majorweld

my Rb 44 radio truck came with a oddly shaped zip on awning thing ? cant quite figure out how it should fit , or if it even is meant to fit ? has anybody any ideas or images of this canvas add on ?

Best wishs

racking ? clansman 321 ....... theres one on ebay but guy wants £325 ..phew ..and i need 4 maybe

left side of front of comms pod , power in , breakers and allsorts

same board and mounting

close up of one front mounted Circuit breraker board and bits ?

Again , many thanks .

Im staggered at peoples knowledge on here and its most interesting to learn .

I have examined the circuit breakers and pins a little closer in the truck , there are 2 pin plugs and sockets but not sure if they are the 250w large or not , i will put up some more photos for someone more knowledgeable . I also notice there is extra racking bolted to the floor under the seat ? and other bolts on the sides with foam washers that looked like they held other things ? quite a lot of cables hanging everywhere , have a look and see what you think ?

Cheers

Majorweld

Hi

Any idea where i can find such items ? Withams have quite a bit of Comms kit for sale ? not sure if its correct for my truck .

If i can obtain it all is it legal to have it all powered up ? or is this stuff still in current use ?

Many Thanks

fantastic , much appreciated .

cheers

more as is pics , what goes on the racks ? any ideas

comms pod as is

Hi

Can anyone help me try and discover what Radios , comms kit was fitted in the rear Comms pod of a FFR RB 44 ? , id love to possible return my vehicle to how it was , all the racking is in situ but i have no idea of what went where ? pictures would be fantastic if possible .

Many Thanks

Richy

Richy,

This thread should answer your questions;

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?19681-RB44-Oils

Thankyou vey much

Hi

Ive aquired a RAF maintenance schedule document for a RB44 , its all a bit FRENCH ? they use there own codes for oils and lubes i was wondering if theres anywhere i can translate these into Civilian equivalents ? . its not a very easy schedule to understand , wish Haynes had one out , lol ?

Best wishs

Richy

well , been wondering why it wouldnt start last 2 days , batterys (2 x 12v ) were dead , but i got a bit of charge in them and another good battery to jump , still clicking and struggling to turn over .......... decided to by pass the ignition stick the leads straight onto starter , she started in a split second .

basically stripped the starter motor and cleaned it all up , the pre engage solenoid seems very lazy ? i done everything i could to it , clean up , lube etc but im reckoning on having to replace it .

when engine was running it was nice to hand throttle and switch the big engine driven generator on to power up the comms pod , great to have all the lights up and working , the heater and fans . awesome .

so far i need ...

cab heater switchs

flasher (indicator) unit

starter solenoid

soon 4 tyres

gas for the cold starter injector thing or ether ? whatever it does

drivers side headlamp

cheers

fantastic replys , i appreciate your knowledge guys

kind regards

Rich

Hi Shane

There was a canvas thing in the back ? not sure how it works though , zips onto somewhere ?also had a load of cam net bowl things . small world isnt it .

i couldnt get up there to see it so blind bid , im hoping i was lucky . not had proper drive in it yet .

quick question , is the steering meant to be very stiff at standstill ? i can see power assistance /hydraulics on the steering box , seemed all right going along the road , but try turning it when near stopped it was heavy heavy ???

looking forward to getting it on the road , im not sure if its a good idea to rip all the electronics out the comms body for my camper conversion or try and get it all back to original ? is that possible to have working radios ? or are the military still using that system ?

best wishs

Rich

How does it work if i wanted to reinstate all the radio equipment in the truck ? has anybody pics and details of what went where ? most of the racks are still in situ ?

And can i have all the radio/comms kit working ? or is this impossible ??

told you i was new to this.

kind regards

Hi all

new to the world of military vehicles , i have many other classic cars and motorcycles but ever since TA service ive fancied something less fragile so went mad on the withams tender and bought a a RB44 comms a 110 landrover and a brand new recon j60 jag engine for my lawnmower project...... joking . just need a cheap CRVT or FV now ??

i got a few oibvious jobs on the RB to sort , broken headlamp , non functioning indicators ? etc , dead batterys , how to start it etc ??

wheres the best place to go for parts ?

also technical info , i see someone on fleabay selling rb44 manuals on CD ? any good .

cheers for now