ehs Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Hello. I have a Sankey trailer, MK2. The identification plate incorporates several specifications, here are a few: Coloumn 1: Trailer Cargo Wide Track MK 2 Manfr PAROTOWLTD Serial no 7313 Con no FVE (eve?) 21A 3803 (9?) Ce xx No 31224 xx NSN 2330 99 893 - 4847 Chassis Fv2380 Coloumn 2: Type: FV2381 Reg no 53KE20 Code no: AVC 2853(?) I need some technical information on this trailer. I have a leaflet called "Trailer Cargo 3/4 Tonne Wide Track, 2 wheeled, FV 2381 MK 3 - Operation Information" which is fine for my two MK3 trailers, but the Norwegian equivalence of the DVLA will not accept this leaflet as documentation for my MK2. (Which is not strange, as the breaking system differs). Can someone provide such information or point me in the right direction? I am also, obviously, on the lookout for other information on this specific trailer. Where did it serve? What did it carry? ect. Eivind Edited January 21, 2010 by ehs misspelled "Sankey" in the heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Eivind I have been collecting & cataloguing British Army documents for some years now & I'm sorry to say I have never come across anything that specifically relates to the Mk2. There is a wealth of information on the Mk 1, although it was only retrospectively called that, like the Series 1 Land Rover was just called Land Rover. The first documents for the FV2381 appeared in 1978 with various modifications going on until 1988. I suspect the Mk 2 by PAROTOW incorporated these modifications & may have been produced in relatively small numbers. I have detailed indexes for these publications, the latest one I have is 2003. But there is no individual entry for Mk2 as having specific documents of its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehs Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Thank you for your reply. Do you know where can I find a list to convert 'army reg nos' to 'year of issue'? Eivind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Eivind if you join the Fleet Data Society they have large collections of registrations. http://www.fleetdata.co.uk/index.html If you have a particular registration in mind put it up here & I'm sure many people with nearby registrations will help you identify the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Clive, Have you seen AESP 2330-C-505-302? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Chris, no the only one I have in that octad is 601. Why am I missing something interesting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Maybe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Oh Gawd I can see this going to be like a striptease display of snippets from your AESPs! I've looked through various editions of 0100-A-001-013 from 1994 to 2004 & that octad doesn't appear in any of those. So it must be quite early so I think I'll have to delve into my FAESPs although it's odd my 601 is dated 1998. So I assume Chris this veiled excitement is a reference to a Mk2 somewhere in there? In 601 there is no reference but maybe you know something more:kiss: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Clive, It's the Technical Description for the FV2631, dated '99. Can't see anything in there about Mk2, but thought you might be interested. PM me your email address. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Clive, It's the Technical Description for the FV2631, dated '99. Can't see anything in there about Mk2, but thought you might be interested. PM me your email address. Chris Chris you've said FV2631 I think is a typo for FV2361? Although that is 3/4 Ton it's not wide tracked, but what does it say in the Technical Description? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehs Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Dear All. I have come a bit further with this, but I need help in establishsing the year of manufacture for this trailer. If it is impossible to establish year of minufacture, i need documentation on when the military reg.no 53KE20 first was allocated. Please help me out. Regards, Eivind / Norway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ehs Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Thank you! Does anyone know what happened to Parotow? How many "Sankey" trailers did they manufacture? Eivind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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