things_green Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 greetings from Aeotearoa {literally 'Land of the Long White Cloud} (New Zealand). My first post, my into excluded. During the ongoing collecting/rationalising we all share in common I have decided to try and ID and move on these components. 'Shuler' is the company, my net searches have come up with oil rig/machinery kit? The parts came with other 'treasures' I purchased from Govt. stores back in the '80s. Certainly from the MOD and painted green All surviving Mil store tags are marked 'Sample, Do NOT Use" 3 x RH knuckles 1 X LH Knuckle (or the other way around. 2 x LH or RH steering arms. 2 x knuckle pins id guess around WWII era judging from the technology, but I have been wrong before :-D Hopefully someone can ID these for me, even better someone out there in MV land can actually use them on their vehicle! All parts have some light surface rust but are NOS. Thankyou in advance, Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nick Johns Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 As there seems to be no mounting for any brake assembly I'm guessing the stub axles are for a trailer or gun carraige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 things_green Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) but with steering Nick? I'm assuming the components are just that Nick, components, and there are quite a few more to make up complete assemblies? I would assume the brake gear is on the backing plate? thanks for your input, Brent Edited July 4, 2009 by things_green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 woa2 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Wild guess, but is this for something that doesn't need brakes on the steering axle, such as a bomb trailer or civil engineering or road making kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 things_green Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 thanks for your input Robert. Though I'm still none the wiser ...but considering the search hits I got on the makers...something a little offbeat may well be the key. Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Farrant Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Hi Brent, Going by the part number prefix, X3/XC/US/......., which are of the British WD system, it would denote that the parts are probably for "C" equipment or plant and originated in the USA. A stab in the dark, I will guess perhaps from a four wheel compressor trailer or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 things_green Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Thankyou Richard, looks like Nick & Robert were not too far off the mark! hopefully someone ID these NOS 'treasures' before they are consigned to the scrap heap when I die. That means we only have 40 years (pie in the sky) to ID them! Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 things_green Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 trailers with steering........ sorry Nick I couldn't get my head around that, all I could think of was turntable steering for trailers. as the top line says.."I maybe stupid, but....":banghead: I was chatting to a mate of mine over a cuppa this afternoon...and he says searchlight trailers & their associated genny units used stub axle steering...some arrangement whereby the drawgear actuated the drag links....... and NO backing plates! we learn something new everyday. Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 As it happens I have in front of me a 1943 edition of Guide for Stores Accounting & although strongly influenced by the British vocabulary system this book was published by the New Zealand Military Forces. Group A stores include Section X stores comprising, searchlights, generating-sets & general electric light stores. If that helps! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Runflat Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 trailers with steering... some arrangement whereby the drawgear actuated the drag links... we learn something new everyday. Have a look at the mystery trailer here: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=13551 A different time, a different place. Nothing new under the sun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 things_green Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 As it happens I have in front of me a 1943 edition of Guide for Stores Accounting & although strongly influenced by the British vocabulary system this book was published by the New Zealand Military Forces.Group A stores include Section X stores comprising, searchlights, generating-sets & general electric light stores. If that helps! . Clive, yes I think that may be pertinent !!! :-D ...and thankyou for the shunt to the WWI trailer 'runflat', agreed, nothing new under the sun. Gentlemen (checks the names after the gender assumption, hmmm some are not gender specific.) Gentlepersons, thankyou for your input. I shan't consign them to the scrappies as I know somewhere out there they will be loved :yay: Just once more, anyone heard of 'Shuler' in relation to MV equipment? may you rust in peace, Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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greetings from Aeotearoa {literally 'Land of the Long White Cloud}
(New Zealand).
My first post, my into excluded.
During the ongoing collecting/rationalising we all share in common I have decided to try and ID and move on these components.
'Shuler' is the company, my net searches have come up with oil rig/machinery kit?
The parts came with other 'treasures' I purchased from Govt. stores back in the '80s. Certainly from the MOD and painted green
All surviving Mil store tags are marked 'Sample, Do NOT Use"
3 x RH knuckles 1 X LH Knuckle (or the other way around.
2 x LH or RH steering arms.
2 x knuckle pins
id guess around WWII era judging from the technology, but I have been wrong before :-D
Hopefully someone can ID these for me, even better someone out there in MV land can actually use them on their vehicle!
All parts have some light surface rust but are NOS.
Thankyou in advance,
Brent
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