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23-05-10, 17:11
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26-05-10, 21:03
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Hot Steel
The CMP sweep east of the Rockies continued this past weekend. This time the team picked up Grant's "new" Ford chassis and 3/4 ton trailer. The day proved to be the hottest to date, and the old Ford made us work to extract it from its hull down position. First we had to winch a load of metal out of the way before we winched the frame into the open.
Just to make things a little more interesting, the Ford was missing a wheel and hub on the pax side, and both rear wheels were rust welded to the brake shoes. So, the Ford went on the trailer in a rather cockeyed manner. We made a skid plate for the missing wheel and lubed up the ramps so that the tires slid a little better. Winching the Ford onto the trailer took a long time as we had to adjust the rear of the Ford with a farmers jack to straighten it out. We set a new record for the longest load out for one frame - and I thought HUPs were obstinate... Following the frame tie down, the trailer was winched aboard in quick time. It too was tied down and the crew retired to the airconditioned splendor of Bob's truck. More than a little sweat was spilt wrestling with the Ford, so we took a break at a local chip stand. Nothing like piping hot chips on a hot day. Bob and Grant can comment on the off-load, as I had to duck out as my leave pass had already expired.
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RHC Why is it that when you have the $$, you don't have the time, and when you have the time you don't have the $$?
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26-05-10, 21:12
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Looks like an interesting COE to the right in the first photo.
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" 
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01-06-10, 04:24
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Barn Update
Sunday at the barn proved to be quite quiet. Bob was away on recce to southern Ontario. Grant was elsewhere. So, I decided to make some noise. Recently obtained HUP parts needed some cleaning. A "new" set of spring hangers and two sets of rims got the treatment. The spring hangers were in pretty good shape needing a bath to remove grease and then a bit of time on the wire wheel to remove the old paint. The clean up revealed that the bushings needed replacing as they were worn in a very lovely oval shape. After degreasing the cleaned parts, they were given a shot of acid and left to dry.
The rims were in fair condition - one set could be deemed safe for use, but the outer rim on the second set will be relegated to "yard use only" status. A few hours with the needle gun removed years of grease, dirt, rust and rubber. Next step - sandblasting. This week should be interesting as Bob is expecting some "deliveries". I have some work to do on the 45 HUP as a brake fluid leak has been detected at the pax side rear wheel - the hint was the rust flaked bare spot on the bottom of the wheel flange. I hope it is just the hose...more later.
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RHC Why is it that when you have the $$, you don't have the time, and when you have the time you don't have the $$?
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01-06-10, 05:42
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If May 26 or whatever was the hottest day yet, your CMP sweep must have been a looooong way east of the Rockies!!
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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01-06-10, 05:54
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The 23rd was toasty warm around here. Well clear of the snowy mountains but still well clear of the cool damp coast. Since there was no crawling on the ground involved, I would have prefered the snow (perhaps not all of it but some cooling would have been nice) that some western stations saw.
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01-06-10, 07:04
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04-06-10, 04:41
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Special Delivery in Hammond
Bob usually gets one or two boxes of CMP goodies each month. June's deliveries were larger than normal...
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