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I tried them today out of interest (haven't dealt with them for a while now) and I was partly right - they USED to keep re-useable steel in vast quantities, but not for a few years :-(. They are new stockists only now. Suppose you could always grind down just the ends to a taper over a couple of inches - only you and the millions of forum readers will ever know!

Try www.rainhamsteel.co.uk they deliver all over and certainly used to keep VAST stocks of older material. Although they do not list tapered flange channel I'm confident they will have some s/h stock.

I'm wrong. And 150 x 90 parallel is available.

I'm not sure 6 x 3 1/2 was ever a stock UK size :??? 6 x 3 yes, plenty of that turns up in reclaim yards. Even parallel flange stuff is 150 x 75 isn't it? :confused:

I'm sure up for that! I'd love to catch some mackerel at top speed :banana: Only NOW do you give us the whole story - not that we weren't interested before, but it sort of brings the old girl to life in a way :thumbsup: I might have missed it, but did you ever tell us what type of hull construction she is?

I thought you were combining a boat ride with the duties of an engine test mechanic Andy! Please ignore all the scribble then. I was all envious there for a moment! Can you explain your latest avatar? Looks like something in grey primer but can't see where it would fit on an Explorer..... Oh heck it's the jib isn't it!!!

Wrong Andy?

Of course not!!!!! Can he hear anything yet?

Andy - those bolts you found in CW's bilges, they'll be UNC/UNF - no good for Daisy :cool2:

Canon de-glazing tool?

Sound track with vocals by EARTHa Kitt?

There's enough there for a feature film. But which actor should be cast in the role of Jack, and what about the rest of the crew?

By the way, Rlangham, what a wonderful photograph! :thumbsup:

Just in case anyone else other than me is too embarrassed to ask what FANY stood for, I've just googled it and it stands for FIRST AID NURSING YEOMANRY and was created in 1907 as the First Aid link between front-line fighting units and the field hospitals.

Of course it is all down to ply rating of the tyres. All I can say with any certainty is that the 45/60T float trailer supplied in 1964 was fitted with 24 ply tyres running at 110psi. The higher load/speed rating would presumably refer to tyre limitations (heat build up, hence the reduced trailer rating above a certain speed). If not then it would have a higher rating at the higher speed since the trailer frame is obviously not the limiting factor. It may well be that at the lower speed the trailer frame limits the capacity, so yes it is feasible the tyres could carry more. What ply tyres the wartime Cranes tank trailer was fited with I have not a clue - I do know the tyres were available in a variety of plys, including 16, but maybe the 24 ply were not available until after the war. I wonder what ply tyres the Dorset 24 wheel trailer has -if they are 24 ply, the greater rating is surprising. Date of this trailer? The build sheet would give the spec., maybe they should be 28 ply :cool2: So it would seem pointless to speculate further on the theoretical capacity of the wartime Cranes trailer, but I would be interested to to know what the ultimate tyre limitation of the Rogers trailer was, did they not have a bit of a reputation for blowing them? :sweat:

And the Autocar uses 12V starting and 6V everything else. The starter switch momentarily changes batteries from parallel to series for starting. :trustme:

:shake::shake::shake::shake: Useful post, thanks for sharing the experience.

For example your indicator problem may be a poor earth - i.e. the wrigglies might be getting to the bulb but there is no path for them to get from there back to the battery negative post via the steel wing/chassis and an earth strap. You are relying on good elecrtrical metal-to-metal contact on each panel joint (e.g. wing-to-chassis then chassis-to-cab then cab-to-gun ring mount and then to your crocodile clip :-D) in order for your indicator return/earth circuit to be complete. You might find it is earthed ok to the chassis, so with a new earth strap the problem might go away. A simple multimeter will enable you to check - by putting one end on the negative side of the bulb holder (if there are 2 wires going to the bulb) or direct onto the metal bulb holder (if there is only 1 wire going to the bulb) and the other end on a known good earth (like your jump lead :-D) you should get pretty much zero resistance (i.e. no ohms).

Nearly got me reaching for the calculator :sweat: I just thought it was interesting how much load you could probably get away with on that trailer. :shocked: I imagine the maximum tyre loading on a Rogers trailer would be much less than this :??? At this time large vehicle development was pretty much imited by the availability of suitable tyres to carry the load/torque. Those Diamond pattern 16x20s got everywhere - even used on the 1953(?) prototype Constructor rear bogie.

16.00 x 20 tyres, yes Richard - and I was counting the 4 rows of 4 tyres on the Diamond T trailer. 4 rows of 4 = 16 (I think)!! Float trailer had 2 rows of 4 tyres. :n00b: back!

Heres a pic showing the prop exit from the box, but I don't know if I sent you this one with the first batch. Does this give you the info you need?.

I could take some pics Tuesday - but can you explain in a bit more detail exactly what it is you'd like please? (box out for the prop??). Did it appear on the original pics I sent you?

Thanks Richard. Interesting thought about the 16 tyres - the civilian 45/60T float trailers had just 8 of these tyres. They were restricted to 45T at 12mph, 60T at 6mph I believe - limited by tyre rating. So in theory you could run this trailer at 120 Ton and still be within the tyre capacity :sweat:

That is an odd looking tow rope, and a strange place to stow it. Personally I would not trust crocodile clips - shackles/hooks are much safer.

Les - do you know what that is on the front of the trailer - a power pack for the tilt? Not a trailer I am familiar with.