ajmac Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Great Maurice, thanks. Next photo of it it should be in my workshop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Sometimes a deal comes along, and at £25, this was one :-) It is post war going by the thermoset handle, but wartime ones are like hens teeth! Appart from the handle the switchpanel is identical to the image in the Loyd parts book, it all works too. Thanks to Clive for prompting me to be on the look out for dash parts. Just need the CAV ammeter and a suitable British choke pull. The rear of the unit is complete, I removed the mounting bracket for this photo. I have just setup a Facebook group that will only be updated with milestones, but have a look if you want, just search for Loyd Carrier. Edited October 8, 2013 by ajmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Nice one Alastair. Did you get the info on the clock companies i sent you. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Nice one Alastair. Did you get the info on the clock companies i sent you. Clive I did Clive, however I will have to wait a little while before I get the new capillary on the water temperature gauge as it isn't cheap! Edited October 9, 2013 by ajmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 On its way home as a part load.....kept dry by a Staghound! Thanks Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm pretty sure that Jon Hickman's Staghound restoration project will be as complicated to achieve as your Loyd Carrier. By the way Alastair, do you know where I could find a nice photo of an M4A2(76) HVSS in a private collection in UK and that is being used for the film "Fury"? thanks Pierre-Olivier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Not speaking for Alastair but the M4A2 76 HVSS in Fury is the Tank Museums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Not speaking for Alastair but the M4A2 76 HVSS in Fury is the Tank Museums. There is plenty of footage of it on YouTube, just type in Sherman and Tankfest and it is sure to come up. I might have a photo but I have had a simplex network drive failure and have just about bu**er all photos to hand at the moment. Nearly lost all my restoration photos too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm pretty sure that Jon Hickman's Staghound restoration project will be as complicated to achieve as your Loyd Carrier. Jon sure has taken on a major project, but I've no doubts it will become a runner given time and enough lucky breaks concerning those hard to find parts. What isn't shown on the photo was what he kindly collected from Holland for me....but more about that later...in all probability, if you are not a Loyd enthusiast with an excess of optimism it might look like a load of scrap :-) to me a slightly rough pile of unobtanium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) sorry, my mistake. I thought that there were two different M4A2(76) HVSS on this photo, but the second HVSS tank seems to have an M4 engine deck : P-O Edited October 16, 2013 by the_shadock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 P-O, the second HVSS is or was an M4(105) but now has a 76mm turret and gun and is fitted with a Mercedes truck engine. It is based in France, you probably know it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Adrian, yes now I see which one it is. Thanks !! Pierre-Olivier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1960 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Hi Guys ..Saw this low loader heading North on the M40 last week and wondered whos its was .Thought it might turn up on HMVF. Good Luck with the resto. Andy B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Work has usurped the loyd over the last few months, I have hardly been in the country, just got back from the US at lunch time today. Jon, Ben et al I will sort out the loose ends ASAP and collect / return all the outstanding. Thanks to all those who have liked the Carriers Facebook page. Promise to get more work done and documented over the next few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Happy Birthday to me :-) A complete Loyd Carrier body in a box, you don't get one on those everyday. Couple of fuel tanks too. Thanks for the cup of tea and tour Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 nice thing.. P-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Very nice....... must take a load off. I guess ready by War & Peace then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 I guess ready by War & Peace then? Well, if I were to get two months off work and a lump sum of say..£3k it would be possible, but with the amount of time that I have in hand to dedicate to the Loyd the poor think hasn't a chance in hell of being ready for at least another couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Well, if I were to get two months off work and a lump sum of say..£3k it would be possible, but with the amount of time that I have in hand to dedicate to the Loyd the poor think hasn't a chance in hell of being ready for at least another couple of years. We now know what your Santa wish is [ATTACH=CONFIG]85201[/ATTACH] What other bits are you missing now? Edited December 24, 2013 by fesm_ndt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 What other bits are you missing now? I think that he has found a lot more than anyone would have expected.. hope he'll be lucky until completion of this project. P-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Too true P-O, undertaking this project has been like finding the key to the secret garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Happy Birthday to me :-) A complete Loyd Carrier body in a box, you don't get one on those everyday. Couple of fuel tanks too. Thanks for the cup of tea and tour Jon. Good luck its one of the hardest restorations that I have seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Good luck its one of the hardest restorations that I have seen next time he will start with a screw, lol :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 next time he will start with a screw, lol :-D My dad said that's how I got here mate....with a screw!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 next time he will start with a screw, lol :-D Next time I will start with something that just needs taking apart and putting back together again, much less trouble, it will have wheels too, perhaps a Humber Scout Car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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