67burwood Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 51 minutes ago, 10FM68 said: If you do decide not to use a trailer board, and I understand why you might not wish to, then consider fitting ex-military lights such as the Army might well have fitted themselves, had the vehicle remained in service. I am thinking of the simple round mounts such as were fitted widely to military vehicles from the 1950s on. They have screw-on lenses and you can use small, glass lenses, or larger plastic ones changing them as you wish. With good bulbs they are more than adequate for modern roads. Have a look here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115124640027?hash=item1acdf6991b:g:rz8AAOSwGnphqfly But, I am not suggesting you pay this sort of price for brand new ones, there are usually plenty on eBay and elsewhere for considerably less. Here are the later plastic lenses: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304263853750?hash=item46d789f6b6:g:AdsAAOSwMAlhrlnp Mounting them is simple - make up a simple bracket to bolt to the vehicle out of a piece of sheet metal and you're away. They will look "right" and are relatively unobstrusive. I have run out of spares, now, but I am sure there will be plenty of people on the forum who will have a few knocking around who would happily donate them for the cost of the postage. (And if not, they're usually about a fiver at a Land Rover spares day). 10 68 Thank you for the eBay links, I believe these are the same lamps Richard mentioned and your both right, they don’t look out of place and would certainly meet todays road regulations, so that’s settled, Military spec screw in lamps it is. Thank you all for your input, all I have to do now is turn out my spares bins and see if I have enough, don’t fancy paying those eBay prices 🤨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 44 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said: Here is a photo of the WOT6 Workshop truck that I was involved in restoring, the lights are unobtrusive and bring you in line with lighting regs. After all, if owners are going in for full originality, there would only be one masked headlamp fitted, and no indicators or brake lights. WOT6 rear.pdf 796.28 kB · 7 downloads Thank you for the picture, it looks factory to me and that’s good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie1983 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hi Seamus, Dug these out if you are interested. I have sent you a PM All the best Eddie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hi Eddie PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hi Seamus, If you decide to go down the Land Rover type lights route, I have these 2 ready made light brackets you can have, might save you a bit of fabrication. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hi Rob They look just the job, PM sent Cheers Seamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XS650 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Novembers Heritage Commercials magazine has a good feature on the Fordson WOT6. Craig Edited December 21, 2021 by XS650 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 8 hours ago, XS650 said: Novembers Heritage Commercials magazine has a good feature on the Fordson WOT6. Craig Thanks Craig, I’ll keep in eye out for, hopefully be able to buy a copy online. Seamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 7:22 PM, 07BE16 said: All mountings for pick- axe heads I have seen have been oval as it stops the head rotating. has this been changed at some time in the vehicles past? The pick axe head looks standard. The pick axe mounting on my WOT2 is the same. Ford seem to use a civilian style pick axe in their vehicles, don't know why. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 6 hours ago, woa2 said: The pick axe mounting on my WOT2 is the same. Ford seem to use a civilian style pick axe in their vehicles, don't know why. It’s a tad annoying as I bought the 42 dated pick axe just for the wot6 🤨 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I have 4 different WD marked Pick Axe Heads and only one fits over the boss on my Daimler Armoured Car so I can screw on the clamping handle. Obviously lots of variations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, REME 245 said: I have 4 different WD marked Pick Axe Heads and only one fits over the boss on my Daimler Armoured Car so I can screw on the clamping handle. Obviously lots of variations. Well the wot6 now has a freshly painted civilian pick axe head and handle that fits perfectly, I am sure I’ll use the WD pick on another project, AEC Matador possibly 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 No progress to report at the moment, I swear every time I go to uncover the truck it starts to rain 🤬 There has however been some movement with the Matador, it is with great regret that I have sold it 🤥 “ happy wife, happy life “ as they say……. Nothing to see here !! Move along now…….. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motleyholt Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 🤔 hmmm that's a very Matador shaped hedge you have there! A bit like trying to hide a mountain in Lincolnshire.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Yes...a new hedge feature eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Motleyholt said: 🤔 hmmm that's a very Matador shaped hedge you have there! A bit like trying to hide a mountain in Lincolnshire.... 🤔 was it the wheelie bin that gave it away 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland_laddie Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 8:15 PM, 67burwood said: Nothing to see here !! Move along now…….. Are you sue you're just not hedging your bets 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Listerj123 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 What happened to the matador was looking forward to the updates 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Sorry to read about the Matador, but you can't save them all. Did it go to a good home? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 8:15 PM, 67burwood said: There has however been some movement with the Matador, it is with great regret that I have sold it Sorry to hear that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Listerj123 said: What happened to the matador was looking forward to the updates it’s just hibernating 😁 54 minutes ago, Zero-Five-Two said: Sorry to read about the Matador, but you can't save them all. Did it go to a good home? Went to a very good home and I am sure I’ll see it again. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motleyholt Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 21 minutes ago, 67burwood said: it’s just hibernating 😁 Went to a very good home and I am sure I’ll see it again. Maybe the camouflage was better than I first assumed? 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Motleyholt said: Maybe the camouflage was better than I first assumed? 🤣 It’s Urban camouflage, very affective in suburban areas 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Evening everyone At last some progress 🎉 it was that time again to set up the operating table, dust off the grinders and order some more sheet steel!! Time to tackle the front wings, thankfully these are the last part of the major body repairs other than the rear bed but that’s mainly timber work. Now for some unknown reason I had it in my head that the front wings weren’t in too bad a condition 🤔 …….I was…WRONG 🤨….. So….I remembered some advice that a fellow forum member gave me “ take a deep breath and carry on “ At first glance they don’t look to bad. But once on the table it’s a different story. Best course of action, cut off all the old repairs which were rotted and see what’s left. The thick layers of filler are not a good sign Two thirds of the old repairs removed and this is as far as I am going at the moment, I now need to start cleaning and welding in new repair sections to keep its shape, this is not ideal but it’s in such bad condition it needs to be strengthened before I can continue. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 With the paint removed it was easier to see what needed work. No messing about this afternoon, rot cut out and new metal welded in, it’s definitely not pretty but that’s what fillers for 😬 “Patch work” is an understatement 🤨 The repairs continue tomorrow!! On a separate note some goodies arrived today courtesy of Eddie 1983. Following a previous discussion regarding lights, I am upgrading for safety reasons to the military lamps with screw type lens found on Land Rovers and other MV but the originals will still be fitted for show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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