lynx42 Rick Cove

In between the work on the Morris C4 i have been working a bit on the trailer. Axle ready to slide under the trailer chassis .[ATTACH=CONFIG]105993[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]105994[/ATTACH]

 

G'day Guy,

 

Great job on the trailer, Where did you get the 13" tyres from? I have a Brockhouse-Strausler trailer that should have 10.50 x 13" tyres but I may have to down size to 9.00x13" like yours.

 

Thanks Rick.

Richard

 

Of course, thanks for the memory jog. Even better now that I know where they came from!

 

Regards

Doug

 

Hi Doug,

 

Mastercut is my brothers company and as Richard says, they do a really good job.( not that I am biased.)

One off are a bit of a problem as set-up cost might make it out of reach, but contact them anyway.

 

The contact details and website are:-

 

http://www.mastercut.com.au/

 

[h=3]Mastercut Technologies Pty Ltd[/h]

22 Leda Drive

Burleigh Heads

Queensland, Australia 4220

 

Phone: (07) 5576 1900

Fax: (07) 5576 1910

 

 

Regards Rick.

There are some wonderful clips of film of US MV’s on Liberty loan drives in the USA. Lots of interesting and unusual vehicles. Can anybody id the chain drive trucks transporting the elephants. At first I thought Peerless, but then realised that the hubs were wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like a Packard to me especially in the final few frames.

On a Facebook site 'Vintage Trucks Australia' on 25th May, these two photos were posted.

 

What are they off? They seem quite wide so may be off a steam wagon.

 

Over to the experts.

 

Thanks Rick.

I found this photo of a well loaded WW1 Leyland (with 27 people visible) on F/b. It was taken in MALTA C1920. at the Zabbar Arch. Any more info out there?

 

 

Regards Rick.

These photos are of an AEC Y type based rail motor used in Australia. Were these based on WW1 AEC trucks?

 

"Y type AEC On the Upfield line commonly called the 'Beetle'"

 

 

 

Regards Rick.

"Shell are issued plugged & unboxed"

 

In 1967 using Studebaker US6 6x6 trucks, I and my mob had to go to magazines hidden in the hills north of Melbourne and pick up truck loads of 5.5' 100lb shells. The were stored one on top of the other in rows 10 high in tunnels back into the mountains NE. of Seymour. We then took them to Puckapunyal where they were used by the Drop-Shorts for practice. The 5.5's were pulled by Mack NM trucks. By the time you had loaded a truck you were bu&&%d.

 

In 1994 I was working for the Port of Melbourne Authority at one of their country slipyards when a boat owner with a 36' cruiser came in to say that he had just purchased the boat and to his horror the ballast were 5.5" shells. There were 15 in the bilge under the floor. I took them off his hands and still have a couple.

 

And that leads to another story. I loaded 15 of them onto my AT4 Dodge and took them home. I parked infront of my garage and proceeded to unload them into the shed. I decided to check them to make sure they were all inert and had to unscrew the caps. The ones which had been lower in the bilge were very rusty so I started with the non-rusted ones and carefully unscrewed each cap. As i was unscrewing the rustiest one I could feel that it was warming up. There was a fair wind blowing past me in the direction of the shed and a strong gust blew a precariously balances empty 20lt. oil drum of the bench behind me with a hell of a bang. I wasn't sure if I was looking up or down. Fortunately all was ok but a change of clothes was almost in order.

 

Regards Rick.

"Shell are issued plugged & unboxed"

 

In 1967 using Studebaker US6 6x6 trucks, I and my mob had to go to magazines hidden in the hills north of Melbourne and pick up truck loads of 5.5' 100lb shells. The were stored one on top of the other in rows 10 high in tunnels back into the mountains NE. of Seymour. We then took them to Puckapunyal where they were used by the Drop-Shorts for practice. The 5.5's were pulled by Mack NM trucks. By the time you had loaded a truck you were bu&&%d.

 

In 1994 I was working for the Port of Melbourne Authority at one of their country slipyards when a boat owner with a 36' cruiser came in to say that he had just purchased the boat and to his horror the ballast was 5.5" shells. There were15 of them in the bilge under the floor. I took them off his hands and still have a couple.

 

And that leads to another story. I loaded the 15 of them onto my AT4 Dodge and took them home. I parked infront of my garage and proceeded to unload them into the shed. I decided to check them to make sure they were all inert and had to unscrew the caps. The ones which had been lower in the bilge were very rusty so I started with the non-rusted ones and carefully unscrewed each cap. As i was unscrewing the rustiest one I could feel that it was warming up. There was a fair wind blowing past me in the direction of the shed and a strong gust blew a precariously balances empty 20lt. oil drum of the bench behind me with a hell of a bang. I wasn't sure if I was looking up or down. Fortunately all was ok but a change of clothes was almost in order.

 

Regards Rick.

I had massive wheel shimmy with my Chev C60S No.6 Artillary tractor and found that the caster for the front axle was out to billy-o. The front springs had sagged and I was able to reset the caster with wedges on top of the springs under the axle. I think I had to make the wedges about 9degrees and fit them from the rear. Made all the difference.

 

White Scout Cars are well known for wheel shimmy as you describe and I found that I had to go through the whole front end and fit new old stock wheels and new tyres as well to cure it.

 

Good luck.

 

Rick.

Here are the remains of o Humber 4x4. I don't know if it was a box or a utility but would restore more easily as a utility.

 

 

 

I saw them in October 2010 near Sydney but do not know if they are still there as the owner has moved house and I hope took them with him.

 

Regards Rick.

Excellent identification. Yes an OPEL. I am always pleased to be proved incorrect. My photo of the NAG is very small and the radiator and front guards look to be identical. I couldn't find a photo of an OPEL. Maybe there was some cross usage or some form of compatibility between makers. (As in the WWII Jeep between Willys and Ford.)

 

Regards Rick.

Hi, this is the standard pattern Krupp-Daimler anti-aircraft lorry.

 

The interesting thing about this one is that it is four wheel drive. It is carrying a 7.7cm K-Flak anti-aircraft gun. The GVW was about 8,000kg.

 

Powered by a 4 cylinder 60/80bhp. engine, it had a four speed gearbox and hi/lo range transfer-case. It was also produced by Ehrhardt (Model E V/4) and seated up to 10 crew.

 

Regards Rick.

 

Oh, by the way it says just "Opel Lastauto" on the back, which can be roughly translated with "Opel lorry".

 

Any help will be highly appreciated.

 

 

 

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Gradez

 

Hi Gradez,

 

I am not convinced that it is an OPEL even though it is written on the back of the photo. I think it may be a NAG. (National Automobil-Gesellschaft AG) from Berlin. This one may be about 1917. They later merged with Bussing. The radiator certainly looks NAG as does the front axle.

 

Regards Rick.

Terry,

 

Gordon Edwards has one restored, try him through the VMVC.

 

Regards Rick.

MY two most used vehicles are my 1940 Chevrolet Pulman Delux Staff Car and my M3A1 White Scout Car.

 

The Chev was, during the early years of the Second World War, used by General Savige commanded the 17th Infantry Brigade in the North African campaign, the Battle of Greece and the Syrian-Lebenon campaigns. He returned to Australia after the Battle of Greece, but later commanded the 3rd Division in the Salanaua-Lae campaign He ultimately rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Australian Army, commanding the II Corps in the Bougainville campaign. General Savige arrived back in Australia in December 1941 and the car in April 1942.

 

We have travelled about 45,000 miles in the Chev including the "Back to the Track" trip to Darwin in 1995.

 

My M3A1 White Scout car has taken us all over eastern and central Australia. Sofar, since 1986 when I finished the restoration, we have worn our two engines and have travelled more than 100,000 kilometers (60,000 miles). The trailer on the back is an Australian version of the Humber 1 ton trailer which has been converted into a camper trailer and modified with Scout Car wheels, it carries the spare wheel and other emergency items as well.

 

Regards Rick

 

 

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Well, no pun intended, I am off home tomorrow. 4 weeks and I feel like a new me. It will be quite a few weeks before I am able to do anything except sit for no more than 30 minutes at a time. The swelling is going down and I am able to move around a lot freeer.

 

Thank you to those of you who sent their good wishes and my thanks to those of you who at least had a look at this thread.

 

I will post some MRI photos when I get home and you will see the result of a 7 1/2 hour operation.

 

Regards Rick.

Tony, the correct title of the movie is "Beneath Hill 60", not "Underneath hill 60". that aside, it is a great story and I have some original trench maps of the "Hill 60" area. I have been fascinated with that story since I was a kid and went to the Hill 60 area in 2009. I never understood that there was not actually a hill in the area, but that they were tunneling through spoil from a railway cutting. There were numerous mines in that area and two have not been blown and could go at any time. The actual explosion was felt and heard in England.

 

Regards Rick.

Hi All,

I have been missing from HMVF, for the past 17 days as I have just had a quadruple back fusion as part of my ongoing 21 year health fight since being severley injured at work in September 1993. This is back surgery operation is major surgery no.7 with about 30 minor ops in that time as well. Every step I take and every nut I tighten up is a bonus. 21 years ago it looked like I would spend the rest of my life in a wheel chair. Thank heavens for modern science. I have had, within the 7 major ops. so far, a total of 2 totally experimental operations, both of which have worked and are now done world wide. I was pleased to be the guinea pig back in 1996 for those. Others have put up their hands to have the type of operation I had on the 15th December last, so I thank them from the bottom of my heart for being the guinea pig.

 

I will still be here (Epworth Hawthorn, Vic) for another couple of weeks as things improve. Today is the first day that I have felt like looking at a computer.

 

The result sofar is a a lestening of the amount of pain I have put up with over the past 12 months, so lets hope that continues to improve and I will be back out there in the shed pretty soon.

 

Happy New Year and regards to all,

Rick.

A mate dropped this item off to me the other day. I think it might be some sort of vehicle gun mount. Maybe for a Bren?? What vehicle or vessel might it fit. The mounting bolts and screws point towards a marine (?) use as the mounting bolts etc are long to just go through a vehicles thin skin.

 

Anyway over to MLU for ID.

 

Thanks Rick.

I agree with Richard P. it is a Renard. There is one with a couple of trailers at the "Road Transport Hall of Fame" in Alice Springs, Australia. The radiator and bonnet are different but the rest is mostly the same.

 

Regards Rick.

I'm not expert enough to specify the model, but I am certain that this is a Mercedes.

Many points of similarity with this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Old_Mercedes-Benz_pic1.JPG

and this:

http://pixels.com/featured/1916--mercedes-benz-automobile-and-aircraft-advertisement--worl-war-one-john-madison.html

 

Well, you are nearly correct, you are only a few years too early, as on June 28, 1926, Benz & Cie. and DMG merged and became the Daimler-Benz company, and only then baptized all of its automobiles,Mercedes Benz. Before that they were known as BENZ, as is the WWI car in the glass negative.

 

Regards Rick

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I notice that the Mack is "liveried" as U.S. Army; I always understood that the NM series was a peculiarly British Army vehicle, am I mistaken?

 

We had quite a few here in Oz. Mostly attached to Artillery. One went on the "Back to the track" trip from Sydney to Darwin in 1995. 2 1/2 miles to the gallon. (Richard F. was there too.)

 

Regards Rick.

AS to the worst military museum in the uk l have two both local to me eden camp and fort paul both share a lot of tacky displays and have both be come very stale and dated

 

I have to agree, Fort Paul was one I visited in 2009. What a disappointment. Old,cold dank, untidy, rusty and most unwelcoming. Lots of incorrect information as well if there was any. The dioramas were probably good 30 years ago but are now terrible.

 

The French Museum, the "Musee des Blindes" in Saumur, France is one of the best we visited. Yes there you have to pay extra to take photos but that was worth the money.

 

Duxford was very helpfull as I am limited in mobility and they supplied a buggy for me free of charge.

 

Regards Rick.

It is currently in a scrapyard but i have passed on your information to the chap who contacted me and he will now go and save it for the future.

 

Well, unfortunately that is not now going to happen. The chassis is available at Thommos Scrapyard in Wangaratta Victoria Australia if anyone is interested. It is too good to be turned into KIAs or something similar.

 

I can get the yards phone number if anyone is interested. Blastermike, try to remember who it was and maybe something might be arranged.

 

Regards Rick.

Thanks everyone for your import.

 

It is certainly a White. Here is a scan from "The Bible" The Observer's Army Vehicle Directory to 1940, (Bart H. Vanderveen). Check out the front spring hangers and the front cross member behind the brush guard.

 

It is currently in a scrapyard but i have passed on your information to the chap who contacted me and he will now go and save it for the future.

 

Thanks again,

Rick.