Tuesday 27 January 2009

short video clips

a couple of videos of the stolly taken in august '07 just before the gearbox lost sync & had to be replaced.





gearbox change pt.1 14/11/2007

up......
and.........
out.
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gearbox change pt.2

easy does it !
what a mess
better give it a clean before it goes back in
it only stayed in for a few months before it was replaced with a deisel
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gearbox change pt.3

the replacement gearbox
who left baz in there?
large hole left by engine
the old broken gearboz
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gearbox change pt.4

some shots of where the engine used to be


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one of my favourite stolly pictures

Monday 26 January 2009

special tools pt.1

Jacking cradle, (modified for Stalwart)
Suspension link wedge
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Roadwheel hub and tracta joint


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at the frozen lake 09/01/09

Baz, Deano & some dog with the stolly before we tried to swim & before the bevel box broke
started to slip on the round pebbles & had to be winched back to more solid ground

good test for the winch & 1st time we have used it to realy recover ourselves
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Sunday 25 January 2009

Vehicle History

09 ER 18


manufactured in may 1967 & went into service with the British Army in july 1967 where it was held at the Central Vehicle Depot, Ludgershall. On the 30 Oct. 1967 it was sent to 26 Armoured Engineering Squadron, British Army on the Rhine. On 26 june 1969 was transferred to the Kings Own Scottish Boarders Regiment, BAOR. On 22 march 1971 it was transferred to 1 Queens Own Highlanders, BAOR, on 4 april 1975 it was transferred to 17b Vehicle Depot, BAOR. On 11th november 1975 it went to serve with 2 Royal Tank Regiment, on 15 march 1977 was transferred to 5 Inniskillen Dragoon Guards. on 12 june 1984 it was sent to the Ordnance Depot, Antwerp on 27 june 1984 it was returned to 37 Rhine Workshop on 11 december 1984 it returned to the Ordnance Depot, Antwerp, authority was given to transfer vehicle to 33 Squadron, 1 Armoured Division Transport Regement in december 1984 & it arrived on 3 january 1985. on 12 september it was transferred to 1 Armoured Division Transport Regement. On 19 july it was sold at the vehicle sales Munchengladbach.

Shocking Shockers

the shockers seem ok
bumpstops seized
full of rust
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poor stolly on only five wheels, but we have the techno. & Can re-build
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Front Bevel Box


after removing the oil tank and various pipework the fuel tank will come out & then its the bevelbox

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wheel station removal




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removing front wheel station


OK wheel off 1st

plenty of WD40


& a bit of pointing


to where the brake caliper was.
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