Markheliops
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:box: no bother at all.
Would you give someone hassle if they drove in to a car park in a tank.!!!
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Happy Birthday Rosemary.
:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:
Markheliops
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But this point is probably lost on someone who does his weekly shopping in a 432 :whistle: :whistle:
Do you mean me. :-D
Point taken. :tongue:
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Sorry guys - my fault.
Just come off night duty and still half asleep.
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You know what I think Jack.
Keep the Jimmy and buy the Ward La France as an ongoing project.
And for those "persons" who dirty the water buy declaring a WLF isn't as much fun to drive, I suggest the old adage -
Don't knock it until you've tried it - comes into play. :box:
The WLF Jack is considering is a very good deal and will give him a great project to get his teeth into.
He doesn't have to sell the Jimmy to obtain the WLF. If that were the case Jack, I would say don't purchase the WLF as a project vehicle if you have to sell the Jimmy to pay for it.
So I repeat - keep the Jimmy and purchase the WLF.
When the WLF is completed, then you can consider selling one of the vehicles if you wish.
And I bet I know which one would go then. ;-)
Markheliops
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Hi Baz.
My Ward La France is marked up as 11th Armoured Div, A Company 133rd Armored Ordnance Battalion.
Try this link as it names all component elements of the Armored Divisions in World War II.
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/cc/adcomp.htm
Try this as well - History of 11th Armoured Division.
http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/i_ourhistory.html
Markheliops
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:evil:did notice from pic, .............NO TOILET PAPER in bathroom............... :whistle: ;-)
Why do you think I'm smiling - :-D
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And here, with the Winter Collection from HMVF.
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Can't pose with my WLF as I'm on duty for next four days. :cry:
However -
Saturday night was interesting -
Can't believe the doormen wouldn't let me in my local night club.
" No steel toe cap boots and no steel helmets either." :dunno:
Still, the girls outside loved the look and I had no end of offers. :evil:
Markheliops
PS - Large size is good for me and I'm 5ft 10" and thanks for the extras Jack. :tup:
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I'm going to Withams on Saturday 24th if anyone wants to meet up.
Markheliops
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Coveralls arrived today Jack - many thanks.
Will try them on for size tomorrow when I get home from work.
Markheliops
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I knew you'd be lurking at the keyboard.
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I bet you are getting very excited Neil.
About bl--dy time as well.
I will ignore the dig at my unfortunate situation in the arena - but thanks for tugging me out anyway.
Only wanted the public to see the power of your Stolly anyway. :whistle:
Markheliops
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Do not fret N.O.S
If you decide to attend the greatest gathering of HMVF members and vehicles this decade -
and by sheer chance you do get bogged down in the terrible muddy conditions -
I am sure a friendly wrecker owner will assist you - at some point. :pfrt:
Markheliops :-D
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Ah, by your almost racing style retreat, can I presume you are going to attend the Plains event. :-D
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N.O.S
I do feel such a statement is not only aimed at me but ALL wrecker owners. :box:
It is of course a dangerous path to tread -
To take thy p--s out of a wrecker owner is a bad move as you never know when YOU will need one.
The plains is a very muddy area where vehicles tend to get stuck. :whistle:
Markheliops
PS. There will be no need for members to be making reference to the fact I got stuck at W+P. Thankie.
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Good job chaps -
I AM taking notes.
If you insist Mike - I shall wait until you return so you can get your hands dirty on my WLF. :whistle:
Markheliops
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Thanks Jack - let you know when they arrive. :banana:
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So did I hang of the side of your WLF, risking my life for you to hear a noise from the transmission for NOWT. :angry:
Oh!.................................Thanks for the tea by the way. :whistle:
Wasn't for nowt Mark -
I just wanted to see you hanging off the side of my truck. :whistle:
Seriously, I do have an axle problem which I know about and I think I may also have another fault with the g/box or t/box.
Time will reveal all.
Markheliops
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Cheers for the suggestions guys.
I have tried all of these but I will give it another go.
I read in the owners manual about shifting from high to low gear via the red lever to return to two wheel drive.
I have also had the panels and covers off to inspect the 2 / 4 wheel selector in case it was stuck but it's as free as a bird.
I'll give the above another go and come back to you with my findings.
Ta
Markheliops
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I'll try not too Mike.
I did however feed him - egg and chips - well the girlie's in the cafe fed him.
Vince's suggestion is to swap both diff carriers over to my bogie assembly so I will try that before turning to the gearbox and transfer box.
I'm praying that attention to the bogie assembly will get rid of the grinding noise - otherwise it's all change for the g/box and t/box.
Markheliops
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Hi Tony.
It's not the high / low (red lever) that's the problem.
It was stuck in four wheel drive - (the yellow push lever).
Tried jacking all the wheels off the ground in case of wind up but it didn't cure the fault so removed the front propshaft.
Any ideas peeps?
The little pin that moves up and down that's connected to the four wheel drive lever is not seized. It moves freely enough.
Markheliops
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Hi all.
It's colder, the daylight seems to disappear a bit too quickly - and I can be heard swearing under the WLF. Yes - it's that time of year where I have started on the WLF repairs after my Bolero experience.
For those of you who don't keep up with things - :whistle: - I purchased the WLF from Nick Hobbs as a donor vehicle.
I started by removing the bogie assembly from the donor vehicle. Easier said than done. Manual says - undo this and release that, and then just roll the complete assembly from under the body. OH YEAH. :angry:
Three days later, cracked knuckles and having to resort to the gas spanner - I finally TOWED the spare bogie assembly from the donor vehicle.
Sorry about the pics - quality not too good.
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I have the advantage over Tootallmike in that I could use my WLF to assist in the removal of the donor vehicle bogie assembly.
Must give huge thanks to Grasshopper who popped over yesterday to give me a hand. Trouble with trucks this size is everything weighs a ton and is over large. Sometimes - you just need another pair of hands and someone to convince you you're not wasting your time.
Had occurred to me to wimp out and send the WLF away for a professional repair.
Have started to remove the bogie assembly from my own WLF now. Trouble is I have no crane to assist me and can't afford to damage anything.
Still, cracked on again today and the good news Vince is I have managed to remove the remaining bogie tube bolts without resorting to the gas spanner. I did however remove all the brake assemblies to give me more room to insert tools. I would recommend doing it this way. Just that extra bit of room was enough to make life easier.
It would appear from closer inspection of the donor vehicle's bogie assembly that it is original and has not been overhauled by the French, like most of the WLF released from the military.
I now have the donor vehicle on blocks-
My Ward behind it with the bogie assembly waiting to be WHEELED out-
And the donor assembly behind that.
Must admit - Wondered how an 8 wheel Ward La France would grap people's attention. Could easily be done. No. no - what an I thinking. Tootallmike would never forgive me. :naughty:
I am back at work for four days now and then will return on Wednesday to remove my WLF bogie assembly - God willing.
Updates as and when to follow. :-D
Markheliops
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Hi all.
I have been busy with the Ward La France - bogie assembly -
As I had my camera with me I thought I would take a few pics of the Series III as previously promised.
The Landy has certainly been - got at - but the previous owner hasn't made a bad job of it really.
The front is fitted out with Range Rover seats and to be honest I will keep them as they are more comfortable than the original seats. A cubby box has also been fitted between the seats. Everything has been insulated although it's still noisy but very warm and cosy.
The military plate is attached to the drivers seat base and shows the mil reg, etc.
The rear has been fitted out as you can see so I consider it pretty useful to all my tools etc. Again quite a good job and the panels are all insulated.
There are some other mods such as the handbrake has been converted to a disc brake and various non military bits fitted.
Only problem found so far is the heavy steering was due to the thing being stuck in four wheel drive. I've had the covers off but the pin is free so can't see what the problem is so I have removed the front prop as a temp measure. Will investigate when I have more time.
All in all, I've covered over 500 miles since purchase and everything else seems OK. Has the usual Series III trade marks being noisy, steering wonders and you have to be gentle with the gearbox at high revs.
Haven't decided whether to keep it yet or sell it once I have finished repairing the WLF.
Markheliops
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Look on Withams latest tender.
They have some for sale. About £500 should secure one. Maybe bid lower as they aren't in great demand.
Markheliops
Pimped up 432!!
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I wouldn't have thought the one bid is a genuine offer - cause I can't see anyone paying £15000 for a 432 - pimped or not. :?
Come on - we all know how E-bay works. :whistle: