Bedford MWR Tools

[Wyvern rider]

Hi Guys,

I am looking to try and collect the tools that would of been issued with the truck and also where they would of been stowed inside the cab, has anybody any pictures of the correct jack in particular, all I have is the illustration in the drivers manual, but it is a bit vague.


Thanks for you help.


Mike

[Nick Coaker]

I'll get onto it in a minute, I have the jack, sadly minus the handle, and some of the war grade Vauxhall spanners made for certain aspects of the engine. Most of my wartime tools have little to no use on a Bedford, but its a nice little collection, nonetheless.

[Nick Coaker]

Ok, here's the jack for MWs...

[Nick Coaker]

...dated 1 1940...

[Nick Coaker]

These are tools listed in the manual,

Special spanner 1/2-9/16 AF
Special Ring Spanner 9/16 AF
Cylinder bolt spanner 3/4 AF
Adjustable Wrench 12 "
Open End Spanner 1/4-5/16 AF
Open End Spanner 3/8-7/16 AF
Open End Spanner same but different brand
Open End Spanner 1/2-7/16 AF
Open End Spanner 7/16-9/16 AF

[Nick Coaker]

Non-specific wartime tools:
Hammer - Ball Pane 1/2 lb
Adjustable Wrench
Special Spanner, not marked with sizes but are same as 4 ends of the open end ones mentioned.
Side Cutters
Snub Nose Pliers
Screwdriver
Plumber Wrench

[Nick Coaker]

Leather tool box

[Nick Coaker]

1939

[Nick Coaker]

This odd tool roll, if anyone knows what for, that fits into the tool box. There pockets of three different sizes marked A to J.

[Nick Coaker]

MW Parts list
Bedford Service Repair Manual for K, M ,O, MSC, ML, MW, OX, OY
Instruction Book for Bedford 4 Wheeled WD Type Trucks
Same book, but with Civilian cover due to wartime restrictions
Bedford Maintenance Manual and Instructioon Book
The Bedford Mechanic's Handbook WD Models
Maintenance Routine 16 Tasks for Bedford WD Vehicles
Driver's Handbook for Bedford Truck 15cwt, 4x2, Model MW, X2
Waterproofing Instructions for 15cwt 4x2 Bedford MWR
The Bedford Driver's Handbook WD Models MW, OX, OY, QL
The Bedford Driver's Handbook No. 2 15cwt GS Truck MW
For BFs

Those are the ones appropriate to MWs. I have others.

I collect manuals and tools to help compensate for a lack of actual knowledge of mechanics.

[Wyvern rider]

Hi Nick,

Thanks for your reply and pictures,at least now I know what to look out for when it comes to the jack and spanners, have to get to a few more autojumbles....

I found an old what I think is an early jeep jack in my garage over the weekend, it was left over from when I sold a jeep I had a couply of years ago, not sure what its worth though, any Idea?? its the same basic design as the bedford where the drive for the lifting ram is near the base.it comes with the collapsable handle

All the best

Mike

[Nick Coaker]

Hi Mike,
I wouldn't know the worth of a jeep jack, but I'd be prepared to say that it is like a lot of things jeep related, in that as soon as you mention the j word, you have a sale.

The Bedford jack goes in the locker at the back of the truck, and everything else is supposed to fit in the compartment behind the passenger, including the side screens. With a wireless set up as well, I reckon the fuel consumption of a fully laden MW went from nice to AAARRGGHH!!!

Nick

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Nick Coaker
I reckon the fuel consumption of a fully laden MW went from nice to AAARRGGHH!!!

Not as bad as a Bedford 3 tonner, with the same engine!

[Wyvern rider]

Not forgetting the fact that my Bedford comes with battery charging petrol generator on the drivers step and the pto dynamo.

First trip out will be the C.O.A.M. ( village at war event) at the end of May, a nice little 80 mile each way trip..... never driven the truck before as I bought it as a non runner 6 months ago.


Mike

[Nick Coaker]

Bedford QL petrol tank = £85 -£90 to fill. Been there, and watched as my local Dartmoor petrol station used up all that was left of the LRP in the tank. Thats with nothing in the back. Dread to think what a fully laden QL would go through. Or worse, the Bofors tractor. Scrub that, any other variant other than D and T, really. Thats the biggest pooper with the UK, in (vintage) vehicle terms, fuel costs.

Good luck with the MWR, always good to see them about (my first truck was/is an MW). The plan for next year is a strip down, maybe some wood replacement, and a lot of painting. Again.


Nick

[Mike K]

I have seen a few MW Bedfords here in OZ over the years . As far as I know , nobody has ever attempted to restore one here . They are usually found in a dreadful state , just the chassis and mechanical bits surviving , woodwork long gone .

The most complete one around , the Belfield unrestored example, sold for some inflated price last year , around 11k dollars from memory. In the UK , it would have fetched around 2K pounds as it needed completely restoring . It is the only MW I have seen with original woodwork still intact .

This one was sitting in Stackpooles yard , over near Ararat ? What became of it ?



Mike