sharky

Have you got another new toy, Iain? :-)

 

Andy

no mate no cvrt here i'm afraid , just a turret ring we need to get moving the fox ring used by our fv432's has the same cvrt bearing races

cheers for that, it downloads ok but its a recovery manual which might be useful if we dont get it running and have to tow it about the place

cheers tho

Iain

Hi can anyone help me find the plastic ball bearing holders that are inside a sabre schimitar turret ring i need 4 and any imfo on re shimming the bearing race afterwards

i know its a long shot but worth a try

many thanks

Iain

Hi can anyone help i need a Pdf manual for a t-34 preferably in english but russian /chech etc would be better than nothing .

i found one on line a few yrs ago but i cannot remember where it was and it was under a spurious name so any help would be great

cheers thanks

Iain

Iain - she's getting dusty! Time for a quick drive round, perhaps? :shocked:

 

Andy

Hi Andy she is a bit, but we are hopefully putting up a new museum building this winter so we'll give her a spin out then when we shuffle vehicles around . most of the dust is from the tanks running round the track all summer gets like a sandstorm up here with 12 tanks working continuously.

hows yours doing any more progress .

p.s trevor, the scrappers she came from was just outside markham moor near chesterfield and before that she was with everyman leisure driving experiance centre at mallory park i think.

Before you all get carried away in buying the 40 HSTs ,they are meant to be in a very rough state , no engines or transmissions or rear bodies !!! ,then you have got to transport them to the docks and then import them to the uk with a rather large shipping bill , you might be better in leaving your 7 grand in your pocket .

my thoughts exactly its never as simply as handing over the money and your vehicle turning up next week as many people on here will testify .

Then there is the small restoration bill !!!!!

iain

What is the track on the ground to the right of the vehicle in the fourth picture down?

 

R

its chaffee track robin we still have some for sale if you need some

Iain

having just read this thread i have maybe another silly question to add if you dont mind ?

are ferret lift pumps the same as the 2 on centurion meteor engine or would that be far to simple as we have one duff lift pump and one not so duff and am in need of 2 repair kits

sorry to stray slightly but seemed an opportune moment

cheers

Iain

http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=1841

please use the above link to some photographs taken by trevor larkum http://preservedtanks.com/Default.aspx

i have been a bit busy recently so havent had much time to post but i will post a full update with photos before xmas for those who are interested in the meantime visit Trevors site and have nosey around

many thanks

Iain

Iain, first off my heartfelt thanks to yourself and everyone at Armourgeddon for hosting us so well Sunday before last. My wife had bought the tank paintballing voucher for my birthday, and she and the girls really enjoyed coming along and learning to fight in the tank battle! My particular thanks to yourself for taking the time to show me the Sherman in your workshop.

 

Since then I have been busy writing up Armourgeddon and its tank collection. The profile page for the collection is here. The complete collection page is here, but I'd like to go through each vehicle one by one with you to make sure I've got my facts right. The best place to start must be the Sherman:

 

Unique ID 1841: M4 (105) Sherman Tanks, Armourgeddon, Husbands Bosworth

 

 

 

Please check it through and let me know if there's any more information you can add. Also, can I add a selection of your photos from this forum (I'll post to show what I've used each time)?

 

 

 

 

Hanno, can you give a specific, or at least representative, location for this?

Trevor ,

photos look good thanks for posting i will re post the link as a progress report if thats ok and feel free to use any of my previously posted photographs if you need . also any othe imfo you need dont hesitate to get in touch .

cheers and beers

Iain

nice to meet you the other day Trevor hope my very rushed tour was helpful anyway feel free to visit any time, doors are always open and welcome to hmvf on the whole a good bunch of folk .

Iain

AKA sharky

i had my camera stolen by a thieving scumbag at war and peace. he swiped my jacket from my feet whilst i rolled a cigarette, we caught him but he had already rinsed the pockets and the camera had been passed onto an accomplise unfortunately security were next to useless didnt want to help .

These scum are so brazen i'm glad the guy who stole the guns at cobbaton was caught and the police took it seriously.:mad:

i ran my old vauxall astra L reg with the izuzu engine for 12 months no worries on neat veg oil from the supermarket added about 15 % diesal in the winter tho else you get a lot of piston slap. also same for my old ford transit M reg .

going to move back onto veg oil in my escort van soon.

only problem i found was, i was perminently hungry when driving because of the aroma of cooking fat.

iain

evening Andy welcome aboard .i am in you area so gimme a shout if i can help with the martians

iain

Before we stray to far off topic can anyone supply a bit for imfo on the outlook for these vehicles as there are some very viable restos there .

i also love dragons ......

cheers Iain

evening all , hmm hand on chin steel track rubber track i agree with john about tarmac pulling but as i am never one for controversy :angel: i can understand why jack has decided on rubber track only .any how might rule us out for our m4/105 which is a shame, be nice to have a run out (when its finished )

also any chance off banning pink shirts ......

iain

try these guys good value did our M8 cable very reasonable price

http://www.speedycables.com/

iain

I have heard there are 6 shermans booked in but cant gaurantee that 6 will attend . Cosby is a great show well worth attending .

Iain

Evening all ,

Is anybody going to cosby victory show this coming weekend if so i'll be there if any one wants to put names to faces .

We are taking our M8 down for its first outing so keep an eye out and say hello if your passing .

Cheers

Iain AKA sharky

Morning Jack,

request sent

Iain

mix a bit of engine oil with it to lube the pump,should work fine

we run on a 25% old oil 25% red diesal 50% kero or there abouts no harm done to 15 working fv432,s in at least 3 yrs .

Chas

should be 2 discs about an inch thick that sit in the towing eyes on front and rear of fv43--

then the pins sit thru and you have no slop havent got any pics at moment but can get some if you need

Iain

cheers for your replies to my thread i have been a bit slack in all fairness some great imfo and i am really glad to see that there are still at least some of the vehicles not hidden away in storage never to be seen again

cheers again

Iain:thumbsup:

Captain chaos and myself should be arriving about 11 am we have managed to pack as much good weather as we could find and then shoe horn into the hilux

looking forward to it

Iain

I believe (if memory serves from last year) Sharky has both real & fake versions down at Armourgeddon.

 

Over to you Iain ?

 

H

sort of, we have 3 original turrets and rings, 2 of which were on the vehicles when we bought them from withams but there are fitted with the normal commanders capola instead of the flat type. the turret data plates do say fv432/30.