Morris C8 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 This was on epay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yes a Peerless a/car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Larkin Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The American Expeditionary Force acquired a number of Austin twin shafts in 1917. I wonder if these were left over from the Russian order? I'm not sure how many of the 'Russian Order' were actually built by Austin, Tim. I suspect very few. However the AEF would have arranged their lorries through the War Office/Ministry of Munitions, not Austin directly. As with the Russian order, Austin had the capacity, so it would make sense that the War Office would have used that capacity for the Americans. Much would depend on dates, as to whether the Americans got their lorries before or after the Russian order was placed and subsequently cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 French trucks. Nice photo of a ww1 car/van with twin wheels . Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Photo from my collection of ww1 trailers. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Photo from my collection of ww1 trailers. Keith Looks very French to me similar to the one below. Especially with the covered trailer behind, only ever seen the French cover their standard aircraft trailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Thanks Charawacky, i thought it was french. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) I would agree with it being French: -the shading of the roundels corresponds with b&w photos of known French aircraft, assuming that the wings in the background do actually belong to the fuselage on the trailer. This one has, so far, defied my attempts to identify the type, although it definitely is not the same as the aircraft in the second photo, which I am pretty sure is a Sopwith one-and-a-half strutter (British made, but also supplied to the French). One clue is that there appear to be at least three undercarriage wheels, plus a further tyre, which might suggest a larger, possibly twin-engined aircraft. Edited July 13, 2014 by mtskull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 This is very interesting, looks a bit early for WW1 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060023386# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 What is this please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 French army trench digger. Looks to be on a Packard chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Fascinating. I can't imagine that any of these survived. What an interesting project! Wonder whether any plans survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 And This: Moving floor body for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Probably a Hallford and used for road building. On the side it might be "Roads" beneath the WD. Great photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Larkin Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 And This: [ATTACH=CONFIG]94792[/ATTACH] Moving floor body for? Almost certainly roadstone. 10,000 tons of roadstone was used daily just to keep up with the wear and tear on the roads. As Northern France & Flanders isn't suitable for roadstone, all of it had to be imported from UK, Guernsey and southern & mid France. Royal Engineers were responsible for the upkeep of the roads with Labour Corps Coys and ASC Coys attached to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 From Motor Traction 19 December 1917 and 20 February 1918: Yes, a Hallford with moveable floor! The Wilkins patent unloading gear was said to have been available through the UK's sole concessionaires Messrs Drake and Gorham Ltd of 66 Victoria Street, Westminster, London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Why on earth was that a better device than a tipper? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snort Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Why on earth was that a better device than a tipper? David Lower profile perhaps? They use walking floor trucks today to tip into low buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Is it easier to control the outflow of aggregate when you are building a road? The yanks certainly used tippers during WW1 (Mack) and I see in Barts book a photo of a WD Halley tipper but that is the only one of those I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8_10 Brass Cleaner Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Is it easier to control the outflow of aggregate when you are building a road? The yanks certainly used tippers during WW1 (Mack) and I see in Barts book a photo of a WD Halley tipper but that is the only one of those I have ever seen. Theres a Sentinel 'Super' or 'DG' (i can remember shich it is) steam waggon about that had one of them fitted when new. I seem to remember that it was ex Callow Rock in Somerset. I suspect the truth was that the walking floor apparatus was probably cheaper than a tipper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Probably quicker and more efficient to lay a carpet of stone on the road with a walking floor than tipping a pile out and hand shovelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Why on earth was that a better device than a tipper? The articles I mentioned previously suggest the advantage was 'perfect rigidity and a bigger load capacity' than possible with tipping gear of the day - no doubt the line peddled by the concessionaires. The observant amongst you will have noticed that the second scan in my previous was a 5-tonner. It was probably a Foden steam waggon. Here's a Clayton version (apologies for the poor quality): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Two Original Photos of a ww1 US truck , one with what looks like YMCA on the sign on the front. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Keith, these are of a Pierce Arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks for the ID. here is a link i found on the web. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=123050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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