Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 A Harley WLA someone has hidden from his wife in the coal bunker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 A Harley WLA someone has hidden from his wife in the coal bunker? :rofl::rofl::rofl::nono: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julezee001 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Moving target tug?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Ha ha, well aquainted with them, it is a Wickham trolley, armoured plated and a target was mounted on top. The run on narrow guage rails across ranges. Powered by a 1300 cc JAP v-twin side valve with a fluid flywheel. The engine was started at the end of the line and set off on its own, there are levers and links underneath that catch on trips in the track that knock the throttle off and apply the brakes. They used some on Lydd Ranges and we had them up in the workshops to overhaul periodically. One of them was often "driven" back to the starting point pulling the others with it and could get a good turn of speed. The engines sound great. I think one ended up at Beverly museum, perhaps that is where the photo came from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Moving target tug?? on the right track,:rofl:know any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 on the right track,:rofl:know any more? Cancell that some know it all has posted:rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I bet the JAP engine was well sort after,fitted to the morgan i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Cancell that some know it all has posted:rofl: :rofl::rofl::rofl: and you thought this one would run and run, you will have to try harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I bet the JAP engine was well sort after,fitted to the morgan i think. The Morgan fitted with JAP were ohv and slightly smaller, I think this was an industrial engine, it would have been an animal in a motorcycle as it was very heavy because of the cyl barrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 What about this then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Looks like a Universal Carrier wiv a turret on top... I'm guessing it's from the late Fifties/early Sixties??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 What about this then. Sorry about this .............going by the number plate, I would say Danish army dummy tanks on Universal carriers. One surface locally and after the frame work was removed, it revealed a sound vehicle, except the pulpit part at the front had been cut out, this one looks intact in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Could be but how many were made,what was the gun,where did they serve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sorry about this .............going by the number plate, I would say Danish army dummy tanks on Universal carriers. One surface locally and after the frame work was removed, it revealed a sound vehicle, except the pulpit part at the front had been cut out, this one looks intact in that area. Ok what year:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sticking a pin in the middle - 1960??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julezee001 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Great details on it. I can't remember which service ranges I saw one on, but it certainly looked familiar. I think Century range at Bisley had a modified one to run the targets from the sheds to the target frames many years ago? Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sticking a pin in the middle - 1960??? Now i know your a right clicker :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Great details on it. I can't remember which service ranges I saw one on, but it certainly looked familiar. I think Century range at Bisley had a modified one to run the targets from the sheds to the target frames many years ago? Another one of the varied and interesting jobs that we had come through. They also had at Lydd, some winches for target towing, which I believe were wartime balloon winches as they were driven by Ford V8 and gearbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Great details on it. I can't remember which service ranges I saw one on, but it certainly looked familiar. I think Century range at Bisley had a modified one to run the targets from the sheds to the target frames many years ago? Jules Interesting bit of kit i wonder how many squadies had a ride when know one was looking :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 :-DA pictures worth a thousand words:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) What about this then. Here is a more recent picture of one. Some of them where actualy used up to around 1968. The army thought that the centurions where a bit to expensive to drive and that they made to much damage to the roads and fields:cool2:. they where fitted with a mg for firering blanks. they where not so popular with the crews, and I know of only 3 surviving in Denmark. They where mostly used by the Royal Hussars and the Dragoons Edited November 10, 2008 by Niels v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Thanks for that Niels.cw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I have and can take some more pictures of it if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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