25 pounder

No, its actually a helmet used by the German night searching group. They were a little known outfit used during power cuts in the trenches. The helmet gave the wearer a bit of advanced notice that he was approaching a wall or other obstruction.

In that case , they would have weld a bajonet onto the helmet , when they would have ran into an enemy squad !:cool2::cool2::cool2:

MT = Motor Transport = Petrol engine

Mechanical Transport

thanks both for your answers ,:nut:, it gives me at least one answer , about the origin of the can , definetely British , because it has never been repainted

The US style cans ,

all of them are fuel cans , all with screw-on caps , but some of them have caps I've never seen before,

most of them have date and manufacturers name on the bottom , some have it stamped at the top, makers are , RHEEM , NESCO , Wheeling, Chtanooga , ...

all of them are dated before 1945, and most of them are in reasonable condition,

some more pictures ,

2nd picture shows the british cans , various manufacturers , such as BMB , VM , PSC , W&W, all fabricated before 1945,

the "early style" cans are different at the cap , the rivet to hold the flexible lid , is at the yellow can hollow , as it is on all my other "late" cans

on the green can , the used rivet has a solid top , cap is also slightly different from the other one , any ideas someone ?

the yellow can still has a (fading) red ink stamp , MT 80 , at which the 80 stands for octane number , but what stands "MT" for ?

Elder farmers in the neighborhood used German helmets as grain/corn scoops to feed their cattle

Any chance of a close up picture of these cans ?

Thanks Gary

will do soon , anything particular you want to see ?

Found a GMC cckw 353 , at a scrapyard , not much to save , except some mechanical parts , such as gear box , Perkins 6 cyl diesel engine , transfer case , axles (split) , etc

anyone interested ?

Looks very much like a "Normandy" barn find, the early cans with X in them should be pre or early wartime German ones ?

Regards Gary

could be German , or British , but there's a fair chanche they're Italian ,because 2 of them are yellow (sand) , original pattern has been designed for Italian army , and here , on our airfield, was an Italian fighter squadron at the beginning of the war to support the Luftwaffe with their battle against the RAF

By the way , Italian pilots where not very apreciated by Luftwaffe men, they caused more sorrow than profit!!

Thats quite a find! :-)

 

What are you going to do with them?

I intend to re-start my collection , after having NOT WANTED visitors at my shed and home , taken my kit away !!

it's obvious , the back panel , that's where they all suffer , got the same problem (and few more :nut:)

It's becoming part of our culture I guess , people taken other peoples belongings , without asking , nor paying for them , shame they don't realise it really hurts the helpless victim

today's finds , in a shed nearby

collection of shell casings,

about 40 fuel cans , US style , couple of British cans , 2 early pattern cans:-D

enjoy it , a GMC is a fine truck to work on , basic mechanics , and an icon of military history ,

every one of them is worth saving !!

yours looks to be in good condition as it's shown here

We think we have identified the pump as the problem with our Foden LMLC.

However in the books we have I cannot find the correct grade of oil we will require when we reassemble it. I belive some vehicle use ATF, some use a power steering oil and some use a 30 grade. Does anyone know what we should use?

Almost all modern vehicles use ATF oil for steering systems , easy to recognize by the colour , red , so if there's any oil left , have a drain and compare

Whereabouts was that then? Is it to be restored or sold? just idle curiosity you understand.

I'm almost sure it's for sale , as it stands on a yard with other used cars , near Ghent (Belgium)

absolutely right , they rather scrap antiques here , instead of giving/ selling to anyone else,

a true shame that we've come that far , I could tell you more about the same subject , ...

spotted a few days ago , on a yard with 2nd hand cars , the remains of a WW 1 truck , went back today , unfortunately without camera , I found out it's a PEUGEOT truck , dual wheels at the rear , and has it complete drive train , engine , gearbox , dif, ....even the bulkhead .

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I think the EU legislation meant that they had o have drained oncrete yards. Something to do with pollution.

Then I believe H&S decided it was dangerous to take bits of old cars, you might scrape a knuckle or something. So all parts had to be stripped by the yard.

Then there was some other rule that any part for resale must be fully labelled and stored inside.

 

Hey presto all the fun has gone. The breakers yards now strip parts and sell to trader resellers who have space to store stuff.

 

your absolutely right , EU legislations and restrictions is deadly for our hobby, In Belgium as well , scrap yards are closing down, environmental "terrorists" always find reasons to shut the yards , no concrete floor , oil and grease pollution , etc...

In the newspaper today , a retired car dealer , who still restores oldtimers as a hobby, got prosecuted because his collection of cars and agricultural tractors has grown too big (about 20) and has no facility to store it all in his shed. As the vehicles are stored outside , neighbours made complaints about storing" scrap metal" without any license . Environmental inspectors advise him to get rid of his stuff , to avoid further problems ,

Silly world we're living in -- despite all the tax money we pay -- we work about 6 months a year for our federal state , before earning the first € for ourselves !!!!:-X:-(:-(:-(

amazing what you've achieved , you sure 've got potential , curieus for your next project !!

thankx all for wise advice:-)

I have used brake drums at £5.00 each, if they may be of use to you.

I'll keep that in mind , if mine are too far gone ;:-D

Op vrijdag 4 juni '10 werd in Arromanches (Normandie) een Willy's Jeep met onderstaande kenmerken gestolen.

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This message about a Willys , stolen at Arromanches , June 4th ,

Need to change the brakes on the Dodge , Steering wheel trembles a lot when hitting the pedal , probably the brake drums are oval , can try to rectify the drums on the lathe , does anybody knows what the maximum autorised diameter of the brake drum can be ?

Wot's a FG43?

FG 42 --Fallschirmjäger Gewehr 42

Very impressive indeed , a true shame the decision was made to scrap most of the German vehicles after the war, despite the very good condition most of them were in.