Ian L Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 About a week ago I was offered another WW2 bowser by an HMVF member who has been watching my restoration thread, he's owned it 20+ years where its been used on the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Delivered today, loads of hard to find parts including a Meta Filter with all the taps etc, another pump but this time its complete and the brass instruction plate plus an interesting brass data plate dated 4.54 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Nice addition. It's amazing whats still out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Like waiting for a bus. How many workable ones do you reckon to get out of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Like waiting for a bus. How many workable ones do you reckon to get out of them? And theres a 5th one on the way Tony with loads more parts I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 plus an interesting brass data plate dated 4.54 ? Ian, the small brass plate denotes it had a Class 2 rebuild at a Southern Command REME Command Workshop, but I cannot confirm which one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 And theres a 5th one on the way Tony with loads more parts I need. Sounds like your conering the market!:wow: Still you can go up to 10 days without food, about 2 without water. An essential bit of military kit. In the 1980's a lot were shipped abroad. As they were 'Miltary Equipment' a number were painted red and sold as 'Fire Tenders'. I had one that I used to water horses in feilds and damp down dust in the menage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duson Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Wow Ian, what an amazing find again. A bit jealous now. If you have any spares you want to sell let me know. I need the tow hitch, pump and filter as a pattern, taps, hand brake parts etc. Dismantling mine and getting all sandblasted but the drums are stuck, cant take them off the axle without cutting the brake linings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Great found Ian, next year in Normandy we will have plenty of water that fore sure. If you still find a 1 ton trailer for my bedford just hive a shout! Guy Edited August 26, 2013 by guy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Wow Ian, what an amazing find again. A bit jealous now. If you have any spares you want to sell let me know. I need the tow hitch, pump and filter as a pattern, taps, hand brake parts etc.Dismantling mine and getting all sandblasted but the drums are stuck, cant take them off the axle without cutting the brake linings. Hi Duson your top of my list with any duplicate parts I have, will email you once I get the 5th bowser next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Great found Ian, next year in Normandy we will have plenty of water that fore sure. If you still find a 1 ton trailer for my bedford just hive a shout! Guy Hi Guy I know of another 1 Ton Trailer just like the one I've just bought, are you after one ? if so I will see him this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Ian,the small brass plate denotes it had a Class 2 rebuild at a Southern Command REME Command Workshop, but I cannot confirm which one. Thanks Richard I knew you or Wally would come up trumps, what else can you tell me about the stampings on the data plate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 good evening IAN if its there send me the post war number see what l can do about your trailers all l can say is if you fell in the local docks you would come up with a gold fish WELL DONE REGARDS WALLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) good evening IAN if its there send me the post war number see what l can do about your trailers all l can say is if you fellin the local docks you would come up with a gold fish WELL DONE REGARDS WALLY Hi Wally I still don't have a wartime X data plate or a post war rebuild plate on any of the trailers yet but you never know, the next one might have ? but I did have this data plate posted to me over a year ago by another forum member, what can you tell me about it ? Edited August 26, 2013 by Ian L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordenj Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hi Wally I still don't have a wartime X data plate or a post war rebuild plate on any of the trailers yet but you never know, the next one might have ? but I did have this data plate posted to me over a year ago by another forum member, what can you tell me about it ? Evening Ian, All I can add is that "D & P" is Dashwood and Partners, who also built my 10 cwt Electrical Repair Trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 HI IAN THE PLATE dashwood as said water trailer contract for 999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) HI IANTHE PLATE dashwood as said water trailer contract for 999 So it is off a water bowser ? I thought it might of come off a 1 ton GS trailer No1 similar to mine, can you tell the year from the X number ? Edited August 27, 2013 by Ian L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Morning IAN sorry for the short reply since we found the details of 82 YM 77 l have been looking at the question of how to date the wartime cenus numbers one problem it seems is there is a delay between manufacture and delivery on some items looking at builders records l have found that acording to the build date there seems to be a delay until it comes into service also they did not leave factories in strict chassis build order but its interesting let you know what l find out REGARDS WALLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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