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Last one of ghibli damage before getting back to Tripolitania.

Can you see anything odd, really odd in this photo?

Chorehorse exhaust appears to go into the vehicle?

Hi coming late to this thread only the Q-Mary trailers I have seen have not had Scammell couplings, that is to say they didn’t only I have not seen one on any wartime/post war Q-Mary trailer. I have seen permanently fixed ball couplings and several that uses a twin rail slide on the tractor unit to locate the ball coupling shoe attached to the trailer much in the same way as a fifth wheel coupling and pin. Once the trailer was located on the tractor unit the moving jaws closed behind the shoe arrangement by means of a hand wheel acting on a spindle cut with left and right handed square cut threads acting in correspondingly cut sliding jaws on cross slides locking the trailer in place. Retract the landing wheels attach the vacuum pipe and electrical connector your ready to drive away.

I have here the large ball shoe socket that you are speaking about, it's made of brass .........and a big lump too.

Great intro, welcome in.

Must be for the Navy

I had a 100B for a couple of weeks on a footbridge construction job at Aberlour in the Spey valley back in 81 or 82.

We borrowed it from a TA unit in Aberdeen.

I severely annoyed the locals by driving it in the river fetching rocks.

Can't think why they were getting upset.:-D

Yes I have had a couple of these in the past although only one with a backactor.......about 10 years ago Withams sold a very nice one on low hours.................I often wonder where that went.

Fantastic pictures and thread...........loving it.

Mark Howes has his own lorry with Crane, Ramps and winch. He also has his own Military vehicles and is well used to this type of move, from Norfolk. 07958612414:-)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2015-Freedom-Microlite-Discovery-LE-lightweight-caravan-awning-like-Eriba-/282235004222?hash=item41b684653e:g:pIcAAOSw4GVYRWx2

This is better though

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eriba-puck-120-in-excellent-condition-/122299708321?hash=item1c79a173a1:g:nMAAAOSwZQRYbpan

That Black and Decker workmate has seen some use by the looks of it! Nice work.

I had a smoothbore SMLE on my Shotgun Cert. and it never caused a problem.........mind you it wouldn't have been any good except for rats!:-)

I know I have been busy elsewhere for a while (year or two) BUT.............what on earth has happened to the prices of Jeeps :wow: :wow: :wow:

 

They used to be kind of 'reasonable' .

 

- going to sit down for a while.............

but not in a Jeep:-D

The photos of the front covers says it all, no further input from me needed. Each one £15 including postage.

Hi Bob

I would like the Tilly one if possible, PM details of how to pay please. Thanks

Do they charge to pack stuff up?

I can't remember the price but I can remember its seemed a lot just to send me a watch once!

Thanks for your help chaps. It's a nicely weighted spanner and will go in my tool box for occasional use.

(Snort: it came from Peter's on Sunday morning, 20p!!)

20p................what can I say

Well Martin, I was going to say perhaps the thinner ones were the 'modern' spanners until I saw the 1944 date!:-\

I have a Dorman 4cyl diesel in a WW2 excavator which gets a run up every 16 years or so :blush:

Now that made me laugh!:-D

Crept into a packed crematorium chapel just as the minister welcomed the conversation to find Ken had kept me a seat right by the door, during the eulogy given by the minister he nearly brought the house down when he said that he had asked Steve's (the deceased) long term partner, Dawn, to describe him in one word she said crotchety,:-D not a description I would have used but like me he didn't suffer fools gladly and we shared the same cynical attitude and dry sense of humour, in short he was a true, loyal, friend. RIP mate. Before hurrying back to the workshop I managed a short chat with Ken and a couple of gentle questions took him back to his early life as a genuine cockney, one of eight children of which only Ken and an older sister now living in Newmarket still survive. I have explained to him the interest his life story will be to members on this forum and although very surprised he will be happy for us to spend time together so I can record his memories. He is the perfect caricature of the true Cockney sparrow,short in stature, large in personality with dark hair, sharp features and quick movements, at almost 83 years of age he could easily pass as a man many years his junior. I have some more information regarding Motorcraft but am going to hold that back to use at the correct time in his story which I hope will record his early childhood in the East End before and during WW2,followed by his teenage years, apprenticeship, army service and subsequent career and family life of which I already know some rather poignant details. please bear with me while until I can spend the necessary time with Ken to record the whole interesting story in chronological order. I am now off to the pub to sink a few in happy memory of my late mate Steve. I know he will be watching and approve.

Where's the Like button when you need it, fascinating story and you write well, looking forward to the rest of it.

I got into a bidding war once - until I realised the other bidder was in fact the auctioneer running me up :mad:

 

I once had an honest Auctioneer say ' That's allright Sir. I have just accepted a bid from your Wife' she couldn't see me and knew I wanted that lot!:-D

 

(Cheffins by the way)

Any ideas?

 

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Looks like a fuse, but that would be too obvious right!:nut:

great news Steve, well done, bet you are chuffed to bits, will pop over and see it going sometime soon.:cheesy:

That was a really good read, patience needed, and you learn something new every day.

Put it in my Mates yard, his two dogs would love to meet them:-D

Has anyone got any recommendations for a book (preferably still in print) that is useful for the aspiring or new Willys/Ford Jeep owner? I have Ren Bernier's "WWII Jeep Guidebook" but that is quite US oriented, although still quite useful, except the photos are a bit murky. Something that covers Jeeps in British service as well would be good as it is useful to know what mods were done on these and what to look for, markings, etc..

The 'Wartime Jeep in British Service' 1941-1945 by Gavin Birch ISBN No. 0-9534470-9-X sounds the right book for you.

Can be got from www.jeepworld.co.uk as well.

The 1944 Water dated seem to be making good money now, last one I bought cost me £50, possibly a result of this thread!