18 inch Trailer rims Blitz Semi Pontoon Trailer

[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,

[Brett Nicholls]

this was the easy part!

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Brett Nicholls

this was the easy part!

G'day Brett,

That photograph of the trailer being lifted up by a crane and your pride and joy hanging there brought back memories. I got my 1935 REO Speed Wagon freighted up on a semi-trailer from the paddock it had sat in out in all the elements for decades. It was off loaded at home by a mobile crane. To see a rusty old truck being lifted up and hanging from four points on a chain and it having to support its own weight certainly puts your heart in your mouth. I half expected to hear this steel cracking noise and seeing the truck self-destruct into little pieces all hanging off the chain. Luckily Ransom Eli Olds (REO) was known to over-engineer his trucks! It behaved itself very well and stood up to all the strain without a creak or a snap!

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi Lionel,
I know exactly what you mean I had that especially unwanted feeling when the trailer went upwards. It has an amount of structural corrosion and all I could see was it sagging and bending like a sling if soft steel reo or one of those lolly snakes the kids like . But fortunately it didn't. Your REO truck would have had a great deal more weight behind it - the tension must have been awkward to say the least.
Regards,