Rangie

I nearly kicked myself...... Found a small brass plate either side on the inner wings Now to trawl the web for pics of what it was originally..... Chassis/wings assembly for something I imagine. Alec.

Cannot locate the Data Plate, it is proving to be elusive, not on the a-frame as I expected and not obvious elsewhere. 8-stud 16" 6.5 wide rims with 900x16's on them, all three same size....... It looks very much like a generic chassis/mudguards trailor unit with a modified body on top of it. Very heavy construction, leaf-sprung without dampers, rod-operated brakes and under-slung spare wheel mount. Any ideas? Alec.

I haven't, not yet, just the one picture I managed to snap. The plate was not obvious, had a general look-see but mainly to check for rot! Most important up in these parts!! :shocked: Wheels are definatley 900x16s on 6.5" rims (well, the one I checked was, I shall check the sizes of the others when I get it home!!). There is also a spare mounted on a cradle under the rear section of the body. Looks original. Matt/satin green underneath all that tractor paint that looks to have been applied with a damp bog-brush! Did not see evidence of rear feet/supports but the a-frame has a foot attached rather than a jockey wheel. I found a picture of a GKN on google images which does bear some resemblance........ Alec.

Well, the bed may not be original, it is all-steel, the chassis looks complete and unmolested (apart from the ball-hitch, but I have found its original nato ring-hitch), and its rock-solid. The tabs on the wings have the 3-hole mounting centers for the standard size amber reflectors. The hand-brake mechanism comes out the nearside front of the bed. It is on leaf springs and 900x16.s with 6.5 rims. Any idea how badly its been bu@@ered about? Is it a Brockhouse with a (very well-made, strongly fabricated) new body............? A blast, paint, wax, rewire and brake overhaul and it shall last many many years :laugh:

Thanks Clive, thats great, it sounds promising! The 109 is tall at the back, it may be fine. I really don't want to compromise the drawbar of the landie or the braking system of the trailor by towing it at a low hitch-height! One thing that struck me when the owner was describing the trailor, is the location of the handbrake lever, it comes out below the nearside front of the trailor bed. I thought from the description it was a Brockhouse, but the owner says the mudguards are square in section as opposed to round. It's on 900x16s. Picture to follow, I'm away for a viewing now............... :cool2: Alec.

I have been offered a 1-tonne Brockhouse trailor at a very, very, reasonable price What is the standard hitch height of the vehicles this trailor is designed to go behind? It may look ridiculous behind the Landie.......... And yes, it would seem the owner is incapable of measuring it with a tape measure, lots of sucking of teeth etc :nut: Alec.

Hello, does anyone know if there is a way of translating old pre-NSN numbers to their modern NSN equivalent? Is there an index that can be used? These are JB/J2 numbers. I used to work with the MOD and have access to the database, but I only ever searched NSN's, I also had a good mate in the MOD but he has since retired..... Its the likes of JB10844, JB10823 and JB11031 One item in the spares list - JB10825, translates to 5330-99-120-7138, I wonder if the others are in the same index... :undecided: Alec.

Hi, thats the front prop that was fitted to the 110 with a Salisbury front axle if memory serves me right. Measure the cup diameter and width of the universal joints and see how they compare with an LT230 flange, you may be lucky and find the non-cardan end will be a straight swap. I don't have my microfiche for that prop just now, someones borrowed.... Will check when it comes back if you haven't found the answer by then. Alec.

Ahaa, thanks David. A bit more experimenting then. I was varying the position of this valve to see if it had an effect, this must have been causing the rough running. I take it then that this valve adjusts the direction of flow of the vapour, to flit it back and fore to clean the jet? I'll try all the positions again, this time limiting the fuel flow instead :nut: I'll get it sussed yet!!!! Alec. ps, the swiss benzinkocher is so much simpler......... :cool2:

2nd test and its performing better, cleaned the jet and the passageways out......... Limiting the fuel through the needle valve seems to control the flame a bit better! One thought is, if i'm running it on unleaded, the octane rating of unleaded petrol is higher than 2-star. This would, I imagine cause the unit to run hotter than it used to, this may account for some problems. Were they considered multifuel? A gallon of Kero with a couple of pints of petrol may tame it a little :cool2: Still haven't sussed the small valve behind the burner though........ Alec. Still two eyebrows :-D

Make that 3 votes! I use the clarke one as well. Not the chisel with attachments but the long, tubular, dedicated one. It has 3 strength settings on the main spring which is useful. I use a 20cfm diesel driven compressor though, so bags of air. I find 60psi for light use on thin casings and 120psi for all-out black-scale-rust destruction! And going through the odd plate.....:shocked: Go for it, you'll never regret buying one........... :cheesy: Alec.

Was there a colour code used for water as well? Ah, Wiki to the rescue again......... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrycan Alec

I did a 120psi pneumatic test first (that was its hydraulic test pressure, thought I would check the seals!), and snooped everything, tight as a drum :-D Cleaned/rebuilt the pump (caked in crud), and got the cup seal softened/lubricated with vaseline (ooh err :shocked:), pumps like a good un! I put a gallon in and pumped it up to 40psi (60 is maximum working pressure by the plate) First firing was a success, top valve is the vessel vent, rear valve is the feed to the vapouriser, after about 5 minutes it settled down to a nice blue flame. I assume when the unit is running, the vapouriser back-pressurises the tank to maintain a nominal pressure? The pressure only dropped about 5psi during my 20-min test, I assumed this was a drop until the unit warmed up. After about 15 mins it started cutting out and had to be re-lit with a taper, almost as if the vapouriser was getting too hot.... The valve on the side seemed to have no effect though, any idea of its purpose? It seems to turn through about 60 degrees, and looks like its for adjustment with your toe!! I had thought it was maybe a mixture adjustment initially but that didn't really make sense..... Can anyone remember the setting-up procedure and running adjustments? I opened the back valve and gave it full banana, is this ok or is it adjusted during running? I like this beast, wonder if it could run on heating oil............ :cool2: Any assistance much appreciated, eyebrow count still at two. :cheesy: Alec

Got the No1 burner home, its in very good general condition! Result! Now, there are three valves that I can see: The first on the top is self explanatory, an isolation valve for the pump inlet. A valve at the lower rear of the unit - isolation valve for fuel flow from the reservoir??? A valve on the side, behind the burner assembly with a directional arrow on it - ??? The pump is ineffective, must strip and rebuild it, is it a large cork cup seal a-la primus style? Anyone have a manual or exploded parts diagram? I take it spare parts are unobtainable for these units, but apart from a few standard seals here and there and possibly jets there appears to be little that can go wrong. Alec. ps, anyone lost eyebrows from these monsters........ :laugh:

Hi Ian, good to see you here for a change Brilliant FFR shots, really do it justice, well done man. My German-ebay Benzinkocher is performing amazingly well, what a beast, pot-stand and an iron skillet over it, absolutely brilliant!!! Fry-ups and girdle scones no bother!! :cheesy: Bought myself a No.1 Burner short ago as well, its sitting in sheffield awaiting a mate heading north to take it up. Then the eyebrow-losing ceremony can begin :nut: Alec.

Ah, that one works fine, grand thanks! When I pasted the other one into the search, I ended in a blind alley at a password-protected front page. Cheers, Alec.

Hi Paul, yes, sounds good to me. I'm happy to go with that for now, until proven differently! No joy with that link though, it says not recognised. Cheers, Alec.

Right, been doing some digging, the nearest I can work it out to mean is: 3RAVP CV HQ RCT 3 Battery Royal Artillery Vehicle Pool, Central Vehicle Headquarters, Royal Corps of Transport. Does this sound plausible? Anyone know where 3 Bty RA were stationed in 1980, I cant seem to find any reference to their timeline on the web? :nut: Alec.

Hi Robin, I think it was rather a large batch of vehicles, it will have an extended family!! What was BATUS? Alec.

Hah, brilliant! I hope they used eutectic cardboard and coded/certified duct tape........ Alec

............bought another Marshall Ambulance!! Good grief, they're breeding!! :wow: This chap is 06FL52, same contract code as the other one - WV10634, but the batch serial number in this case is 1040/01!!! First of the batch! :-D My other beastie, 06FL90 is 1040/35. I'm tempted to refurbish this one to original spec................ My pennance for turning the other one into a camper! I may still use it for spares though, its been well robbed, however it is in generally good, solid condition, a 2.25D has been hacked in (and don't mention the wiring). Any pics/memories of my new acquisition? I'll put off for the BMIHT Cert and the B Vehicle Data Card out of interest regardless tho. Alec.

Nissan 2.8, LD28, 95bhp, no turbo to shock load things, plenty of pith for towing and cruising and fitted as standard with the big brother of the Bosch VE Injection Pump and indirect injection, i.e. it LOVES Bio/Veg..... Next up to do is 3.54 ring-gear/pinion in the salisbury and a rangie diff up front. Its goodbye overdrive then........ Standard truck apart from that, (well, FW hubs too), keep it simple/maintainable is my motto..... :cool2: Alec.

Perverse of me I know, but it does give a certain amount of satisfaction that we are all now paying about the same for fuel across the country, we used to be a minimum 10p/liter more expensive than the rest of the country, now its just 2p!! Its sad to think I now have a monthly drip account to save up petrol money for summer touring trips in the Ambulance..... With Biodiesel at £1 a litre now, the daily driver is getting expensive too, 280L a month is getting pricey.............:undecided: I still wouldn't change to a modern vehicle though, I stubbornly refuse to, 40 year old nissan-powered landrovers are the future!! :laugh: Alec.

Hah, brilliant! I was under the impression he was an elderly gentleman though, it may have been a relation! I'll pass the message onto the aforementioned people, you never know! Thanks, Alec.

Completely random question now, but considering the range and spread of personalities on the site, is there anyone from the Bristol area here?? I have a 1949 Bedford MLD, used to be owned in the late 70s/early 80s by John "Dixie" Dix, of Bristol. He of the Dixie's Fine Cider Company and the Cripple Cock name before it was bought out.... The man was what we would describe as a "Hero"........ ie a cider-making, drunken-delivering, taking-a-wall-down-with-the-lorry-because-he-couldn't-aim-the-entry, worthy of a gentleman Does anyone remember him? Anyone related to him? Any pictures of the lorry when it was in use? A mental image given to me by a previous owner was that the lorry had a thatched canopy over the load-bed, it was painted green at the time, and Dixie would go round the Bristol area delivering his cider..... :nut: What a man! The history of the lorry is missing between being registered in Derbyshire in 1949 and Dixie applying for a new type V5 in 1980. Any help appreciated! :-) Alec.