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  1. Adrian Barrell
    Nor live long enough to do them all!
  2. Adrian Barrell
    Ah but Bob is a true craftsman! Every wreck has at least one useful part on it, or at least that's what I used to tell myself after a long trek to get to it......:-D
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    A-10 Hawg

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    That would be quite an achievement!
  4. Adrian Barrell
    Many have underestimated the work involved in restoring range wrecks....... Mind you, there is restoration and restoration.
  5. Adrian Barrell
    Well several threads on here show there to still be stuff about but I suppose people see what they want to see!:-) I have received a few PMs about this and it seems there is and has been much interest in getting it recovered. I am not personally interested but was only aware of one potential aquirer. He has history of getting the job done but I will check to see if he is still interested. Personally, I don't care as long as it is recovered, preferably for restoration and not sitting around until it appears on ebay for big bucks...... If anybody on here does get it, I can supply wings and much internal stowage! :-D
  6. Adrian Barrell
    Morris Commercial?
  7. Adrian Barrell
    Correct!
  8. Adrian Barrell
    I don't remember anybody claiming there was nothing left. The vast bulk of the old stuff is gone and access to the remainder is very difficult. Disused ranges such as this are likely sources but they are often SSSI status and dragging hulks 2 miles cross country is often frowned upon! Nothing is impossible, the hard things just take time. Transport costs etc are part of tank ownership. Unfortunately, it can hardly be done on a tiny budget.
  9. Adrian Barrell
    It is the subject of a potential recovery for restoration, I can say no more! It is visible on google earth....
  10. Adrian Barrell
    A lot of M50s were built on an M4A4 hull, the Eden Camp being one of them. The giveaway is the gap between the tyres on adjacent bogies. Due to the M4A4 hull being longer, the gap is about 8". A 'normal' Sherman has a gap of about 2". The M50 conversion is very indepth. Engine and hull to match, turret, suspension, ammo stowage etc. etc. It can be done, we coverted one back for a US collector but it is a big job.
  11. Adrian Barrell
    That turret was 'claimed' by more than one person I believe...... I understand another hull in Cumbria is still there. The Scottish tanks cannot be removed though have proved a useful source of parts for this restoration.
  12. Adrian Barrell
    The M10 wasn't a target, no but it had no mantlet on it. This particular mantlet came from a target that you knew well Steve...
  13. Adrian Barrell
    I always saw myself as a new boy John, you were definately one of the ''old sweats'', it's quite an honour to be called one myself now!
  14. Adrian Barrell
    One of the last large parts that needed work was the mantlet. This had a little damage to one of the lifting eyes and a new section has been welded in to repair it. Also clearly visible here is the collar welded on the mantlet to suit the slimmer 17 pr barrel, the original 3" gun having a much fatter tube at this point.
  15. Adrian Barrell
    Meanwhile, the ammo stowage shown ealier has been painted and is ready to fit into the hull and lots of other parts are being blasted and painted with the odd Jeep bit thrown in for good measure!
  16. Adrian Barrell
    That mainly leaves starter motors, generators and air cleaners. Whilst the former were ok, the air cleaners were all a little tender so new ones are being sourced.
  17. Adrian Barrell
    The engines were then assembled together as a pair. Each engine has its own clutch and the drive from these comes together ion the transfer case which increases output speed by about 10%.
  18. Adrian Barrell
    Time for another update. Work has continued on the engines and they are now together and almost ready to install. They had been running but developed an internal leak due to a mistake by the engine rebuilders and had to have remedial work undertaken. All is well now and these pictures show some of the pipework for the cold start system. On the 671, a fuel burner system is used very similar to that on the Diamond T 980. A hand pump on the instrument panel, one for each engine, is used to force fuel through a nozzle which atomises it into the inlet tract. The fuel pressure in the lines also switches on a coil which provides a spark which the fuel stream passes over, igniting it. This is drawn into the engine, this being done whilst cranking the engine over, and heats up the combustion chambers. Self ignition of the normal air fuel mixture should follow!
  19. Adrian Barrell
    It does on this one of David Herberts. It is painted on twice, once below the shovel head bracket and again below the rear lifting eye.
  20. Adrian Barrell
    It was an LVT3 and no problem with the pics, they are up here for discussion.
  21. Adrian Barrell
    Still around, though moved from the Tank Museum position. This is us recovering it from Sennybridge with a little help from the TA.
  22. Adrian Barrell
    You should play on the ranges where they use DU......
  23. Adrian Barrell
    I got the impression that applied to other things he attempted......
  24. Adrian Barrell
    The change to HC was a longer shell, the super part being a different filling I believe.
  25. Adrian Barrell
    Steve, I think you are correct regarding wartime, the HC came post-war. After the Mk 1 came, funnily enough, the HE/T Mk2, then the HE/HC/T Mk1 followed by the HE/Super/HC/T Mk1 with an increase in HE content each time.
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