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This any better, Dave is correct Pete Gaine supplied me with the two jack extension bars and handle just couple of weeks ago if you search for Ernlake - Britool jacks there is complete web site dedicated just to the jacks and there handles Nicky

Hi Richard the flax canvas sounds interesting i will ask Steve ,have checked on there web site no photos of your truck do you still have any photos of it ,Steve said he had patterns for some of the items i need i wounder if these were for your truck nicky

Hello Martin the clips you will find on e bay look under bedford mw and the pick axe and handle and the shovel are all standard general service military items Nicky

PART 2 Before i start to install the new interior i need to add the extra plank which fits on three sides of the existing body planks the empty body ready for work to start i have seen several posts on this forum saying that the additional planks are used to stop things from sliding off the wireless operators desk but the real purpose of the planks is much more important they are used to lock together all the tilt frame hood sticks and help carry the extra stress which is created on the tilt frame by the two radio aerial mountings if the truck was fitted with a no 19 set the A set would have an 8ft or 12ft rod aerial ,the B set a 2ft aerial with the maximum length of aerial 34ft the aerial mountings are welded directly to the tilt frame and an additional central support bar fitted to the front hoop my local timber company supplied all the wood last year when i built the new body and they have supplied all the timber again in scotch pine a few hours work soon had the parts assembled corner bracket front hood stick support the completed support frame the four curved brackets on the side hood sticks are also used to strengthen the tilt frame Nicky

Guess what Rivet the cab tool layout on your aero screen truck is completely different this is the only photo i can find ,( i thought i had more ) it shows the correct tool layout on Rippos truck when we went to look at it .I think he will be only too happy to supply photos for the other tools did you get the photo of the switch panel i emailed you Nicky

Hi Dave contact details for canvas supplier are Undercover Covers 85 Moseley Street Digbeth Birmingham B12 0RT Email enquiries@comptons2000.co.uk Contact number 0121 6225562 ask for Steve i had a very hard time to find a supplier that was interested in making a rear hood canvas for the MWR but Steve was more than happy to help ,photo shows the MWR in Normandy last year with the rear canvas they made for it ,sorry i have no costs as yet for the cab canvas or the door tops but last year they charged MWR rear canvas £600.00 Gear stick gator £ 25.00 Hand brake gator £ 25.00 Front mud flaps per pair £ 30.00 Rear mud flaps per pair £ 30.00 i will post the costs of the other parts when i have them nicky

Time to up date this post now that i have some nice new tool clips thanks rippo as you said the originals just fell to bits when i tried to use them photo no 1 above shows the two jack extension bars fitted into the locations mentioned in my first post this i think is correct ? photo no 2 shows the jack handle in what looks to be the most logical position would the two clip under it have held the wheel brace (help need with photo of the wheel brace as i haven't found one yet ) . photo no 3 shows the position for the starting handle as suggested by rippo when i collected the clips from him any MWs out there with clips on the drivers side of the battery box . photo no 4 shows the brackets to hold the pick axe fittings photo no 5 shows the mountings for the shovel and the jack , i have seen the small bracket between the jack the pick axe mounting on many photos but what is it used for ?

Hello Tom is this the truck you have, if it is could you help me answer a couple of questions i need to make the steel cover for the rear control box for the PTO driven generator did you get this cover with the parts you bought if possible can you check if my drawing for the cover is correct Nicky

i use machine marts parts cleaning fluid comes ready mixed in a 5 gallon drum at reasonable price nicky

Having spent a many hours taking inspiration for other peoples restoration blogs i thought i was time to start my own having spent the 10 months prior to going to Normandy for the 2014 70th anniversary on the excellent tour organized by the MVT restoring my Bedford MWR the full story of which is told here , http://www.yorkshiremvt.co.uk/articles/bedford_mwr/bedford_mwr.htm on the yorkshire mvt web site it would have been nice to do a restoration blog at the time but i had my hands full just finishing the truck on time i new when the truck was first put back on the road that there was still a lot more work to do but when i started looking at other trucks i began to realize just how much work there was still to do ,this blog will cover the work to complete the truck to as it would have been when first put into service in 1942 .The most major job for this winter will be the installation of all the MWR specific parts in the rear of the truck the fittings in the back are left side large tin box with canvas cover running nearly the full length of the rear body this box would have carried the various radio aerials ,wood cupboard with door to rear carried parts for the vehicle, behind which is wood box with a drop front to carry a spare radio set , in front of this is the charging control box for the PTO driven generator and the mounting to carry the no 5 generator control panel which is used to charge the radio battery's either from the PTO driven generator or the little chore horse generator which is stored in the box fitted in place of the cab step on the drivers side ,mounted either side of the radio operators table are clamps to hold the radio battery's and down the right hand side are a second spare radio box and either another long steel box for radio aerials or third drop front box similar to the spare radio box and at the rear end with the doors to the tail board another wood cupboard , fitted down the center are the seats for the wireless operator and two radio decoders ? as you can see from the other photos with a full crew of five there was not lot of room left for the crews equipment and personal stuff which why all MWRs had the spare wheel on the back and a roof rack nicky

hi all i thought it was about time to bring this post up to date ,i have found very little information on the canvas cover for the windscreen in fact the photo above is the only photo of this kind of cover i can find so after a little testing and measuring i have produced this drawing which i think should work when not required the cover can be rolled up and secured with three loose canvas webbing straps i have had better results with the bag for the side screens though a search in the parts book brought the following two part numbers 7061807 chassis numbers 26308(this probably the first chassis number to have doors fitted )to 38104 7063912 chassis number 38105 on what the difference between the two bags is remains to be seen the side screens must have been changed but i have no idea why ,thanks to Simon Thomson for supplying the two photos of his side screen bag (his truck is a 1944 MWR ) which will be the second part number the size for the bag is 25" x 22" with a small fold over and press studs to close it in the same stile as an A4 envelope drawings for both parts have now been sent to Steve at Cromptons along with the order for the new cab canvas ,door tops and side screens and correct modifications to the MWR rear canvas ,when the are ready in the spring i will up date with the finished items nicky

hi welcome i remember looking at your truck at the victory show and comparing notes regarding the cab tool layout have you by any chance worked out the tool layout behind the passenger seat yet nicky

Wally is the pto selector for the water pump the same idea as the air pump on the general service truck ,just checked in a MW drivers hand book found this makes no mention of any speed data plate was your truck fitted with a tipping body and some kind of hydraulic pto post war ?

is there a hand throttle on the MWC (tanker )?

would the MWC (tanker ) have the same hand throttle as the MWR (radio truck )the one on my MWR has no kind of calibration to engine speed ? Nicky

Hi i am trying to work out how the tools are stored in the passenger side of the cab of my Bedford MWR ,i think these would have included the following items 1) starting handle (possibly fit s between the seat and the battery box ) 2) jack handle 3) jack handle extension in square steel bar in two half's i have photo s showing spring tool clips behind the seat and the same clips on the passenger side floor and the battery box but need help with the correct layout Nicky

hi stu this the switch panel i need for the MWR i don't know if the same part is fitted to the QLR if it is please put my name on it Nicky

well done stu interested in MWR parts you may find regards Nicky

hi if your standard brakes are set up and working correctly you will have no problem in stopping your mw with the standard master cylinder set up .if you can get hold of rippo he was showing me just the parts you need when i was with him a couple of weeks ago ,reading the previous posts on here is your truck an ex mwr has it by any chance got the gear box pto still in place if so any chance of a photo ,do have any mwr specific body interior fittings you don't need . nicky

hi i looking for any information on the following bedford mw parts to help with the next stage of my mwr restoration the attached photo is the only photo i have found of the canvas cover for the windscreen i would like to have one made can anybody supply me with any more information about it ,the parts book lists a bag to put the side-screens in when not in use again any information /photos and measurements would be help full regards nicky

Back for normandy and beginning to rejoin the real would again ,here are my photos of MW 's as we never managed to arrange a proper meet up ,my count of MW's only just made ten in total ,any body beat ten ? i think the most gathered together was the line up for the bayeux parade my truck is DAS 399 hope other owners will be happy to identify them self s nicky

have you had the oil pump strainer out to clean by any chance ,if this has not got a good seal were the two bolt plate holds it into the block you will have low oil pressure problems when i first test ran our MWR the oil light came on at tick over ,made sure the two bolt plate was flat and sealing properly and fitted a nice thick o ring to push down on the oil strainer the oil pressure went straight up to 20 psi with the engine ticking over hope this helps nicky

we will be on the tour with our 1942 mwr as well hope to see you all if we can be finished on time nicky

hi stu followed your directions and checked out the location today looks like you have a very big task ahead setting up the show if you have the time can you advise what catering will be available on site, my cooking is not up to much and i dont want to cook if i can avoid it regards nicky :-D

hi all attached photo is rover mk 2 1951 in deep bonze green regards nicky