simon king Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Hi need a bit of help. Has anyone got a picture of the floor of an FV2301A trailer by Sankey/Brockhouse? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I have accurate line drawings of both Mk1 and Mk2, both depict close fitting duck boards that look to need just a flat unobstructed floor. That page from the 1954 FVRDE catalogue I believe is incorrectly labelled as Mk2. The swaged X sides were characteristic of Mk1, whereas Mk2 had plane sides. The same picture & description appears in the 1956 catalogue but with the reference to Mk2 deleted & now designated 2W/1L. The same picture (although doctored) appears in the 1962 edition & called Mk1. The details of the differences between the two Mks are covered in EMER WHEELED VEHICLES U 209 Misc Instr No.1 If you tell me the contract I can tell you if it is Mk1 or Mk2. To further complicate matter trailers FV 2301(A) 2W/1L were redesignated as FV 2308(A) Mk2, although there was no Mk1 in the FV 2308 series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Thanks Clive, I appreciate your comments I was looking for a photo of the floor showing the position and appearance of any tie downs and drain plugs in the floor of the early Mk I FV2301A trailer with the X pressings in the sides. The drawings you mention seem to show a number of (?)d-ring tie downs and other items, which I took to be drain plugs, beneath the duckboards.. I was also wondering if the join between floor and sides and between sides/front/rear panels was beefed up in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Simon yes I am sure your interpretation of the D-rings & drain plugs is correct. There was beefing up on Mk1 for air cooling, generator & water tank roles. I have drawings of the individual support plates if you need them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 So …are the tie downs surface mounted -or are there recesses pressed into the floor? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Surface mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 That is the Ring, lashing FV11735 with one per wheel arch. For the floor there are ten Ring, lashing FV12614, I'll search for a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 Thanks it is much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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