18 inch Trailer rims Blitz Semi Pontoon Trailer

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi Lionel and David,
The Gamma Goat sure looks to be an interesting vehicle but I wonder if beacuse of its articulated design if it's a mechanically complicated machine?.
I don't know of anyone who has a Wiles cooker so as to examine the rims. The originals were what you could term a 1 1/2 split. One rim (the inner) is complete and has the stud holes where as the other only has the holes for the outer studs and has no rim center. The bolt pattern is six stud and very similar to the GM vehicles but not the same unfortunately. As you can see in the picture mine are pretty well rotted out!
Regards,
Brett Nicholls.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Brett Nicholls

Hi Lionel and David,
The Gamma Goat sure looks to be an interesting vehicle but I wonder if beacuse of its articulated design if it's a mechanically complicated machine?.
I don't know of anyone who has a Wiles cooker so as to examine the rims. The originals were what you could term a 1 1/2 split. One rim (the inner) is complete and has the stud holes where as the other only has the holes for the outer studs and has no rim center. The bolt pattern is six stud and very similar to the GM vehicles but not the same unfortunately. As you can see in the picture mine are pretty well rotted out!
Regards,
Brett Nicholls.

G'day Brett,

No worries about my posting the picture - Jack Neville put the post up about how he is shipping in the Gamma Goat tyres. Also Bob Carriere mentioned about the goat in his post too


Until Jack & Bob put their posts up I did not know that such a thing as the Gamma Goat existed.

A couple of the links I put up do mention how the Goat spent a lot of time in the workshop, however the article says that when they were working they were hard to beat.

Apart from the trailer do you have any WWII type vehicle to pull it with - more photographs would be great!

Kind Regards
Lionel

[motto]

Wow! That is sure one sad looking wheel. Has Clevo been visiting your place?
Austral Wheelworks in Melbourne if they are still going could easily replace wheel centers, I've had them do some for me.
I don't know about complicated but the Gamma Goat was certainly peculiar. As I understand it the vehicle didn't carry a spare wheel but instead carried a 'truss' that was used to hold up the crippled corner and run on five wheels with the offending wheel removed. Odd indeed.
David

[Grant Bowker]

The Gamma goats also had the reputation for being hard on the driver's ears. Imagine a screaming Detroit Diesel 2-stroke only a few feet behind your head for hours on end without ear protection (because that's just the way it was back in the "good old days"). It's true the engines weren't the largest of the series but they all screamed at anything over idle power.

[Lynn Eades]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

The Gamma goats also had the reputation for being hard on the driver's ears. Imagine a screaming Detroit Diesel 2-stroke only a few feet behind your head for hours on end without ear protection (because that's just the way it was back in the "good old days"). It's true the engines weren't the largest of the series but they all screamed at anything over idle power.

Yes Grant, but it is a lovely sound at a distance......Or is it my mechanics ears?

[Snowy]

There is a Gama Goat in Tassie, is this the only one in Oz? Perhaps the owner could verify measurements for you. There's a photo of it on the DTHT website in the Vehicles page:
http://www.dtht.org.au/

Steve.

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

We had a Gamma Goat at Corawa a few years back, possibly from Adelaide? Last vehicle you would expect to be amphibious. Bit of a worry that the fuel tank was below the waterline, owner had used some extra water-proofing on the fuel cap, but was still draining the water out of the tank bottom every 3 or 4 trips. He also went to some effort to load passengers evenly by weight, so both halves sat evenly in the water. Had never seen one before, so was quite a thrill to have a ride. By all accounts they are very capable off road.
I believe there was another being restored, maybe in Queensland.
Rich

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi Everyone,
David - Thank you for the information but the whole rim is shot!

Lionel - I dont have a Tractor unit as such yet! but I am working on it. I am looking for a C60s chassis as I have many parts and could build one up but it's probably better to get a whole vehicle if I can find one.

Euan - I wait with great anticipation - or something like that and would be very much appreciated. If it's possible and time permitting, could I get some detailed pictures of your trailer? I can then compare to see what's missing or extra on mine. If you email me at BRETT_TRACEY2@bigpond.com that would be great. ps: dont worry about file size - the bigger the better.

I have attached a couple of pic's from AWM which shows that they had a varied work load...

and then a couple loading and unloading the trailer.
Regards,

[Euan McDonald]

Hi Brett,
I think I may be onto some 18" wheels but haven't seen them yet. I have a set on my pontoon trailer so they would be surplus to my requirements. I will keep you posted.