robin craig Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 How many do we know in private hands that are reasonably complete? Perhaps we could have a picture or two of them as people add them with their VRN somewhere as well? R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mill comms Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I have 00GM57 Ex Gulf war 1, used as a spares doner vehicle to rebuild 00GM30 (currently under full restoration), got the winch working today after replacing the clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teletech Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 This one just sold in the US. I have no idea if 00GM81 is a valid or correct reg#. It looked nicely complete. http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=LC14&ID=r0024&Order=price&feature=&collection=&grouping=&category=Cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 This one just sold in the US. I have no idea if 00GM81 is a valid or correct reg#. It looked nicely complete. http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=LC14&ID=r0024&Order=price&feature=&collection=&grouping=&category=Cars It's a Belgian vehicle painted to look like a picture in a book. VRN is incorrect and it sold to a forum member. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 I expect to see that one soon;) R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guykay Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hi I have Sammy reg 00 GM 38. Everything works great fun as a death slide & quite usefull for pulling out trees. my wife tells me he's for sale if someone makes me daft offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Andrew Baker has 00GM60, complete and running and took part in the Household Cavalry Pageant in 2007. I have 00GM70, more or less complete but needs finishing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) So we have a few people with Samsons. How about some thoughts on the winch assembly and using it and maintaining it ? Are there any unique querks to the Samson that none of the other CVR(T)s have ie pto issues etc? What manuals are the most useful and what should one know that is not in the manual? I have to go shopping for manuals next week. The ex Littlefield Samson, which so Chris correctly points out is actually a Belgian vehicle made to look like a Brit vehicle. It is now in Canada and I have been asked to help him get it fully functional, we are friends. We want to do some "living history" kind of stuff with it. R Edited September 6, 2014 by robin craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guykay Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 From personal experience I can tell you that the winch assembly is a right bugger to work on. The gearbox ( and in fact most of the winch assembly) that sits between the cone clutch & the hydraulic pump has little or no information available. It has a little dipstick, but I can find no information on oil quantity or spec. The cone clutch can be adjusted by removing a little locking plate and rotating the locking nut as required. Don't be tempted to take of the clutch assembly & weld strips of metal onto the cone as a previous owner of my vehicle had done. The drain for this box lies under the cone clutch assembly, no where near where you would expect it. I can not for the life of me get the fast payout switch to do anything, nor can I find any information on it. That said, when the winch is working it is a good bit of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffy Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Here you will see two pics while at the Littlefield collection and a third pic of the Samson they tried to replicate. You will notice the real one had no Floatation screen ledge or "lip" around the sides and front. As Robin mentioned this is a Belgium Samson that they cooked up. Notice the difference in the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 You'll also notice that it badly needs its track tension adjusted. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I have 2 Samoans at the moment - one all up and running the other waiting restoration or a sensible offer . Both British . 00GM03 and 00GM77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin6075 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 8/22/2014 at 10:53 PM, guykay said: Hi I have Sammy reg 00 GM 38. Everything works great fun as a death slide & quite usefull for pulling out trees. my wife tells me he's for sale if someone makes me daft offer I crewed this Sammy from about 1989 - 1993 when it was with the 9/12 Lancers LAD and the 16/5 Lancers LAD at Carver Bks Wimbish Essex. Happy memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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