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Ryan	22-02-12 11:15

seat

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Originally Posted by cantankrs (Post 160869)

Well I don't think its Grant because I think the M3 Medium drivers seat has a 2 piece seat, a pan and a back with seatbelt anchors welded on the back where yours looks to be one-piece. The M3 Medium has a variety of seats and I think the drivers pan and back is very similar to the 37mm gunners pan and back. But I'm interested to be edjamacated. The 75mm gunner sits on a agricultural implement looking seat which is clamped to a crooked pole which itself is sticking out from the 75mm rotator, The radio operator in the Lee sits behind and to left of the driver on a small bench-like seat, the loader and possibly commander up in the basket have fold down round seats and I'm guessing the 75mm loader sits on the 75mm square ammo chest or maybe on the right sponson where the side door is - or just hangs on to anything for dear life.

Rgds

Alex

Thanks Alex.
Hmm . What is it from then? :blink:

cantankrs

22-02-12 11:26

I'd like top know cos I think I've got one the same. I thought I got it from a place where I got some Grant bits years ago. It is light gauge steel and has the bifrucated rivets to indicate that it was upholstered quite well like the M3 mediums, but the back is relatively high and fairly upright. - Avro Anson..?

Rgds

Alex

Scrivo18

22-02-12 12:40

Its definitly not Stuart

Ryan	24-04-12 12:43

chapter ends

The adventures of my tanks are coming to an end for the time being.
My No.2 grant has been sold to a collector in WA while my No.1 tank is now for sale on ebay.
This is not the end of the story however.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=320893934767

Thanks to all for the support and help.

Luke R

24-04-12 13:02

Shame to see you selling your 1st tank Ryno :( :(

Ryan	21-06-12 12:53

transport help needed

Hi guys, my M3 Lee has sold and needs a lift up to brisbane QLD. The new owner's son is having a little difficulty organising transport by himself as his father is in the army and has now been deployed to Afganistan. Has anyone got the details of some reliable transport between me ( west of geelong ) and brisbane?

Paul Scott

23-06-12 00:53

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Ryan,

Try http://www.karldellhaulage.com.au/ Ask for Karl.

They brought my Cent over from WA to me here in East Gippsland and were fantastic...highly recommend them!!

Ryan	23-06-12 08:21

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Originally Posted by Paul Scott (Post 166747)

Ryan,

Try http://www.karldellhaulage.com.au/ Ask for Karl.

They brought my Cent over from WA to me here in East Gippsland and were fantastic...highly recommend them!!

Thanks Paul, I'll pass it on.

Ryan	10-07-12 12:07

Tank gone

Well, when I bought my first tank I had to unload it in the rain. And when I sold it I had to load it in the rain....and the dark. Kinda fitting really. I thought it would be quite scary but I managed to drive it onto the low loader and be less than an inch out from centred on the trailer. 2.5metre wide tank onto a 2.5 metre wide trailer.
Sad to see it go but now others have the chance to play with it as I did.
It's now on its way to Brisbane.

Ryan	23-11-12 07:28

m3s no more

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My second M3 moved off the property last monday and now should be in WA. Here's a couple of pics of it loading up to go. It will be missed. But on the plus side the house is painted.

Richard Coutts-Smith

23-11-12 21:25

Tough decisions Ryan.
Reminds me of the old saying:
"Second greatest feeling in the world is buying a tank, Greatest feeling in the world is being able to sell it....."
Rich.

Ryan	14-08-14 00:40

murrayville

I read online that the paddock with M3 and Matilda tanks on the sa/Vic at Murrayville has been recently visited by scrappies and mostly cleaned up. Can anyone verify this?
A bloody shame if true.
I tried to buy an upper hull for my M3 there years ago.

Luke R

20-08-14 09:44

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Originally Posted by Ryan (Post 198774)

Any more news on this Ryan?

Ryan	26-08-14 14:39

Nope Luke.

Ryan	24-02-15 04:04

My old M3 (man powered) has appeared on the web up north.

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cryanaj/ags/m4a2.html

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