New Member from the UK

[Ron Pier]

That's it now Richard! No more pictures till she arrives. Where abouts are you located? I think I might have forgotten! Ron

[RichardT10829]

Cullercoats.

just had an email from the shipper saying the driver is charging for an extra 3 hours as the carrier needed secured properly...... hope this is not a trend for things to come. the carrier is pretty much jammed in there and the straps are cross format front and rear with the extra strap over the top i cannot fathom how it would take 3 hours to add one or two clicks per rachet strap. $195.00 onto my bill ! cant afford many extra costs like this.

kevin what is the situation when being billed, do you get invoiced when it hits UK soil, and if so what is the time scale to finalise the bill ?

cheers

Rich

[RichardT10829]

well all is clear now, spoke to Rob late last night it appears that after loading the driver set off but returned 30 minutes later saying there was banging from the back of the container, doors opened to find a carrier had broken six 5 tonne straps, it appears they forgot to chock the wheels and somehow all six straps have failled. lots of paint scrapes and a small dint in the container doors. carrier has been tied down with chains and turnbuckles and wedges put in place second time round. so lesson is make sure the wheels are chocked if using webbing straps (irrespective of load capabilities)

Rich

[tankbarrell]

Tracked vehicles with suspension but tracks not fitted are always a problem to secure. The suspension movement allows the straps or chains to loosen enough to set up a rocking at the same time and momentum does the rest!

I have found with tanks in similar condition it is sometimes best to jack up and block the hull to relieve the suspension of some weight.

[Ledsel]

Mostly a problem with a boneheaded trucker. Nobody gives a s@#$%^t anymore. That guy must have been flying!!

[RichardT10829]

yes it must have been some sudden or harsh breaking followed by foot to the floor, it has ripped one of the towing eyes out of the hull on the front, bent the front fenders onto the idler wheels and added a coat of paint onto the carrier.

it is now chained in and a full setup to chock / shore the wheels in situ.

fingers crossed, we will see how bad it is when she comes home

Rich

[Ledsel]

Just had a great thought, ( don't get those too often ) Why not put it through your trucking company's insurance? Just tell them it was a fully restored carrier when it was picked up. Those A-h#les deserve it after charging you more money to re-ty it down. P.S. They will probably try to charge you for damage to the container too. The more people I meet the more I like my cat.

[kevin powles]

Well done, the waitings over, you look like you are going to be busy with that carrier, best thing is start to preserve what you have, drop the rear boggies refurbish them like new, strip the chassis, put on a couple of castor wheels on the front, put your rear boggies back on and wheel it down to be shot blasted, zinc prime it and begin the restoration.

that way your not looking at a lot of rust everytime you walk in the garage and it wont degrade further.

will send you an e-mail shortly, whats happening in september?.

well done rich, will try and get more details on that other carrier for you.

cheers kev.

[RichardT10829]

is there not a show in Arnhem in September ?

i took the heat sheilds off, they were really badly broken up, i went a bit ott and wore a mask and full paper suit. anyway they are off and bagged up. suit and gloves have been burnt.

i took the heads off the engine to have a look see, poored some AT fluid down the pots and ran it in around the valves etc etc, took the carb off which is full of stones and grit / plus its pretty much seized up solid.

basically just removing bits to get access and sprayed more penetrating oil than any man should in one day, just putting it on now to help when i need the parts off without snapping the bits.

the box of loose bits consits of shot track pins and the cover plates, plus some linkage peices which are going for a soak in the ultrasonic bath.

one of the rear bogie wheels has a section of the rim snapped out its about 3mm deep and 4cm long. once i have removed majority of the weight i will pull all the wheels and susp units my theory being at this point it will be easier to move on the jacks i have (2.5 tonne jacks)

found a few goodies lying in the hull stuff like the rear convoy lamp etc etc

sat in the back of the hull staring with a big smile on my face for like two hours ! bit overwhelmed but in a good way, this girl is going to need some work, but so far other than everything being damned heavey and seized up she looks easier than the plethera of minis i have done over the years.

confirmed that the lower hull number is 10131 which appears to have too many digits and does not appear in Nigels lists however 1013 does show as "missing" hahahahaha could i have a "ringer"

not sure if i should start a rebuild thread or just continue on here with my progress ?

thanks for all the help so far guys it is really appreciated


Rich

[S LATHERON (RIP)]

Good Day Richard
Wow that is a project and a half.
That will be a real head turner along the sea front out to St Marys Lighthouse on a summer evening.
I realise it is early days, but have you finalised in your mind the colour scheme that will best fit the service life the carrier needs to represent.
All the best with the rebuild.Will follow the results with much interest.
Stephen

[RichardT10829]

well unless i turn something up from the carriers hull number (which is missing from the lists) i will make her a direct copy of my grandads. i want so badly to do her in the caunter pattern but dont think my grandads regiment used this. unless i can trace the CT number she will be re assigned T10829 sorry if this is perverse or incorrect but it was my grandads carrier.