Vulture

Excellent idea ! I shall keep an eye out for them

Hi Gordon Thanks for your thoughts, I'll have a check Cheers Vulture

Added an 18mm socket to my tool collection during the week. It fits, not that well as it too large, but it gripped sufficiently that with a breaker bar I got the plug out without damaging it :dancinggirls:. Good thing I checked as it needs well topping up...

Gentlemen I've decided to delay changing the windscreen rubber on my CCKW 352 and do a service instead. I was making good progress this morning greasing up and checking axles levels until I came to the part where I needed to check the fluid level in the steering box... My problem is the filler plug. It's currently in a good condition and I'd like to keep it that way, and so have avoided the temptation to have a go at it with the wrong tool. I can get a 9/16th open ended spanner on it, but cannot apply enough leverage. Does anyone know: a) The actual size of the plug ? b) Who sells a reasonably priced square female drain plug socket (in the UK) ? What do other people use ? Thanks for your help Kind regards to all Vulture

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See you there Jessie

Gas44 Thanks for your very comprehensive thoughts :thanx:. Two follow up questions if I may: 1) Is a Stanley knife a suitable tool for cutting the old seal out, and 2) What element of re-fitting the screen presented a problem ? I'm torn between taking the screen out or leaving it in, because: a) with the screen out access is much easier for getting the old seal out etc etc b) removing the screen means disturbing stuff that hasn't been messed with for years, and knowing my luck it might all go pete tong... :banghead: LOL I'm off to the Yorkshire MVT 'Crank Up' this coming Sunday in York, so might while-away some of the time cutting away the seal and perhaps trying to gently slackening some bolts off.

A swear box !! Hummm, I could v short of cash by the end of this little job by the sound of it ! LOL

Cubed one, thanks for your thoughts. Would you recommend taking the windscreen out to do the job, or can it be done in-situ ? Also, how long do you estimate it will take ? Cheers Vulture

Gentlemen, your wise counsel is sought. The window seal on the GMC is well knackered, and this weekend started to tear away from the windscreen at the bottom at both sides. I have 'bodged' it with sticky tape as an interim measure, but want to get it sorted ASAP. Questions: 1. Where can I source the seal from ? (Any suggestions other than Rex Ward ?) 2. The manual only describes taking the windscreen off, not how to disassemble it. Is there anything I need to watch for ? 3. What problems might I encounter putting it back together ? 4. How long will the job take me ? Your help, as ever, appreciated :-) Kind regards to all Vulture

These last few days have provided a little bit of a taste of the weather we should have been having !

Nice photo . Truck No: 201 on my Photo Blog: http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Reg%3A%20FSK305

Hey Locolines, how about a picture of your Dumper ? Kind regards Vulture

Best of luck with your efforts I changed some of my pipes over last year Link, with Rex Ward making them up for me.

Hey Ray I recently came across an old photo of your truck, which I've added to my Photo Blog. Kind regards Vulture

Indeed ! But what a sight ! :cool2:

Chaps Followed a link from the Facebook page called 'Tank Nut's' to this U-Tube footage of the making of a Bridge Too Far. - [video=youtube_share;C_GEKqqCgcA] -

Hi guys A chap called Simon Sage contacted me recently. He has a huge collection of military photos on his web site: Miliblog. He was kind enough to share his CCKW photos with me, so I have incorporated 68 of them. This has taken the total of vehicles seen in the UK to 351. Link Blog Statistics 336 x UK based vehicles. 15 x Foreign owned vehicles (seen in the UK). 249 x Vehicle registrations recorded. (71%) 721 photos embedded. Of The 351 85 x CCKW 352 (24%). 266 x CCKW 353 (76%). Of The 351 219 x Open Cab (62%). 132 x Closed Cab (38%). Analysis Of The 351 46 x 352 Open Cab (13%) (54% of 352) 39 x 352 Closed Cab (11%) (46% of 352) 174 x 353 Open Cab (50%) (66% of 353) 92 x 353 Closed Cab (26%) (35% of 353) Varieties: 4 x Air-portable (1.1%) 5 x Bolster (1.4%) 257 x Metal Cargo (73.2%) 11 x Wooden Cargo (3.1%) 2 x Clubmobile (0.6%) 4 x Compressor (1.1%) 8 x Converted (2.3%) 3 x Radio Van (0.9%) 5 x Tanker (1.4%) 19 x Tipper (5.4%) 1 x Tractor Unit (0.3%) 32 x Workshop (9.1%) 50% have Winch fitted. 15% have a Gun Ring fitted. Kind regards to all Vulture

Got my vehicle pass through in the post yesterday

I'll be along with my GMC. Sending off the application form tonight

Those are excellent !

Ahhhhh, so the real work starts now then ! LOL

That is a right contraption ! Thanks for posting. Kind regards Vulture.

Hummmmm Thanks guys. Looks like to trip to a photo booth tomorrow.

Guys, I currently have an old paper license which was last re-issued in 1998 (on move of house). I’ve now moved again (from Cambraidgeshire Fenlands) back home to Gods own county (Yorkshire). If I just send off the licence as is (after taking a copy) are they going to write back to me insisting on a photo and forcing me to have one of these wretched ID cards ? Kind regards to all Vulture