eddy8men

thanks for the info guys. i really like my crane, if it had any working brakes it would be even better another thing on the to do list

you are right it is a speedcrane 6/9T

thanks again richard. i'll look for the axle locking rams when i next use it. cheers

hi richard thanks for the reply. i'm not really having any trouble it's just that i don't know what the safe procedure is for lifting when the boom is over the side. i don't want to tip it over !

richard you are a mine of knowledge !

but do you have any info on how to work the sodding thing i am winging it at the mo and the potential for disaster is quite high a manual or a link to where i could purchase one would be great

just bought it and don't know how i managed without for so long. it's ex mod as well, there's blue grey paint under the yellow so i assume it was RAF or navy

sorry lauren i needed the charioteer turret for my boat mooring

money is always useful when messing around with old tanks

way too many other projects on the go this year to muck about with the churchill.

i've got 5 ww2 british armoured vehicles to do and we're only in april

i bought a yard crane last week and can finally put the turret on the churchill. i couldn't resist the temptation to make a gun and chuck it on

very nice besa tins. a rare find

back on with the resto.

we hit a problem last year with a missing coolant pipe that runs from the pump to the rad. it's a 5ft long 2" pipe and has several complicated bends and was beyond my fabricating ability i won't show you the failed attempts ! the pipe is now being made in stainless by a tube bending firm and should be ready next week.

while waiting for the pipe we had a look at the clutch and gave it a clean and lick of paint, the friction linings were very good and the pressure plates showed only a little surface cracking. the slave cylinders were knackered but i have some NOS seals and will rebuild them next week.

once the coolant pipe is fitted the engine can go back in

they still have the wheels but i know where to go if i need them

tan pixie suit would be about £120

camo pixie suit could be well over £500

sorry don't know about the rest.

i'd like the desert tank suit

BBC has got involved so it's anyones guess now. i want to do it as soon as possible but the vineyard owner wants the publicity so i'll have to hurry up and wait !

however i have been out collecting a few little bits and bobs in the meantime

my local fire station has a planter out front with 4 good carrier wheels on it

yes i put the pics up of them in the scrapyard. that was a bad day for me :mad:

if i remember rightly it goes on the right side of the turret above the striker box.

cheers

it doesn't matter what happens to me, only the tank matters and if it gets restored then great. it just takes a bit of the enjoyment out of it.

it will be interesting to see if the vineyard will yield more tanks from the magnetometer search and if it does we will see how many others try to muscle me out, i have no doubt they are watching the thread closely !

chris i was thinking the same thing and it would be a shame if i had to go underground with my activities.

i did a deal on an A10 tank last year and told a few people about it before i had paid and collected it, next thing i know one of those people bought from under me !

"rick's flying circus" would sound about right.

anyway the TV want to do a bit on the recovery, which will cock it right up but also raise awareness so maybe not a bad thing. unfortunately i doubt i will be able to recover the tank this month due to every man and his dog now getting involved. god only knows how long it will take the TV types to get their act together. it'll be a case of hurry up and wait ! patience is not a virtue i suffer from but i'll just go along with it and do my best. i'll keep you all up to speed

i don't know about leonardo decaprio i was thinking more bernard manning, anyway hollywood will have to wait. it's going to be a year of tank recoveries

i didn't see any strikes on the small area we uncovered but the roof plate near the rads was missing so someone has been messing with it, anyway we won't have to wait long to find out