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22-02-11, 22:36
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Interesting carrier conversion
keith, THAT'S a FLEA carrier !! Don't mess with him .Lot's of heavey armor and a mean bite
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George is hooked on OD 5 window DT969 8 ton Fruehauf trailer M2A1Halftrack ,CMP #11 F15A1 #13 F15A1 RAF Fordson Tractor, 42 WLC HD No.2MK11 CT267514 center CB24713 bottom hull25701 ,No.2 MK2 parts MK1 10128 ,(2) MK1 ,Parts Hull9305 .Hull 10407 Hull plate # 7250 all have walk plate on back steps 1917 Patent modle amphibious army tank Last edited by George McKenzie; 23-02-11 at 21:29. 
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23-02-11, 06:16
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Of course!
I should have recognised this instantly. Hope it's not a rabies carrier too.
 (incidentally it's "e" before "i" in Keith). Quote:
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23-02-11, 21:52
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Intereting carrier conversions
I was lookin at a driver carrier that was a MK1 .It was painted black .Not repainted. What made it interesting was that it had the Loyd steering system in it ,Two leavers in the center . It could have been a proto type ..Lower hull 12670,center# CB12669 , I'll have to go back and do more research on it as it is in storage now .George
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George is hooked on OD 5 window DT969 8 ton Fruehauf trailer M2A1Halftrack ,CMP #11 F15A1 #13 F15A1 RAF Fordson Tractor, 42 WLC HD No.2MK11 CT267514 center CB24713 bottom hull25701 ,No.2 MK2 parts MK1 10128 ,(2) MK1 ,Parts Hull9305 .Hull 10407 Hull plate # 7250 all have walk plate on back steps 1917 Patent modle amphibious army tank
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28-02-11, 12:24
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Marmon Herrington
I don't know if this has any relevance Ron but the three replica Japanese tanks that were built for use in filming The Pacific TV series ended up being fitted with Marmon Herrington transmissions after the original set up using a Jaguar diff/rear axle turned out a failure.
I have no knowledge of where they were procured but was told that they had come from a batch of light tanks that were on their way to the Dutch East Indies when war broke out and the ship was redirected to Australia. For some reason these tanks were not put into service but broken up. I seem to remember being told that this was done by Ford in Geelong. John Belfield seemed to be quite familiar with the story and it may well be that this is common knowledge amongst the armour enthusiasts but I'd never previously heard of it. It struck me as strange that these vehicles would have been broken up at such a desperate time. It also seems strange that there are any remnants still about. I would be curious to know more. Corowa is almost here I might ask around. David
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28-02-11, 14:25
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Article on Aussie Marmon Herrington Tanks
G'day Motto, and everyone,
the armour historian at Puckapunyal, Major Paul Handel, has done research on these very interesting small tanks in Australia and wrote an article about them. It even has a number of photos. See link below:- http://anzacsteel.hobbyvista.com/Arm...ingtinph_1.htm I have heard a number of times that there are NOS transmissions and final drives extant in Victoria, and the ones used in the replica Japanese tanks could have came from the same source. Looking at the images, I would not like to have been going to battle in one. Something bigger, heavier and faster would be preferable. Jared
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28-02-11, 14:30
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30 mph!!
Whoops!, I'll take back one of my statements in the last post.
I didn't re-read the article before posting:- 30mph is fast for any early armour, Jared
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