Richard Farrant

Down in South Kent it has been a beautiful spring day with warm sunshine and gentle breeze, amazing how in such a small country the weather can differ so much.

No, as I said you need a Class 7 test which is like large Transits, etc have, so you should find a garage that does light commercials.

I used to regularly take a customer's Bedford MW for a Class 7 MoT, as it fell within the weight range of 3000 to 3500kg gross design weight. No problems whatsoever. Check your V5 as the vehicle weight might be shown.

Robin, It was noted on the other thread, I used this product several years ago to bond windscreen rubber together on a restoration, it is a type of Superglue, but coloured black with a filler in it in order to fill discrepancies in the joint. It made a very strong bond on testing. Not used it for anything like the tank mounts though, might be the limit of its ability, worth trying though. Preparation is the name of the game with a lot of these adhesives.

Hi Darrin, Welcome to HMVF. We would have crossed paths a couple of weeks ago at Corowa, a good and enjoyable week. regards, Richard

Normally, or originally, they were Trico vacuum wiper motors, but if using electric, I would be inclined to wire them with power from the AUX connection in the fusebox, otherwise you would need to put an inline fuse in circuit.

A few more pics ...........

I tried to post earlier, but this site seems to time out before I can finish. My thoughts were Richard Thomas & Co. who were steel and tinplate pressworks in South Wales, in 1945 they merged to become Richard Thomas & Baldwins. Now I have come across postwar cans with RTB on.

Hi Rob, It sure is John. I did meet up with him at W&P and had dinner with him one night at Corowa. The wrecker is in fact a Kenworth, he was quite emphatic that a lot of people refer to them all as WLF without checking the chassis numbers!! regards, Richard

Two more photos from this year's event at Corowa .........

Well, two weeks have passed since this year's event at Corowa ended. Everything went well, despite problems from the heavy rains and flooding in the week previous to the event. The venue for the Saturday activities of swapmeet, vehicle display and photoshoot, had to be hurriedly re-located after the Shire Council inspected the ground at the airport and decreed it too soft and with forecast of more rain later in the week. So the organising committee, Khaki Vehicle Enthusiasts (KVE) had to go of in search of another site. We found that the Showground adjacent to the racecourse was ideal and equal in distance from the town. Vehicles started arriving from Saturday onwards. Due to the serious flooding in NSW, to the North of Corowa, a number of participants were either unable to get to the event or delayed in their arrival. Our theme this year was 6x6 vehicles, which in the main, were Studebaker, GMC, Dodge, with the odd Mack, Kenworth and Kaiser as well. With a total of 167 vehicles of all types in attendance it was a good turnout considering this part of Australia had been declared a national disaster area due to the floods, which would have effected a lot of people. As it happened, we had good weather for the whole week, excepting Friday where it rained heavily, but cleared off later in the day. There were road runs organised for three days, the first was to a local collector's museum and also included visits to two schools in the area. The second was to the town of Finley, and their museum and school. The final run was on the wet day, to Wangaratta, to visit a company that reconditioned ammunition containers and other related items. Vehicles arrived from as far afield as Perth, WA, as well as a large contingent from Queensland. The latter included three intrepid motorcyclists, riding an Indian and a couple of WLA Harleys, also a Studebaker owner, who hauled three US6 trucks down on a B-double outfit. Visitors without vehicles came from all States, as well as a number from New Zealand, and myself from the UK. We have had good feedback from participants and the new location for Saturday's activities at the showground has gone down well. The theme for the 2013 event next March is the Year of the Trailed Equipment, which can include artillery as well as trailers, and Year of the Armoured Vehicle. I have been attending Corowa since 1996 and this was my sixth visit there, in February last year I was invited onto the KVE committee, then in August, took over the Newsletter editors post as well, so have become heavily involved in the event. Corowa is not so much a public show, more a gathering of enthusiasts and their vehicles, and as such is a really friendly and family orientated event, in the evenings, groups meet for dinner at local resturaunts and hotels, making it a social occasion.

Hi Rich, Answer is .. yes ! You have to lift the boxes up, pivoting around outputs, in order to separate, so this also allows access to lower nuts. Check the EMER, it should show the procedure.. Slacken clamps on transfer box to allow pivoting.

Message from Jan Thompson, KVE Secretary ; IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATING TO THE SWAP MEET AND DRIVE ON SATURDAY. KVE have received approval to use the Corowa Showgrounds for our photo shoot and swap meet on Saturday. From today people who have swap meet stalls are able to set them up out there. Plan of events for Saturday will be as follows: 7.30am: Vehicles to start arriving at Bangerang Park. 6x6 to enter via Reisling St. 9.00am:Parade leaves and goes up Sanger St at the top roundabout and goes left out towards Mulwala. Turn left at Orford St and enter the Showgrounds. 9.45am: Vehicles are lined up at the Showgrounds and will not be able to leave until 11.30am. Swap Meet Commences 12.30pm: Photos of people associated with forums such as MLU, MVCA & REMLR. 7.30pm: Auction and Presentations. Any left over promotional items such as badges, caps and coffee mugs will be auctioned along with other items. Please donate something to the auction.

Hi Jim, That is interesting, we had 26100013, bought it from Keith Gott in its original state, about 25,000 miles on the clock. Removed the special body sides and prepared it for a rally across Australia in 1992, which we took part in as a team from a REME workshop. We kept the original engine in it. I do have photos of it before and after, but no able to access them at present. There was a brass plate inside showing it was re-allocated to the RAF later in its service life. Vehicle was brought back to UK and I believe it is still around. regards, Richard

Hope the field is not soft else you will need winching out :-D

That is a WOT6 locker, if you rub the paint in the centre of the lid you will find the Ford WOT6 part number.

Yes Niels, never taken it off.

Hi John, The box Ian showed is exactly the same as on my QL and a few others I know. Maybe there was a change in their manufacuring period.

It is a long time ago when I did a clutch on a Eagar Beaver, but I recall they have a paddle type clutch plate, to put up with the frequent clutch use and abuse. These do not have a ring lining, but four pads each side of a ceramic material.

Hi Wayne, What makes you think these trailers are wartime? I think they are just commercial trailers dating from 50's/60's era. In an earlier post, you mentioned Raliegh Industries Nottingham was on the side of one of them. This was the well known bicycle makers. I do not think these are military in any shape or form. regards, Richard

Bedford QL

Ian, Yes, a Bedford tool box, noticable by the bands around out side, hinge to top.

That could very well be from a Ferret scout car, the length would determine it. They are electrical, the gear drives the electrical contacts in the head.

OK Richard, That is an OY engine, but the R denotes Rebuild and it may have been done to a later spec. The oil filter is also a postwar type. If you can find a carb adaptor, that will solve your problem.

Hi Richard, The exhaust manifold is also different. What is your engine number? It looks like a later / postwar version engine.