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Polsten Quad manuals are still available to download from http://www.canadian-register.co.uk/polsten_manual.html

Its an Explorer with the double-skinned cab for Korea. Back axle is missing.

For sale. Pair of WW2 7.5 ton Cranes trailers. One fairly complete, other partly dismantled. Last seen about 15 years ago, now completely covered by brambles. Sensible offers please for the pair.

Land army tractor, built 1941. Petrol/paraffin engine, wide wheel arches, tyres all around. Part restored, unfinished due to lack of time. All shot-blasted and painted Fordson Green. Fixings black phosphate. Dry stored. £2300

For sale. trailer, 2 ton, 4w/2l, Sentinel FV2502. Contract No 6/VEH/9280. Chassis No SEN6081. Census No 60BM81. fitted with, Body, 2 ton, caravan FV2502(V), No 6/VEH/12711. Was part restored years ago, unfinished due to lack of time. Fairly original. Deep Bronze Green but needs repainting. 4 additional N.O.S. 9.00 x 16 sand tyres. £2000 images below show condition when bought

For Sale. Canadian built 1944. Full strip-down, nut and bolt restoration over 10 years ago. Pipes and fittings cadmium plated, gun cradles black phosphate, everything else shot-blasted and finished in colour matched brown paint. Dry stored since. Restoration stages fully photographed. £15,000

I would be very interested to know the OS grid reference for the HAA site near Leeds airport so that I can update my online map; http://www.anti-aircraft.co.uk/HAA_gun_sites_map.html

What are the grid reference co-ordinates ?

Here's mine, restored a few years ago...

The pictures of CH4207286 on page 1 was originally marked as Canadian as it had a Canadian contract number of LV329. It was later changed to British! I know because I used to own the vehicle.

Rim nuts appear to be red, wheel nuts look galvanised! The paint would soon be ripped off with the air wrench.

All the wheel nuts on my WW2 vehicles are either stamped "L" or "R" on one face to indicate left or right hand threads! Have never found any traces of paint. Most of the split-rim nuts had many layers of red paint.

white wheel nuts or bright zinc-plated?

Smith's truck...it was common to fit twin tyres on the rear axles on Albion trucks, the CX24 and CX6 are examples. There is a diagram in the CX22 manual showing twin wheels. Radiator is obviously off something else and the front wheels appear to be oversize on civvy rims(CX6/CX24 also had civvy rims) Could be a CX24, would need to see if there is another fuel tank on nearside.

The 4 CX22s at Biggar were advertised for a long time including in the "Greensheet" and other magazines with virtually no interest. The site had to cleared by a fixed date, I had struck up a deal to purchase at a reduced price which was about scrap price (scrap being quite high at the time). I was trying to raise funds through another deal but failed to meet the deadline. The rest is history. It would have probably cost me the same again for transportation. I assume the Albion Trust weren't interested because with limited funds there are already enough preserved CX22s, the money being better spent on rarer vehicles.

Albion what ???

Hi Peter, I'm not surprised Lister stopped producing in 1947 if they built 30,000 sets! Its no wonder there are loads of them about. The marine guys used up a lot of them in boats, but the marine versions seem to fetch a lot of money, up to £5000 for a good one. Would love to see a picture of a 4-wheel trailer if you can find one. I am sure my 2 wheeler is a Taskers. I wonder how different the earlier sets were electrically, the '44 ones were pretty archaic compared to the technology available at the time.

I have only ever seen single axle trailers (as mine is) with both JP3s and JP4s mounted on. The same trailers also carried various Tilling Stevens generators. Have never seen a 110V JP3 either! All the documentation around also backs this up. Have you any official references or photos of 110V JP3s ?

I have seen many JP3s and JP4s and a great amount of photos and have only seen the 110V on the JP4 and 230V 15kVA on the JP3. All the manuals I have also back this up. Both were available on the same 2 wheel 3-ton trailer with frame and canvas hood. Would be interested to see some examples which break this. I have a spare trailer available if anyone is interested, as my JP3 is now truck mounted.

The JP4 was normally used for searchlights as it produced 110V DC, the JP3 was normally 230V AC and used for radar and the like.

The nuts holding the rim halves together should be Red according to wartime manuals, the wheel nuts holding the rims to the hubs were never white until the first parades in Berlin after cessation of hostilities, this was known as 'bull' and many vehicles were repainted in gloss also (some even in grey!). There would be no reason for wheels nuts to be painted in any colour as they were either plated or galvanised, unless of course they were going rusty., Too many vehicles are found with' red bits', it just doesn't look right. Airlines were indeed red and yellow for obvious reasons.

Yes it states; M.B. Wild & Co Ltd Birmingham No A3959

Well Davie, the round badge on my CX22 winch is riveted on the top triangular plate. Looking at diagram K2 on page 2 of this thread it is near where it states ; Section K Winch

I've never seen Ash used on WW2 military trucks, my Albion CX22 cab was made from Oak and Mahogany. The rear body and cab floor was softwood. My radar trailer was entirely from Oak, floor-boards nearly 1" thick. 1952 Sentinel living van was also Oak frames and floorboards. Ash is excellent for steaming and bending such as in car bodies but not the best for general construction. Don't use Teak, you will have a job painting it because of the oily texture. If you use wood preservative ensure that any subsequent coats of paint will stick.

My Albion CX22 winch has a round brass maker's plate attached which states; M.B. Wild & Co Ltd Birmingham No A3959