Old Git Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Found this picture on the IWM and wondered if anyone could give me a bit of background on the welding plant shown here. Looking for it's proper name, titles of manuals for this, any other drawings or pictures of it? THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 37820)IWM Non Commercial Licence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 What is the other guy doing, pulling some kind of pull-thru through the barrel to clean it? I have never seen a tank barrel cleaning kit, what would it contain? Now that reminds me of an old joke - what is the weight of a pull-thru? trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Not my area, but ... 1. that looks like a portable welder set on a trolley, rather than a one piece thing. 2. Tanks have shipping stencils, no headlights, so I'd guess that this was a commissioning area and the chap with the pull through was removing shipping preservative from the bore of the weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Ah, that makes the picture much clearer! So, do you know what the welding is about - I can't think what would be there unless there was some shipping damage. trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Sand skirts being attached. If you look at the tanks behind you will see a mixture of skirts on and off. Might be 'local' manufacture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Git Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 What is the other guy doing, pulling some kind of pull-thru through the barrel to clean it? Did your Mum not teach to you to never answer a question with a question!:undecided: So, getting back on topic, does anyone know what the official name of this welder was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelH Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) I believe it is a Hobart ARC Welder (WELDING OUTFIT, ELECTRIC ARC-No. 17-W-1715). It is talked about in TM 9-834 pages 38-50. Edited June 10, 2014 by JoelH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 And back off topic... :red: I see that this is the Leicester AFV repair depot, which I have discovered was located on the site of a future housing development. They had only got as far as laying out the roads by the outbreak of war, and so these roads were used to store AFVs that were being prepared for issue or which returned for major repairs or overhaul. Sometime after the war they finally got to build the houses. So, where this shot was taken could be someone's front garden now, or shop. trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Git Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 JoelH, thanks for that info, you're a star mate. So, it's American kit...that explains a lot! That document you linked me to is wonderful thanks for that also! Rgds Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I see that this is the Leicester AFV repair depot... And 25 April 1944, so almost certainly being prepared to go to Normandy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelH Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 JoelH, thanks for that info, you're a star mate. So, it's American kit...that explains a lot! That document you linked me to is wonderful thanks for that also! Rgds Pete You are very welcome. The majority of American military vehicle manuals are available freely online (unlike the British equivalents). Joel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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