saracenstump Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 hi all,here are a couple of photos of a 1943 Austin k6 tipper donated to coalhouse fort,as you can see it needs total restoration as it was near a fire which took hold of the tipper body but all parts are there.Today was delivery day with some photos to come later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Haven't seen a K6 tipper for years, they used to be quite common but I suppose they were worked to death and ended up as scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotBed Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 wot o saracenstump, great lorry, good luck with restoration i have a friend near me who has one in pristine condition ex RAF but in civvi colours if you need any help just PM me regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 A tipper - would this have been original fitment for military service, or a common postwar conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotBed Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 A tipper - would this have been original fitment for military service, or a common postwar conversion? wot o N.O.S, it is an original fitment mostly supplied to the RAF for repairing airfields, there is a small write up in the late mike connifords military vehicle pamphlet number 3 austin k6 but it does t say how many were built of this variant, hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 A tipper - would this have been original fitment for military service, or a common postwar conversion? The tipper version was an RAF vehicle, supposedly for repairing airfields. A photo of one as in service appeared recently, not sure if it was on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Cheers Graham and Richard, another screamer saved then! p.s. what screamed - gearbox or axles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Cheers Graham and Richard, another screamer saved then!p.s. what screamed - gearbox or axles? Tony, It was the K5 4x4 that was nicknamed the "Screamer", due to the helical gears in the transfer box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotBed Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 cheers graham and richard, another screamer saved then!P.s. What screamed - gearbox or axles? Everything :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 wot o saracenstump, great lorry, good luck with restoration i have a friend near me who has one in pristine condition ex RAF but in civvi colours if you need any help just PM me regards cheers mate will do,got the rest of the parts today so now looks a bit more like a lorry at the front anyway,jason wheres those photos!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AMVG Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 i'm just loading them to photo bucket now matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 These photos should assist in restoring the body of the K6 they are of a original RAF truck here painted Blue with black chassis and front mudguards and show a genuine RAF number to boot. Graham have you got that right about the late Mike Conniford i was talking to him about 4 months ago and we have been friends for nearly 40 years and i feel i would have been informed if something had happened cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotBed Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 These photos should assist in restoring the body of the K6 they are of a original RAF truck here painted Blue with black chassis and front mudguards and show a genuine RAF number to boot. Graham have you got that right about the late Mike Conniford i was talking to him about 4 months ago and we have been friends for nearly 40 years and i feel i would have been informed if something had happenedcheers Les wot o les, my sincerest appologies to him, i got my pamphlet off ebay and that was in the write up also if you google austin k6 4th down on 1st page is a ww2 book shop stating the same, not very nice is it if you could pass on my appologies to him thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Interesting that two types of tipping ram were used, both underbody and conventional Edbro type. In the pic bottom left the top of the ram can just be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AMVG Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 yesterday today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 yesterday today In this lower photo, there is a radiator surround to the left of the truck, it does not look like an Austin one, have you photo of this part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AMVG Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 In this lower photo, there is a radiator surround to the left of the truck, it does not look like an Austin one, have you photo of this part? You are correct, but it did come with the, loory. I haven't got any photo's of it at the moment. Do you know what it is from???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 You are correct, but it did come with the, loory. I haven't got any photo's of it at the moment. Do you know what it is from???? Difficult to say, from that angle, but vertical bars remind me of a Mack or an Opel Blitz, need to see it from the front really. this is like one of Clive's Mystery Objects" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AMVG Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Difficult to say, from that angle, but vertical bars remind me of a Mack or an Opel Blitz, need to see it from the front really. stuart(saracenstump) thought it was from a mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 These photos should assist in restoring the body of the K6 they are of a original RAF truck here painted Blue with black chassis and front mudguards and show a genuine RAF number to boot. Graham have you got that right about the late Mike Conniford i was talking to him about 4 months ago and we have been friends for nearly 40 years and i feel i would have been informed if something had happenedcheers Les LES very interesting 2 distinct versions, the top pair with the underbody ram also have a one piece complete mudguard attached to the chassis, the version with the Edbro type ram has the rear portion of a mudguard on the tipping body frame , the front portion on the chassis. The bodies are also very different the Edbro type has 2 equal body side boards the other looks unequal, only the underbody has a behind cab spsre wheel carrier. ?? most interesting TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Just a thought looking again at the underbody ram version there are 2 devices each side with like a D shaped handle I wonder if this is a 3 wat tipper version and they are the locking levers for sideways tipping ?? TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AMVG Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 In this lower photo, there is a radiator surround to the left of the truck, it does not look like an Austin one, have you photo of this part? richard i have got a front photo of this part for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 richard i have got a front photo of this part for you I am not sure now :confused:.....it does not look like a Mack from this angle, as first thought. Looks bit like its from a generator, compressor or something, paint colour looks the same as the K6, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 it looks a similar colour but may be off something plant as you say?there is a radiator cap on the top but it looks like the rad was smaller as it has a pipe from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) Just a thought looking again at the underbody ram version there are 2 devices each side with like a D shaped handle I wonder if this is a 3 wat tipper version and they are the locking levers for sideways tipping ?? TED I think you may well be right Ted, I wondered if it could be a side tipping version but hadn't noticed the locking? handles. Edited June 9, 2010 by Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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