Richard Farrant

You sure ? :undecided: I have it down as next Sunday.

Some years ago, a customer trailered his Willys jeep to me to repair the gearbox. Once I had done the work I went to test it, not having heard the engine run before. There was a distinct knock, so got the owner to come and listen to it. On dropping the sump a big end was found to have spun its bearing shells........but, someone in the past had already found out that the rod was worn and would not retain the shells, so had swapped the cap from another rod in the engine!!!! Over the years I have lost count of some of the horrors.

Apparantly they were taking the truck back off as the trailer was considered to narrow for the load. This is what it said on the full Youtube page.

Hi Lynn, Welcome to the forum. I think our path's have crossed on MLU forum in the past. Hope you enjoy yourself on here. regards, Richard

Hi Ray, Keep the story going, I am sure many of us are reading it, thank you.

Hi Jack, Thanks for the welcome to the 5000 posters clubhouse, it will be a bit more peaceful surroundings for Clive and I to discuss EMER's, AESP's and VOCAB's :-D The forum is a very good place to unwind and pick up what is happening on the scene, as well as help or get help, very enjoyable. You really started something Jack. Now who has that bottle of 30 year old malt, I last saw TonyB with it......:undecided: regards, Richard

Thanks Graham, thought I had not seen him on here for sometime. :-(

And a convoy light was fitted under the chassis aimed at the white plate or diff.

Hi Suzi, Sadly there is very little chance of finding where it served, only chance is finding a photo showing either its postwar or wartime census number. Some entries on the Key Cards listed the last units that held the machines, but nothing against yours.

Hi Suzi, The red letters.........S/O means Struck Off, ie. removed from records, vehicle for disposal. MoS Rudd means Ministry of Supply disposal depot, Ruddington, Notts, site of major vehicle auctions.. Not sure about HAL/1/58, it may refer to where the motorcycle was when struck off. 4-5-55 is date of S/O. Also......C5118819 was the wartime census number, painted on the tank. S1048 was the contract number. regards, Richard

From experience the cranes on the MK/MJ and TM 8 tonne are not really large enough to safely move one of the box bodies. I remember having to move a Commer workshop body with a TM, unloading proved a problem as the stabiliser leg was in the way, due to lack of jib length, if you extended too far, then the system overload cut. Robin, the reason the cranes on the Bedfords do not rotate over the cab are is stability, the unladen weight of a Stalwart over a Bedford is quite a bit greater.

Peter, That looks like the asset code, usually painted on windscreens of vehicles when they are in store, to identify types. I cannot find my book to check the number at present. MP in red on white background looks to be typical Military Police. I doubt the 4 refers to division though.

Peter, The most recent army number series I have seen them with was 00 EN 00, I think the last contract for them was in the early 1960's, which would match with EN. Incidentally, AA would have been a RAF number. Deepcut should have the records, providing you have the army number.

That is the colour of the cast iron castings, all alloy parts were natural, and pressed steel parts such as filler tube, sump, etc were black. this was how they left Solihull. It was not a particular good paint covering, more like a primer and done before castings were machined, so bare patches where milled. Think I might have written this before :undecided:

Just wait until you have to remove the steering assembly, what a treat you have instore :-D

Only Ford GPW has the chassis stamped in that location, the Willys MB had a number stamped on a riveted plate fixed to front end of left hand frame member, adjacent to bumber mounting.

8 is correct on a normal dropside body, 4 for each dropside

Hi Peter, I can remember some still in service around 1976-77, alongside the newer BSA B40WD. Some of them still looking in good order with their gold lined petrol tanks. I see a few were in a Ruddington auction as late as 1980,

Robert, Will a jeep battery fit in the space? If so try Dallas Autos, they are not so far from you.

Mike, The Foden has Bogie Blocking facility similar setup to Scammell EKA, this spreads the load to the front axle. I do not have time at this minute, but will try and find the relevant weights when B/B is operated.

I think the light coloured two wheel trailer is a water purification unit, possibly wartime, seen one a few years ago and they normally had a metal roof with canvas tied down to side, you can see the hooks there.

The version that has the crane stowed lower, was one used by the RAF and the body was a bit longer, with dropsides. The standard army one, was ame as the orange one in your photo, no provision for dropsides and shorter body. I used to carry out the SWL tests, calibrations and repairs on them, but never had anything to do with the RAF one.

Hi Tony, I can give you the specification for the axles on the Foden Recovery, Front axles; GKN 10 ton hypoid steer drive SD66 with cross axle diff lock. Rear bogie axles; GKN 20 ton hypoid type D66 with lockable inter axle diff and cross axle diff locks on each axle. Epicyclic hub reduction the above is from the sales brochure, but on looking at the army workshop manual, slight change in details; Front axle; Kirkstall SD65 Rear axles; Kirkstall D65 all rated at 10 tonnes, which means the brochure was stating 20 tonnes per bogie and not each axle. Front axle weight 8.8 tons Centre axle weight 8.8 tons Rear axle weight 9.4 tons total vehicle weight 27 tons with folding EKA boom in retracted postion, a max suspended/supported load for towing of 8 tons. It is some few years since I was involved with these vehicles now, so I am only stating details as known at the time. more from the sales brochure; Designed chassis ratings Front axle 10,160 kgs Rear bogie 20,320 kgs GVW 30,480 kgs

Oh I was going on cross plys, hence ref. to bargrips and trackgrips..........anyway getting tyred ( :sleep:) of the subject now, so might join you with a virtual whisky :beer:

Look at the Albion 6x4 10 tonners. There was a chap on the forum from Sussex who was rebuilding one and looking for parts and a tipper body if I recollect. Not sen him on here lately.