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  1. Richard Farrant
    400 ft/lbs ? !!!! :shocked: If you were to get them that tight the studs would be snapping like carrots Think you should read the book again, it is 40 lbs/ft.
  2. Richard Farrant
    It is a Morris Commercial CDSW 6x4 gun tractor
  3. Richard Farrant
    Hi Iain, I know they are both David pumps, but not interchangeable from Meteor to B range engines. that said, the repair kit might be. Try calling Richard Banister, 01797 253211 in working hours, he may be able to supply you.
  4. Richard Farrant
    Well done, so far. The spanner for holding the diaphragm spindle is a thin 3/16" AF cranked one, you could easily make one. Take a look at this linked thread from MLU forum, it will make you smile when you have read through it. http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16094&highlight=colin+jones+ferret
  5. Richard Farrant
    Think it might be the 8144 model of Autocar, just gone through Bart's book and several features seem to match.
  6. Richard Farrant
    :rofl:
  7. Richard Farrant
    I think it might be the bigger Autocar, with short bonnet, which is just visable .............but could be wrong
  8. Richard Farrant
    Clive, I don't think "NEWS" is a button, it is just a heading, all the news items are listed under it with sperate buttons.
  9. Richard Farrant
    OK Andy, without looking at the engine it could be built up for anything.
  10. Richard Farrant
    Could be like the one on this thread, http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?8385-Autocar-U-7144T/page5 I think the post number is #45
  11. Richard Farrant
    That is a firewall, strange that the Bedford refueller never had them, but if you look at the cab there are differences, and headlamps are further forward, the Autocar has a short bonnet which fits the photo.
  12. Richard Farrant
    The airlines from fittings to couplings are short on these trailers, not susies, but rubber hoses, couplings depend on your towing vehicle. For these parts it is easiest to go to a motor factor who supplies truck parts. The light lenses are a military pattern, commonly seen on army Land Rovers, Bedford trucks, etc. Take a look on ebay as often they are cheaper on there.
  13. Richard Farrant
    The bottom photo is not a Bedford QL. I have a feeling it is an Autocar, or some other American truck.
  14. Richard Farrant
    The Westerham gun was brought up in the House of Commons in 1940, see this link to Hansard ; http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1940/jun/19/scrap-metal
  15. Richard Farrant
    Simon, Dry charged air is what was always used by the Army for Saracen, Saladin, and Leyland, we had small bottles for ease of use, which were charged by a special compressor with an air dryer. As far as I am aware, London Transport had always used air as well for Routemasters. Whilst working for the army, other equipment came in service, such as Scammell EKA, Terex loading shovles, etc, with nitrogen charged accumulators.
  16. Richard Farrant
    No custard !!!! ???? So what do you put on the Spotted Dick ? :rofl:
  17. Richard Farrant
    Andy, The 6 cyl engine are you sure it is B60/58 ? Could it be 5A ? If so then it is not a Ferret engine but a Humber 1 ton engine. As for the other one, if it is B80/2P, then it is an early BSF engine for a Centurion ARV winch.
  18. Richard Farrant
    :shake::shake: not oxygen I hope ? :shocked: Due to the presence of oil in the accumulator, any gas should be inert and without oxygen content.
  19. Richard Farrant
    Mike, Being about quarter of a mile from the main Tesco store, I would liked to have assisted, but unfortunately, my lorry is now trapped in its winter quarters with a disembowled vehicle blocking it in. Sorry.
  20. Richard Farrant
    I thought that speed was a bit optimistic for a MK, unless you were in angel gear downhill :-D
  21. Richard Farrant
    When worked in Command Workshops it was a problem with MK and we had an "on vehicle" wheel balancer for front wheels, often ended up with a significant wheel weight fitted, on inside of rim. There was a certain speed the shake came on and you could run through it, thought from memory it was around 35mph. Later on the balancing was done away with, forget why, but it was in 70's and 80's when we were doing this.
  22. Richard Farrant
    Recently looking at an Electrical Repair trailer as in the first pic, and the T plate was fixed to the canvas cover. This is how it left the army.
  23. Richard Farrant
    Ian, Do as the manual says, with this type of plug there is no need at all for a torque wrench
  24. Richard Farrant
    I also saw the magazine and using a magnifying glass, thought it looked like a name and rank, driver maybe? The QL is also carrying something similar. On the QL front wing can be seen the letters RU, which makes me wonder if these vehicles are not part of a RN unit who travelled the coastal ports from Normandy as they were liberated and got them back into usable condition, called MLRU, Mobile Land Repair Unit. The text next to the picture mentions Antwerp port. There was a thread on MLU forum started a few years ago on the subject of RN vehicles and the subject of MLRU came up.
  25. Richard Farrant
    Clive, that is exactly how I am viewing it
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