DAN THE STEAM

Hi DOUG iv been looking at your pics and the two rear plates are not original there would have been a chain tentioner each side of the axle that keeps the axle centres set with the sprocket bolted to the chassis rails then the spring shoes can both slide that is a better idea than with swinging shakels that are no good for chain drives as thay adjusts the centres. so you chassis should have adjsters on your axle probably removed when the drive train was removed also the G type should have flinch plates rivited to the insides of the chanel yours doesnt seem to have them and my hubs ar threaded yours has bolts to hold them on your one sertanly is intersting im still on the thinking its a probably a larger lorry or coach chassis. Do you know any history on the chassis?? DAN

Hi Doug im not sure it is a G45 the wheels are the wrong patern your front hubs look to be cast iron my chassis has brass hubs and the chanel is 5" by 2"1/2 also up to the G model the chassis should swel out after the engine yours is strait it also looks to old and heavy for a G type i know a chap that is exstreamly knolgable on halleys il ask him if halley built bigger i think thay did the other poss is that it could be a steam wagon but im not entierly convinced about that will find out for you? regards DAN

Thanks for posting the pics it looks like it is a halley but is diferent to my one it all looks heavier also the wheel castings are diferent as thay have a guset joining the spocks at the base of them it could be an early model halley il try to find out more. could you send some basic measurements for me to compare to mine and also to try and find out what model you have thanks dan

HI DOUG no there isnt a chassis number stamped on the chassis when thay had bulkheads the number would have been stamped on a plate screwed above the bonet on the front of bulkhead unless it was a WD truck then it was painted on the cabside.If you have some pics i can try to help identify it regards DAN

Here are the other pics as promised the first pic is of the spring shackel second pic is of the clutch wayshaft bracket therd is of the spring shackel bracket and forth is of both xlutch way shafts.The next part im going to make is the front dumb irons im thinking of fabracating them from steel but might toy with making a pattern fo them not shore yet.

can anyone help date and identify if the stamping is original. Heres some pics of the lamp thanks dan

Sorry about not updating for a while here is two pics of bits i have made from the drawing the first pic is the hand brake adjuster and brake rod with wing nuts and second pic is the wayshaft and brackets for the clutch and brake pedals have also made a set of spring shackels and brackets will post pics soon

HI thanks for that will try to obtain a copy i know the man who supplyed the info for that artical and he has sent me twenty odd drawings of a halley lorry so building from them but any other info to help with the project would be most apriciated. since my last posting i have made the front spring shackles four off machined out of solid and 2 brackets to hold them to the chassis im having trouble posting pics it wont recognise my pics as files very anoying but will keep trying so sorry about no pics yet:computerrage: anoying computer it wont beet me.

Hello im rebuilding an ww1 halley g type 6 tonner and only starting with chassis rails back axle wheels and front wheels the rest to be built from halley drawings . Would this qualifly as a ww1 sovivor and where would this fit in your list.

Thankyou for that i will chases that up why do people put well over inflated prices on stuff like this you can under stand it when its working or all there but when its rotten and most of it is missing and some times its only good for patterns. Im in the work shop this weekend working on the halley so i will try to post pics (im a slave to my own interests) dan

The chassis that was found in aust is that of mine and is about five miles down the road from aust. I saved it about four years ago as a caravan and thought it was a halley steam wagon even found a pic of one but in the past few months had an email from great war truck with a pic of a halley WD PETROL LORRY and it was identical to my chassis and since then found chassis drawings and found out its a six tonner and that its military. There are no military sovivours so hence why i want to rebuild it(only 99.9% left to do):help:

HI RUNFLAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE CONTACT FOR THE HALLEY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT THANKS. THE SILVER CUP IS A BRASS GREASER ONE OF TWO PER WHEEL FOR THE BRONZE BUSHES (ITS WRAPED IN DUCK TAPE FROM WHEN IT WAS SHOTBLASTED). :nut:

thought id add another pic of the wheels close up

Yes you are right gmt museum has one civilian halley (flat bed) and one complete six cylinder fire engine and the chassis remains of another but dont think there are any other W D halleys left i herd there was another halley in austrailia but not herd any more about it i am looking for parts to help with the project at the moment a font axle is quite important i think iv located an engine but still working on that any parts i cant get i will have to remake. im trying to still work out how to get pics off my camera ant then on the computer then onto this forum i will keep trying. dan :nut:

HI RICHARD I got a pic of the bread van halley i think its about 1920s but dont quote me on that here is some pics of my halley chassis after shot blasting have worked on it since(ps im learning how to put pics on sorry if pics dont come through

Hi im in the prosses of reconstucting a ww1 halley 6 ton lorry i have frames rear axle springs brakes and wheels and front wheels will post pics when figure out how to do it does anybody know anything about halley lorys or glasgow industrial motor company as thay were known thanks DAN

Hello my name is Dan im 24 and love working on old stuff my job is engineering with my dad on steam locos but in the past few years have gone to the dark side (infernal combustion) i am interested in anything mechanical my most resent project is a ww1 halley 6 ton subsidy lorry to reconstuct look foward to speaking with you all thanks DAN