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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8078294.stm Nice gesture, Mr. Obama, but I fear it is too late now....

I might have a gaiter that will fit that.....:whistle:

The hub spanner is Bedford part no. Z8079A. It is a double-ended hub nut box spanner. Large end is front, small is rear. Google Bedford Genuine Parts, they'll tell you where to get it from. Best to check bearings for wear if seal is gone, as loose bearings may be cause of seal failure? Strangest looking chisel I've ever seen! :cool2:

Not a problem, the best access is from underneath in same way photo was taken, from behind front axle.

Yes, under the circumstances perhaps it would be best to pretend not to be British - remember to speak blighty with a strong French accent and chew plenty of garlic :cool2: What is this .......... world coming to?

A totty of rum on your birthday!

Hang on folks - didn't our beloved Government originally state that Britain would not be taking any active part in this event, to the extent of not even providing any help for veterans - hence the NVA/HMVF appeal? And wasn't it only much later that Mr. Brown announced that britain would after all attend? And The Palace stance is that the Queen would not attend simply because no invitation had been received? And the French Government said it was up to the British Government who they should invite/send along? In which case, France might at some stage have formed the impression (not unreasonably) that as Britain had no intention of taking any part in the event, they might as well label it as primarily a French/American event? Seems to me it might have been our own government rather than the French who snubbed the Queen, and the vets, and the rest of us..... :n00b: Oh, and thanks to the Forum "management" for allowing a little leeway in the 'No Politics' rule to permit a reasonable discussion on this topic.

They're not saluting - they're holding their noses for what they know is about to come (this pic taken a few seconds later from the naval ship oppsite)

And wasn't someone on here asking recently for a Rogers trailer? (sitting under the T in Walker's yard?)

So is this the Recovery variant then? http://www.wewerethere.defencedynamics.mod.uk/ww2/images/sherman_lg.jpg

Don't know what to say, having some idea how much that must mean to you. But what a fantastic voyage you've had with her to date So let's just hope she's back in the water before too long. And that Twin Caterpillar cartoon is just priceless! The letter shows how much pleasure you and Horatia have given the day-trippers. Good on you, Cap'n Weazle!:captain: Didn't know about gate-crashing the fleet!!

Monday's C4 documentary about Churchill's dilema on whether to destroy the French fleet after France had been overyun by Germany was fascinating, if not the best timing! Not something I was aware of till now. It must have been a big shock to the French population. The decision seemed to hinge around on how reliable was the French Government's 'undertaking not to permit Germany to take over their fleet and use the ships to help them invade Britain'. Hmmm. Whatever, the day belongs to the VETERANS :tup:: , not the politicians.

Wow! Am I right in thinking R/C models above a certain size have to be inspected for airworthiness by some official body like the CAA and also licenced? Wow again! Wow!

Sadly, for some reason the Sally B didn't make her flypast as planned at the American Memorial Day service at Maddingley Cemetery on Monday. How on earth can you put a price on the sight and sound of a B17 flying by on an occasion like this?

Isn't this one of those extreme makeover programme CGI shots of 'Jack' standing alongside 'What Jack will look like 30 years from now'?

That's a coincidence - I recently acquired a PE-143-E Power Unit just for the Continental engine! It is very slightly smaller than this GP one. The rest is in fair order so I'm hoping to slot in a spare 3cyl Yanmar diesel to make a nice ecomical dc welder. I'm having a problem finding a manual for this particular model despite having found several web resources listing manuals for a whole multitude of other WW2 power units.

Thanks Steve, been wondering about that ever since I first saw a picture of your truck some while ago. I expect there was a lot of bumper-pushing during the war for speedy road clearing :nono:. Tony

I drilled some 8" dia. auger holes to 20ft depth to locate a disused sandpit near a US airbase which was rumoured to have been the main dump when the 8th AAF left. Unfortunately everything had been burned as it was dumped, we found a few bits and bobs at the very edge where the fire was less intense. Last year at the same airfield the landowner financed a 15t excavator to find the bicycle dump without success - not sure why they bothered, as the person who thought he knew the location said he'd watched them being driven over by a Cletrac before being tipped!!

:tup:: Nice truck, Steve. Not seen the use of second front bumper before - do you know if this would have been a military or civilian alteration?

This was the colour it ran in when first sold into Council plough service. Apparently it had been preserved for many years by the superceding 'yellow' Council until a "bean counter" objected to the annual 2hrs fitter's time booked to give it a run up, so the poor thing was outed as soon as the caring transport guy retired (net saving -£0 :n00b:) It has such a strong local history that the new owners decided to return it to this colour. They've even had the ram reconditioned so the (huge) plough can be used again :-D As has been said before, it's good that a small number of trucks are restored in their civvy clothes - they spent far more time wearing them than the o.d. fatigues :cool2: Great selection of MVs here - good photos!!

Ouch! I'd hope to pay about £400 for a full set of take-off bits from a good truck in a breakers yard! Try SBS Spares (John / Jamie, 01473 652454). If they haven't got one it won't be long before they do. I'm sure they'll give you a guide price for the set. The 330 pump sits immediately below the compressor.(the shiny thing is the front diff not my head).

The ram (rod end) is attached to a bracket mounted on the chassis using the holes seen around the shock absorber bracket (or maybe the axle stay mount - wait for photos). The cylinder end has two steering ball joints close to each other - one is fastened to the spool valve within the cylinder end housing (it looks and behaves just like a spring-loaded ball joint) and this fits onto the steering box drop arm where the drag link went. The other ball joint (mounted rigidly on the cylinder) takes the drag link which originally went on the steering box drop arm. So when the steering drop arm moves, it opens the valve which causes the ram to push / pull against the chassis until the resulting cylinder movement causes the valve to centralise again. If you lose oil flow, the system becomes a standard system (but with a little more effort - in pushing the oil about), since the ball joint which actuates the spool valve in end of ram is effectively just like a very 'soft' spring-loaded ball joint. The pump (incorporating a relief valve, set at about 800psi) continuously pumps oil to the ram valve and back via the small reservoir until the valve diverts oil into the cylinder to do some work. With a good ram (they are easy to get repaired) the system is pretty trouble free - unless you happen to leave it running on full lock in which case relief valve heats up oil which boils up faster than a kettle! You only do it once.... I think the pump is gear driven from the Bedford gear timing case, same as our Cummins powered truck. I can take a couple of pics tomorrow of the old 330 powered one - they won't be as pretty as yours (that is one clean Bedford).

Now that is interesting, my copy goes from end of Lubrication P81 to start of Engine P147...... Ah, I've just realised I borrowed a copy of TM9-796 from someone and only copied the sections relevent to my M1 Series 4. The other (complete) manual I have is for the M1 Series 1 and 2, TM9-795, which is closer to the Series 4 (which doesn't seem to have a manual of its own? :confused:). This gives an inventory of 2 x 60" crowbars loose in body. Anyway, I haven't even got the engine out yet, let alone put any paint on anything, so I won't be catching you up that's for sure :-D Keep up the pace!!

That particular one is 5ft, but as being mounted on the boom, and as for the 42" one, - OK, I think you'd better tell us EVERYTHING you know about WLF tool and kit - NOW!! :shocking:

Well, if you're getting to that stage already, and if the originals in Armycars' warehouse are to be relied upon, then this is the pattern of crowbar you need to find :banana: All 26lbs of it. I've tracked them down to a Chinese manufacturer supplying the U.S.and Eurpoean markets, and last year found a distributer in Northamptonshire, but I've gone and lost the contact details now..... sorry Can anyone confirm this is the correct wartime pattern?