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:rofl: OK, that's got to be the worst yet, Bob! In fact it makes you wonder if it was deliberatley done ..... And I know one of them is your dad, but by the mischievious grin on both their faces it wouldn't surprise me if it was the pair of them who'd done it :-D The vehicle has got me completely beat :undecided:

Gritineye makes a good point re. lap belts. Bit of a dilemma, as these would be relatively easy to fit in either an open or closed cab 352. Which cab do you have? The high mount point for a 3 point restraint would certainly be more of a challenge with the closed cab than open due to the double skinned construction of thin sheet steel - though not impossible by any means as there is a strong looking seam at about the right height. I'd be inclined to take a load of close-up photos of the cab construction and discuss with one of the professional installers mentioned above, they may see a simpler solution. As for whether to fit them, I suspet you've already made up your mind and I don't blame you. As for me, I've never given it a second thought - until you brought up the subject! :argh::-D

She went a lot better Howard. Really enjoyed the blast home. Kept up no problems after the first long drag out of Hardwick. Roy followed behind as far as Scole in just in case. Didn't have time to change seal during the day - we sorted the tug carb instead . Will look at it this week. If it isn't that I'll disable governor to rule that out.

You've summed it up nicely, Howard. Yes it was wet but the duty, a run from Hardwick to USAAF Station 126, Rattlesden, had to be done. It must have been an important job as we were supervised by motorcycle outriders the whole way out and back. I've no idea what we were carrying - the trucks were loaded as we tucked into coffee and doughnuts amongst the hangared P-51 Mustangs. The run out - along the typical winding Norfolk and Suffolk lanes and through picturesque villages - started fairly dry against a threatening sky (we kept an eye out for low flying bombers), but soon turned to more typical East Anglian barley harvest weather. It was a long haul in conditions which required full concentration from drivers and co-drivers alike. The outriders had their work cut out in difficult conditions, but did a superb job in getting us through without hold-ups or incidents. On arrival at Rattlesden we discovered the base - home to the 447th - was a hive of activity with vehicles and personnel just everywhere. Something big must have been going down. After a short while we were parked up and had an opportunity to chat with a few B-17 crewmen who looked like they were resting between missions while our trucks were unloaded. The return leg was broken only twice - by a stop at a refuelling depot just off the A14 (the crew of which were rudely awakened from their slumber by a mighty queue of thirsty trucks), and a brief rest stop on the A143. And after that time just seemed to rush by, and whilst it was great to meet up with old friends and make new acqauaintances there were so many people I never managed to get to say hello to. I arrived at Hardwick late on Friday exhausted and thoroughly hacked off after a difficult three weeks prior to the event. I got home tonight tired but totally rejuvenated and on an absolute high!!! Thanks Clive and Ed for a great weekend.

Yes. Ours came out pretty well considering.....

Jack - bet you had no idea that Breakfast TV's Mr. Motivator character was based on a USAAF PT instructor did you? :whistle:

:police: :wave: :rofl:

Those two photos Ken - just look at that Cat approach from behind and take the unsuspecting halftrack on the outside - go Cat go!

There's certainly power and air at the hangar around the corner, no doubt something could be arranged.

Clive - I might have enough ammo boxes to build a corral - I mean creche.........

....said the man with a load of crap welded and bolted to the front of his Explorer Oh I forgot - that's the prototype 432 secondary braking system being trialled. :cool2:

You can hear the centrifuge on a Scania 8 litre engine filter spinning like a turbo after shut down :cool2:

...........and Explorers, Martians, Constructors, etc!

I can't go either, but that won't stop me going :n00b:

Google a company called Commercial Body Fittings. Treadplate 32mm wide (you'll find it in 'general steps' section of online catalogue). Metric? Beware rivet counters with metric and imperial rulers tatooed on their forearms - otherwise you should just about get away with it :-D

and sometimes the Police would ask on meeting up to escort - "How fast can you go?"........"Well get going then!"

Information relevant to WW2 would be useful :whistle:

ISTR the U.S. fuel bottle had a very similar top the the type H but was shorter? Adrian??

To be honest it wasn't looking good at one point, and I was getting used to the idea of being confined to the airfield on Saturday, dragging reluctant Mustangs around with the Clarkat and doing 1/4 mile timed race-offs down the grass strip against Nick's Cushman ice cream vendor's scooter :drive:

No change to Propane or Acetylene colours. Oxygen will remain black, but top few inches and dome will become white. Good question. I'd always assumed acetylene, but thinking about it the shape is quite similar to propane bottle and presumably lighter construction? hence lower pressure storage, so darned if I know now. Propane was in use from circa 1919 for cutting steel. Would the TMs and equipment lists give the answer? Ah - just checked stash of manuals and schedule lists oxygen and ACETYLENE regulators! How heavy is your fuel bottle Adrian?

I plan to cut them vertically, put hinges on and use as storage lockers :cool2: Having said that, this could be a sticking point. I flattened a propane bottle with an excavator and stuck it in a 25t bulker load of scrap. The guy in the yard carefully picked it out of the disgorged heap with his 5 tine grab and threw it back on the trailer :rolleyes: The next trip it was in the load again, having been completely ripped open by the digger bucket and curled up like a banana. And yes, it came back again :angry Third trip it was unregocnisable, having gone 10 rounds with a 30t digger. Never saw it again :thumbsup:

Last edited by M5Clive; Yesterday at 23:46. Reason: Hughie Saunders not knowing his waist size! Think Wright Cyclone Packing Crate and add a little :-D

:rofl::rofl:But we know what you meant, Deadline!

Pop - I'm not sure that "I will do what I like to my truck and disregard the law" is the attitude being applauded here. I would suggest it is more a case of "I will weigh up how I can best safeguard myself and other road users (even if I don't wish to cover my mv with non-original lighting) and yet remain within the spirit of the Law, and where the two conflict I might quite possibly decide that safety is more important than the minutiae of the legal wording - even though it could conceivably get me into trouble with the Law". What sets this thread apart from the 432 one is that this one is based on a real life situation and is important - the 432 one turned from initial simple and sound advice to more of an inane repetitive discussion on points of law and very rude demands for people to justify their actions. Don't let this thread go the same way. I'd like to propose that on this forum we stick to offering 'polite' advice and then let folk decide for themselves what to do.

Top post, cordenj :thumbsup: