recymech66 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 As an aside, after many years full of water and with no engine the sammy should soon live again. Will post some pics when done. Nice to see a thread on recovery kit - these vehicles don't get enough attention... It will be a treat to see the pics when finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainmilitary Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 Here a snap of the Centurion RV that was part of the 6BN gig.. ATB. Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Here a snap of the Centurion RV that was part of the 6BN gig.. ATB. Tony. Oooooo Recy Camp, love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 M578 at playing at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 That 578 looks in superb nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainmilitary Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Nice M578, never seen one of those beasties in the flesh. Is there many of these about?? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Nice M578, never seen one of those beasties in the flesh. Is there many of these about??Tony No I don't think so, took it to Beltring last year and it was the first time one had been shown there. The REME museum at Bordon have one in the reserve collection, but it has not run for some while. There are a few in Denmark, one which is in private hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) This one is a gate guardian outside 2 Bn REME in Fallingbostel. Edited April 11, 2010 by recymech66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 A few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 They are all on the old style track, single centre pad, most were upgraded to the twin pads per link. Are they both still there, I presume them to be recent pictures due to the MANs i the background ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 They are all on the old style track, single centre pad, most were upgraded to the twin pads per link. Are they both still there, I presume them to be recent pictures due to the MANs i the background ? Yes it's still there, sat on the bridge sections exactly as you see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 hi fella's just a couple more 578 pics,this one served with 49 fd ra an m109 regt in lippstadt, they're a great vehicle to drive but not so great for the commander all the way up top unless he's had his motion sickness tablets :-).All us mechanics were secretly jealous of the recy mechs having the sexiest wagon in the workshops. sorry about the crappy quality(pics of pics) eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Not to worry about the photo quality , having in use photo's are good no matter the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 It will be a treat to see the pics when finished. Apologies for not posting pics yet. Hope to get some on this weekend. Recon engine is now fitted, though not fully plumbed yet - few more pipes on the sammy. New sprockets fitted (old ones well hooked), and tracks now on. One question though which people might be able to help with - colour wise it is plain, faded green (possibly never issued) - as such I feel a bit more open to a different camo scheme and was maybe thinking green and sand a la BATUS - is this feasible for a Samson ? Anybody got any in service pics to give me ideas ? Have to say whilst not a rivet counter I would normally try to keep to the original scheme but feel a bit more open to something different for this one.... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Pics attached - few more to follow shortly. They seem to have got mixed up and I'm not used to posting photos but hopefully you get the idea ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Just a few more.... Idea was never to do a full monty restoration but just get her tidy and running well with everything working. J60 is a recon unit so should be good for a while ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Apologies for not posting pics yet. Hope to get some on this weekend. Recon engine is now fitted, though not fully plumbed yet - few more pipes on the sammy. New sprockets fitted (old ones well hooked), and tracks now on. One question though which people might be able to help with - colour wise it is plain, faded green (possibly never issued) - as such I feel a bit more open to a different camo scheme and was maybe thinking green and sand a la BATUS - is this feasible for a Samson ? Anybody got any in service pics to give me ideas ? Have to say whilst not a rivet counter I would normally try to keep to the original scheme but feel a bit more open to something different for this one.... Cheers I'm still serving and I have a Samson in my fleet of recovery vehicles, it's currently plain green (was black and green prior to respray) BATUS colours will look good on your wagon, give me a couple of days and I'll dig out some pics of a BATUS Sammie and post if you haven't got sorted out by then. Your wagons looking good, be great to see the pics when it's finished well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Excellent thanks will look fwd to that.. Just to clarify - the pic that shows what looks like a pile of scrap is actually what was left of the mudguards - new ones going on. One thing which you can't really see from the pic is that on the front mudguards there is a small cutout just where the shackles attach to the hull. On most CVRTs this doesn't seem to be there meaning that towing or recovery using the shackles leads to bent mudguards so could be a unit mod ? Also the sprockets have all been replaced - pic is just to show how bad they were. The tracks are quite rusty but when I looked at the pads they actually look pretty much brand new. Should be up and running by end of this week. Painting will probably take a bit longer though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Dear Timbo, Shame you dont post your real name, first and last. I think you are very wise to get it tidy and running and then go at the major paint job. I see a Supacat lurking in the corner and a Fox to name a few, are they all yours? Do you need anything for your Supacat, we have tons of spares we wont use. What about Supacat manuals etc R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasSomT. Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I would just love a Sampson! Are the ones in service still petrol powered? Going off thread a bit, is there any 'logic to British Army Reg. Nos? I ask because when I was 'in' we had a Fox 00GM90 - the only one I ever saw with a GM number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I see a Supacat lurking in the corner and a Fox to name a few, are they all yours? R Its the AFVsociety shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I would just love a Sampson! Are the ones in service still petrol powered? Going off thread a bit, is there any 'logic to British Army Reg. Nos? I ask because when I was 'in' we had a Fox 00GM90 - the only one I ever saw with a GM number. Mate I would imagine all the in service vehicles are now diesel... As for the GM's - all the samsons I've seen appear to have GM numbers - not sure about others though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Going off thread a bit, is there any 'logic to British Army Reg. Nos? I ask because when I was 'in' we had a Fox 00GM90 - the only one I ever saw with a GM number. The letters depend on when the contract was placed, and different combinations for different types of vehicle. The Samsons are mostly GM, there were also some Foxes in GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I would just love a Sampson! Are the ones in service still petrol powered? Going off thread a bit, is there any 'logic to British Army Reg. Nos? I ask because when I was 'in' we had a Fox 00GM90 - the only one I ever saw with a GM number. It is my understanding that the army now use a single fuel - diesel. Since the Scimitars have been converted it must be assumed that any (if any) Samsons still in service would be diesel-powered. WRT Fox with a GM plate, it sounds unusual to me. Scorpions were all 02FD (or was it 01FD? we had this discussion a month or two back) through 04FD. Scimitars were 04FD through about 07FD IIRC. Spartans tended to be xxFF; all the Sultans I have ever seen were 00GE. Basically a batch of vehicles would be ordered and yes they did come pretty much in sequence. The evidence of your Fox contradicts stuff that I thought I knew and I'd love to know how come it has a 00GM plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 All vehicles are now diesel powered, yes Samson is still in service, I have one at work and it's 00GM** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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