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your workshop looks like my kind of place :-D

i'll order a copy today

and I thought my resto time scales were a little optimistic good luck with it. rick

land rover gearboxes often snap on the selector where it mounts on the box mainly due to a loose nut on the gear stick

most of the churchills are privately owned by nigel Montgomery and as such are not part of the museum collection so no danger of anything being scrapped but as to the fate of the 3 conquerors that remains to be seen :undecided:

excellent pics

the museum officially closed for good earlier this week.

took the Cromwell to a show in Norfolk at the weekend and took a bit of video moving the Cromwell after the show. turn the volume to full and enjoy

old git the Cromwell is now at old buck airfield in Norfolk and you are welcome to have a climb in and around it anytime you want, this way you can get all the answers to questions in one go.

thanks for the Cromwell pics, i'll need something to remember her by once she's sold and there's nothing like looking at pictures of cush on the internet to put a smile back on your face :-D

I can help out with Cromwell spares and schematics but it begs the question. why do you need them ? are you looking at getting a Cromwell, if so may I congratulate you on your excellent choice of vehicle

great vids shaun thanks for putting them up, I really enjoyed the show but the best part for me was driving the tank in convoy across the countryside :thumbsup:

thanks for the heads up

some of the otterburn avre's. the concreted avre ended up with dave Arnold at the isle of wight museum and is now for sale

lol I did think the same thing when I was typing that reply, bloody place is full of adders as well :wow:

the t16 and mk2 universal carriers use this hitch and spring , my wot6 also had that setup, as far as I know it's a fairly standard fitting

great minds think alike bob

last month I was climbing over a couple of conq arv's on the isle of wight, I believe they might be for sale. if anyone is interested let me know and i'll pass on the details. rick

looking good shaun. do you complete all your restorations in 2/3 days if so can I bring some of mine down for you

Maurice don't listen to Adrian he only takes on the easy restorations ! Getting a Churchill out of a bog isn't impossible with a bit of thought. I have had a good long think about how to recover the Churchill avre's from otterburn range which Is also a boggy area. my plan was to go up during a long summer dry spell to prep the tank, this would involve lifting it on jacks and placing large c section channel under the suspension/tracks to act as skis, then leave the tank until the ground is frozen hard then winch it off like a large sled, the advantage being the ground will not be badly damaged during the recovery and the tractive effort required will be much less than if you attempted to drag it like a large plough. alternatively a 20+ ton excavator will move a tank around like a toy car but the ground conditions will limit it's use. shame it's not in the uk as I have all the recovery assets in place, including a tracked recovery vehicle but to ship it all to Holland just wouldn't make sense financially. anyway good luck with it and if you need any help let me know. a pic or two would also be nice :cool2:. rick

I have the same book and it does make for an interesting read. Maurice are you getting a Churchill :cool2:

there is a width versus track length ratio that all tracked vehicles have to adhere too, this one does not and would never have been designed as shown but it looks interesting :undecided:

Windsor wheels look identical but are wider and not compatible with normal carrier track or you could have a normal 20" road wheel and a 19" front idler , which would be a nice find as idler wheels are harder to come by. rick

i'll be there with the Cromwell so if anyone wants a closer look at a great british tank come along and say hello. it might be your last chance !

looking good mate, I didn't realise it was such an early hull until I saw the split oil cooler cut outs in the bulkhead behind the driver and commander. nice carrier