antarmike Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 Hathi with all the kit. Wheel chains and winch skid pans. Detail showing neat swivel housing. Quote
les freathy Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Heres one in the UK towing a 3" anti aircraft gun Quote
lynx42 Rick Cove Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Somewhere amongst all my boxes (I've just moved house), there is a photo and an article about one of the Hathis here in Australia. They were used to tow artillery pieces. The paper, I think, was The Argus. Hope to find it one day. (Both the paper and the Hathi.) Regards Rick Quote
Great War truck Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Rick Are you aware of any survivors out there? Tim (too) Quote
antarmike Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) One has been preserved. I remeber on article on rebuilding the radiator from Scratch. http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/vehicles/wrv/vehhathi.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornycroft_Hathi Edited February 5, 2009 by antarmike Quote
gritineye Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Rick Are you aware of any survivors out there? Tim (too) I took this picture on the day I bought my Explorer so was more interested in those than the part restored Hathi parked next to them in the REME Museum! I can't find the rest of the pix I took that day, will have a look to see if any show it, but that was before digital and I didn't waste much film then. Quote
woa2 Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Here is a picture of the one at the REME collection when I went for a visit to Bordon in 2006. Quote
gritineye Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 My picture was March 1995 shows how long these restorations can take, as it had been started a while then! Quote
Great War truck Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I took this picture on the day I bought my Explorer so was more interested in those than the part restored Hathi parked next to them in the REME Museum! I can't find the rest of the pix I took that day, will have a look to see if any show it, but that was before digital and I didn't waste much film then. Oh you guys!! Quote
antarmike Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 Appaerantly the drive to the front wheels is bevel gearing, not a C.V. joint of any form. I imagine that there are a pair of bevel gears turning on the swivel pins, and the ends of the half shafts, and the short drive shafts in the hub stub axle must each have a bevel gear which mesh with these. If this is the case the drive would be reversed in the process so the output from the front diff must be turning in the opposite direction to the wheels! Quote
Tony B Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Silly question what are the chocks chained to the wheels in aid of? Quote
antarmike Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 Winching plates as used on many british Military vehicles, heres a Matador, showing how it is done. Quote
Richard Farrant Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Appaerantly the drive to the front wheels is bevel gearing, not a C.V. joint of any form. I imagine that there are a pair of bevel gears turning on the swivel pins, and the ends of the half shafts, and the short drive shafts in the hub stub axle must each have a bevel gear which mesh with these. .....same as the Leyland Martian front swivel drives then. Quote
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