Canadian Ferret 54-82506

[Alan Duffy]

I got his Canadian. The other was a Brit Mk2. It has changed hands twice since he sold it. If I could not have cut a deal with the museum I would have kept Wilkie's Canadian ferret and converted it back to the Mk1 and restored it.

54-82506 is a far better vehicles than either of those. I mean in condition and how it functions.
I have a several bay heated detached garage to play in.

[Robin Craig]

Congrats Al,

The electronic conversion is a post service modification and so is the spin on oil filter adapter.

I'm sure that if you do a restoration you will end up doing what I am doing with my Canadian Mk1 Ferret call sign 31, a Strats vehicle.

I apologise for the lack of picture quality but here is the pack coming out last wednesday night. We had the engine running two weeks before.

Regards

Robin

[Alan Duffy]

Hey Robin, so now there are three of us restoring Canadian ferrets in Canada.

In the now empty engine compartment you have a few inches of sediment. Sift through it carefully. When my Mk2's gearbox was pulled and somewhat rebuilt relics were found giving me greater insight as to who used the vehicle near the end of it's service life.

Al

[Robin Craig]

Al,

Thanks for the sediment tip but yes I've done a Ferret pack re & re before and know only too well the laws of gravity and what lies under a pack.

Here is a fuel tank that will be the heart of any Ferret running problems.

Mine is back from being cleaned and tested and will now be put away sealed awaiting rebuild time


R

[Andrew]

Hey Robin, what do you think the total weight is of the engine assembly?

Originally Posted by Robin Craig

Congrats Al,
I apologise for the lack of picture quality but here is the pack coming out last wednesday night. We had the engine running two weeks before.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Good find, and good to get one with verifiable history.

Unlike most of the white painted vehicles you see on display around the country, yours has the genuine been-there-done-that pedigree.

And if I may be the first to say, that is one complicated piece of engineering and fabrication on that gas tank!

[Robin Craig]

Give or take a few pounds the whole pack weight is around 1428lbs according to the manual.

The fuel tank is a very complicated assembly designed to maximise the usage of the space it occupies.

R

[Alan Duffy]

I am restoring my Canadian 54-82506 ferret to the UNEF era. That would include paint, markings, weapons and of course the radios. I have a sense that in 1956 they would have been using the WWII 19 sets....true?
Would anyone have any schematics of the set-up and what would be included? Any pics?

[chris vickery]

Not sure Alan but perhaps the C42 is more suitable