at the East and West memorials.
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    Hi Niek, Good to meet you at Port-en-Bassin on Saturday. Very nice trailer and looks very complete. First one I've ever seen. I see it even has the "parking" socket for the butler plug. But see you are also in the market for a T-Plate! Re your question about the brackets: my 100 gal water bowser and REME Electrical repair trailer have identical brackets. I'd thought they were to attach "Toggle" ropes with a metal shackle to assist in manhandling the trailer without a vehicle.
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    Very good to meet you at Omaha Beach and see the excellent Tilly restoration. As promised here are the photos: Cheers John
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    Excellent! Like the Bedford MWC and of course the Tilly
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    A small selection at Salfords a couple of hours ago.... Steve said the stop was for apparent loss of power climbing out of Redhill. Bright sunshine but cold in wind....so can see the heavy period style coats are essential! Hope to see some photos of you all in Brighton.
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    Welcome Charles, Have attended FOS and Revival on many occasions. PM sent
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    Safety

    cordenj replied to fesm_ndt's topic in Other Chatter

    This type of incident is not that uncommon....here is one from last week in USA: http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/Man-crushed-while-working-on-car-in-Racine-County-255929271.html My experience of serious accident investigations over last 25 years is that in many cases the injured party knows exactly how they should have acted, but for a number of reasons (ranging from being late for a date with girlfriend or wanting to get home for dinner to not wanting to appear a "wimp" to uninformed workmates OR pressure from their employer) they deliberately take a short cut from the known safe way. On most occasions they get away with it, just reinforcing in their minds that its ok and "safety is a waste of time"....that is until they don't.....
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    Simon, As far as I know, these units were only made by Butler. jnc
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    Simon, You can make up the spring loaded connectors from any source of small springs so something from the tail lights might fit if they will fit inside the rear blanking cap. All that you looking to replicate is a means of holding the plug under tension against the slotted holes in the front half of he socket. Below are some photos form the Electrical Repair Trailer (that came with one these "plug parking sockets" fitted, hopefully give a clearer view?
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    Hi Simon, Yes there are two spring loaded brass cylinders that hold the Butler plug in place. Springs are housed in the blank cap. I've only ever seen ones that have the 90 deg bend, but as I said they are rare and that is just based on only a couple of others I've ever seen.
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    Welcome to to the forum. Sounds like you have an interesting and historically important role. There is a tremendous range and depth of knowledge to tap into here, so am sure someone will chip in about the Saladin.
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    After 18 months the trailer is 99% complete. Thought I'd take a few shots in the sun with welding bench and cables etc laid out: The last job will be to order some stencils from Axholme Signs and add an invasion star and appropriate "X-" numbers (when I decide what it is). I sent off my cheque to the RLC Museum a few weeks ago to see if they can find any information based on its military number when cast. If RLC reply that there is no record, I'll use an "X-number" around those featured on the two period sets of photos I have.....but worth waiting a little longer because as soon as I mark it up with one of those, the RLC will tell me its real number! Anyway, hope you've found this detailed restoration thread of some interest and that it will be useful to anyone else working on one of these rare REME trailers. Cheers John
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    Regarding small details....one of the hardest items to find for the !0 cwt trailer restorations is the small blanking socket that is fixed to the front chassis and designed for the Butler plug to be "parked" in when not connected into the towing vehicle. This one fitted today (first photos shows original holes in chassis which fitted the socket exactly). Just need to complete the wiring into the plug:
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    One item of the original kit I'd been searching for for months is the vice that would have been bolted onto the nearside locker. Earlier in the thread I'd posted contemporary photos of a MUREX trailer with the vice in place, but I could not find out what make and model it was. I eventually found out that three holes in the trailer would exactly fit a Record 21 vice. This model does not seem to be that common, with the larger Record 25 and the smaller 3 appearing far more often for sale. Anyway I finally obtained one via Ebay. It had been refurbished, but has been well used and was certainly very old. Quick coat of the grey paint I use on these trailer vices and another part is complete:
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    A weekend of mainly small detailing. The standard 10 cwt trailer wiring with, Lucas 4-way circular connector block, switch and Convoy Lamp and rear sidelight. I use cloth braided 2-core wiring: As the usual white plate fitted on centre of axle on GS trailers will not work here, I've adopted the same style circular while disc as was fitted on my Lightweight 100 Water Bowser: Also fitted the usual "T-Plate":
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    Hi Robin, Glad you've enjoyed it. All the British 10 cwt lightweight trailers had an extra rear hitch. The early WWII type was cast steel, a little smaller overall with a smaller towing eye. The later WWII/immediate post-war hitches fitted to the two trailers on this thread are constructed of folded and welded steel plate and had a slightly large eye. They might look massive but are actually considerably lighter than the large cast versions of similar appearance, fitted to British military trucks of the period. Yes, you are correct, all these trailers were designed to be towed in multiples. A Jeep could tow two standard 10cwt GS trailers, or I have read of 2 Jeeps being A-framed together to tow three trailers. The two REME trailers in this thread are both heavy when fitted with all their kit and I doubt that a single Jeep would have towed two together. But a larger truck could have and the rear hitch enabled that flexibility.
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    This was released by MoD yesterday: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accreditation-and-funding-for-d-day-70-commemorations-in-france A particularly relevant paragraph is: "All applications that have been submitted to date will be processed, however the D-Day 70 team wish to ensure that all veterans, their families and those who are accompanying them are accredited as a priority. Other members of the public wishing to travel to Normandy will need to accredit via the French authorities and contact details will be added to this website shortly." Totally agree the prioritisation, but not sure where that leaves MV driving Members of the Public who haven't submitted their form yet........ "Accrediting via French authorities".
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    Adrian, Info I have is that the MOD is acting on a request from "the French authorities" via our Defence Attache's Office in Paris. Perhaps then, a central French government initiative rather than something local to Calvados Département, hence lack of awareness of it in Normandy.
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