fv1609 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 This is what I use my buckets for: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 This is what I use my buckets for: hi Clive, I note there is no partition between them, do you and Mrs Elliott, sit holding hands ? :lol: Incidentally, they are not canvas buckets you use, are they? Richard :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Richard that's a ridiculous suggestion, hold hands! You obviously have a poor understanding of etiquette & of what is required of participants. You have to grip the vertical rails throughout, otherwise you fall over. Ah I misunderstood I thought the fetish was buckets per se. I didn't grasp that it was canvas that was so special for you all. In which case, then you need this: Now you see why it is hung out at the back of the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted November 19, 2005 Author Share Posted November 19, 2005 Now you see why it is hung out at the back of the vehicle. Clive. Thanks for the correction there Clive, lets try and stay focused. No more of your cra*. on metal buckets. lol. Buckets, canvas, water, for the use of. Vehicles, adornment. ! For those of you not knowing the history of this thread it was an attempt to prove that Canvas water buckets were carried strapped to a Jerry can. Another well known contributor on another well known military vehicle forum stated that they weren't. EVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 "Battlefield" TV series 'Arnham 2'. Live footage of 101 AB jeep with bucket on Jerry can. Just to place it on record. Anyone with screen capture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 hahahaha, i never took the time to read this thread at first! but now i have it amuses me no end! Clives pictures are great! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 So did us Brits use them or was it just the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Right well you asked for it! Definitive evidence, I quote from: Complete Equipment Schedule Army Code No.33606 Launcher Guided Missile Truck Mounted Armoured Malkara (FV1620) 1 Ton, 4x4, Humber. Item No.195 J1-7240-99-943-8717 Buckets, Water, Canvas, Mk.5 So it looks if I should have to carry one of these damn things around as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Well it seems that Buckets, Water, Canvas, Mk.5 is still the latest version & used not just by UK but, Spain, Singapore, Malaysia & New Zealand. Even the RAF have a part no for it 21E474. It conforms to the specifications required in Defence Standard 72-3 Buckets, General Purpose & to Britrish Standard 3358. So the UK seems fairly commited to canvas buckets to this day :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Here is a WW1 Peerless truck in US Army service with a galvanised bucket balanced on the front. I see that the truck number (660) is painted in large numbers on the front. Anymore? [/img] Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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