juddy

Heres a nice one for you.

Maybe a silly question...

I thought the MOD had got rid of loads of these tanks???

more pics

It will be very Interesting to see what price these first off the lot land rovers sell for...

The hard tops look very good, as do the blood boxes....

All ways Interest me how someone end up with something like a runway sweeper? was it free.

A few months have come and gone, and today I moved the workshop back to my home, so I can finish off the smaller jobs, all done with the help of my good friend Charlies RB44. Looks good behind the RB.

Now all I need to do is get him to help me with the brakes, clutch, and the wheels, they point inwards...

Does your licence let you display in all Australian states?

Your restoration looks 10000%

How do you go on with the guns, have you had to get a special licence?

Welcome from OZ Member...

The Americans had the belly turret on the B17, Liberator and many others, thats why I wondered why the RAF did not use it.

So the Dambuster one had a belly turret?

Lancaster technical question

Did any ever have a ball turret?

Plenty of

Land Rover SWB GS

Land Rover LWB GS

Land Rover LWB FFW

Land Rover Workshop

ACCO Troop Truck

Scammell Contractor

ACCO Tipper

M113 A1

MHD02 Barber Green

To name but a few

3 years before it flys I have read..

The RAF dont fly with Civilian planes, would be daft not to take up a opportunity like this...

I am trying to read the tac mark on your trailer's tailgate. A REME helicopter maintenance unit? 71st Company?

 

John.

Thanks John, I wondered where it came from who, where are 71st from?

And thank you to Tony and Ferretfixer, I now understand how it works, simple when you know how....:nut:

the spoon?????

Come to think of it, i think I got the bottom one.

Thanks all, I fully understand the working of this now, well explained.

The reason for the empty brake fluid tank, is see below

I think I got the one on top....

I see now, so the trailer brakes on its own when required.

Do we know what the weight of the tub only would be, I am thinking of getting a new one sending over...

ah kind of get ya, so the disk brakes dont normal work, unless there connected to something else?

This is good news, and to get the other UK one up with this one would be an amazing sight..

I hope they can do it.

I have a wide track sankey

And I need to get it serviced for its roadworthy ( trailers must have one here ) what things do i need to look for or do to ensure everything is how it should be.

The little brake fluid tank is empty, so I take it the brakes will not be working, do you have to bleed them, and how does the towing car, send the instructions to the sankey brakes to stop? is from one of the wires in the electrical connection

cheers

Justin

Very interesting vehicle, grand work your doing.

 

A few questions arising:-

 

Is the chassis hot dipped galvanised original? If so was that a typical Aus military spec that is on all of that era?

 

You state it is a "workshop" vehicle, so does it have a drop in kit with drill press, welder, gas bottles etc or is it like a ute filled with tool boxes and spares as for various needs?

 

R

Hi Robin

I dont think the chassis were galvanised over here, and I dont think the workshops were either.

More or less all the workshops had the same design rear body, that was made in Australia. Then they were equipped for different roles, Welding, Electrical, Radio Repair, Fuel, General Service, and even mobile offices, I also know someone who as a Radar variant. Different fittings would also be used depending on what needed to be bolted down.

A small number of hard tops were also made, some utilising the original rear body work, and some with a box body only. These are very rare indeed. They were also only a few Series 2a with the headlights in the guards made, like mine, and very few with winches.

This is a early Workshop in the Bronze Green that was used.

Hes loaning me the RB so we can get some certification test done on it soon. I have had a few Interested people, and lots of tyre kickers wanted info, I think if we can get one done as a tour vehicle we might sell a few..

Funny, we went to a All British Car in September, I got Charlie to bring along the R, as its British, they have sections for all the different makes, etc, we took the 130, and headed fro the land rover line up, Charlie parked the Rb next to me and Series 1, a lady in a range rover pulled up, looked at the RB, and said whats that thing, you cant park that there theres no room for my Range Rover, and thats not a British car..ummmmmmmm

Any way it turned a fair few heads, and some younger lads who were ex UK army, said they loved the RB. when they drove them.

It just needs a friend now...