Richard Farrant

Nick, I think a couple at the far end are Fordson 7V / Allan Taylor Tructor conversions. From memory there is a pic of one in Bart's original WW2 directory. regards, Richard

Hi Dave, Now you have discovered which seal was causing the problem, I am pretty certain that the seal you used was on for normal synthetic brake fluid. You should be looking for those made for mineral oil use specifically. I came across this once when working for the army, there was one type of Ferret (Mk4) that used OM13 mineral oil in the brakes as they were disc type. All the Mk1 and 2 Ferrets were drum brakes an used a normal brake fluid. Someone at a Unit which had both versions got confused and put the wrong fluid in one of them. This swelled the seals like you have found and when I stripped the cylinder the seal was half as big again. A test for you would be to get a seal and leave it in a jar of oil for a day or so, if it has not expended then it is OK. They do not appear to be marked as to what fluid they are for. I will return you email later on, thanks regards, Richard

Hi Scoobie, The age of this set ...... as I said previously, my recollection is that they came into service in the Eighties. Before that we had the old Meadows 27.5kva sets, plus the Morrison, Petbow and Air-Log 10kva, all trailer mounted sets. The only technical manuals on the generator that I can remember are AESP, which are army technical publications. The reference numbers of these manuals start with 6115-K-500 followed by a three figure number as follows; 201 Operating information 302 Technical Description 512 Failure diagnosis 522 Repair instructions 523 Repair instructions etc. other instruction include parts catalogue, installation, maintenance, etc.

We had all three of the "new generation" of military generators come in to REME workshops for repairs, from a guess about late 80's on, possibly a bit before. The small one was made by Hunting Hi-Volt and powered by a Perkins D3-152 3 cyl engine, the next up was the 16/24Kw and I have a feeling it was powered by a Industrial Ford 6 cyl diesel, then the 40kw Lucas Aerospace set which was powered by the Perkins V8 diesel.

I remember these coming it to service. Not specifically for aircraft use, it was a general purpose genny used by the Army. Lucas Aerospace was a defence contractor. The engine is a Perkins, think it was a V8-540. I recollect one of these came in to Workshops with the injection pump "detached". By that I mean wrenched off ........... due to a con rod emerging between the cylinder banks!

When we had to fit the Trakmark padding in Workshops, the recommended adhesive was Dunlop Thixofix, which is an industrial grade. Here is a link to a supplier; http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17

If you did not check the viscosity, it may well be. Modern multigrades are of a much lower viscosity, due to tighter running tolerances in bearings. I would never use a "stop gap" oil. The very first time you start a newly built engine is the time to have good oil in. On these engines, I use and recommend a classic type SAE30.

Hi Justin, I see you are new to the forum, so may not have seen this link from around 8 years ago; http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/archive/index.php/t-975.html I think the French government backed down on banning ownership of jeeps and trucks, but as far as I am aware, armour especially post-war manufactured is still a sticky problem. Investigate it well before proceeding.

Monty, There were some Saracens privately imported to Australia from Hong Kong, ex-British Army. There may well have been spares as well. This is on top of those in Australian army service.

Robert, I think it is leather, just cut a disc out of an old boot or similar.

Yes, and the first one there, in '84 had live TV coverage of the arena events, etc.

The MVT Solent Branch ran the D-Day Show there from 1984 to about 1994. A great venue as there were places to go and eat within a short walk. One of the biggest mv events around at the time and starting point of the 1984, 1989 and 1994 Normandy tours that were run by MVT. A sadly missed show.

An interesting report Clive. Seeing as though it was dated 1956, an alternator was not fitted to British Saracens until around the early 80's (could have been a few years earlier).

Hi, I know Humber Scout Cars and have worked on one. Depending on its date of build it might have white paint inside, but the one I worked on had silver in hidden places behind brackets, so pretty sure it was original. Chassis and axles, engine and transmission black. I am restoring a Humber armoured car and that is definitely silver inside from original, date 1942. The vehicle colour was brown, a good sample found behind a plate that may not have been disturbed since it was built. It was good enough to get a paint match from, this would have been SCC No.2 Brown

Hi Luigi, When built at the factory, the chassis, axles, gearboxes and engines were all black. regards, Richard

Tywyn was the RASC Amphibian Training Centre during the war, so that answers the question.

Neil, I do not know where you got the information from about the use of OM10 and OM11 in braking system of FV600 series vehicles. For starters there was no OM10 listed in inventory of lubricants to the Armed Forces in the 1963 nor 1991 lubricants handbook. OM11 was a lubricating oil for early types of aircraft turbo jet engines and Rover gas turbines, also an inhibitor for fuel systems in stored aircraft. In all the years experience working on Stalwarts, Saladins and Saracens whilst in service the use of OM11 has never come up. Also it is only Salamander and Stalwart that have master cylinders, the two armoured vehicles have a completely different type of hydraulic system. Some very early Saracens used a slightly heavier viscosity hydraulic fluid, but that has nothing to do with the case in question.

Bill, In those days they were not so worried about checking the correct date of manufacture. It was registered in 1959 and was probably straight out of a government surplus sale. The lorry was registered in Warwickshire (AC), so if you wanted you might find that the original registration records still exist for that county (not with DVLA)

Bill, It means that it is not licenced at this moment in time. Here is the current details off the DVLA website: [h=1]Vehicle enquiry[/h]The enquiry is complete.The vehicle details for 7542 AC are: [TABLE] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Date of Liability[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]01 01 1981[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Date of First Registration[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]01 06 1959[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Year of Manufacture[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]1959[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Cylinder Capacity (cc)[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]0cc[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]CO₂ Emissions[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]Not Available[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Fuel Type[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]PETROL[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Export Marker[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]N[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Vehicle Status[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]Unlicensed[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Vehicle Colour[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]GREEN[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableleft]Vehicle Type Approval[/TD] [TD=class: vehicledetailstableright]Not Available[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

The tracks look like Orolo ones, which I think, were made by Roadless and used on all sorts of applications.

That statement would go for any engine to be honest

Hi Matt, you should take a look at the REMLR forum, there is a lot of discussion on the Perentie 4x4 and 6x6 and updates on what is coming through the auctions. A friend has just bought a 4x4 110 (I think they never had 90 models ) in the Sydney auction, it is a 1989 model and in perfect condition. Another guy I know has a 6x6. I did drive a 6x6 belonging to the Australian army back about 22 years ago and much better driving position to the normal models, very nice truck. regards, Richard

Sighting scope for a SMLE I think

Too wide ?? They are only 2.43 metres wide including wing mirrors

Wayne, looking at your attached photo, I think you have outboard drum brakes for the handbrake. Industrials tended to have two independent braking systems to satisfy C&U regs as it was often a highway vehicle. Some of the Industrialised 35 and 135 (MF20 I think), had two sets of shoes, one foot the other hand.