My New Project C15A Water Truck

[Ian Johns]

Is it normal to find wood in the rear frame of the cab deck?

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Ian Johns

Is it normal to find wood in the rear frame of the cab deck?

Only the rifle butt holders, and locating lugs for the side curtains on some Australian Ford cab 13s.

[Ian Johns]

I found rotten hard wood strips under there where the cab mounts to frame at the back. The bolts passed through the wood.

[hrpearce]

Hi Ian attached is a picture of that piece of timber from my blitz.

[Ian Johns]

These were about 3 strips, about 1" thick each stacked and about from frame rail to frame rail wide. The 3 cab bolts passed through the wood to the frame. Maybe it had something to do with dampening the bounce because of the 250 gallons of water. I'm not sure.

[Private_collector]

So, is the wooden piece an original item?
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My Ford has a metal spring across rear of cab.

[Ian Johns]

Yes mine too but inside the frame of the floor just above the spring was where it was. The 2 bolts that go to the spring and the middle one in your photo pass through the wood.

[Svenn Ryen]

Same wood on my Water C15.





Svenn

[Jon Bradshaw]

I have one of those water tanks on my farm. It came with the place. My farm is only a few miles from an old airbase, I knew it was military but just looking at it I can see it is identical. Missing a bunch of things but the tank is galvanized so it is still in great shape and we use it to haul water (pick it up and load it on a trailer) when it gets really dry. No truck to go with it yet.

Funny I just thought I would mention it. Came out of CFB Mountain View in Ontario.

[mel gabel]

There was a full page article and pictures of a fully restored 1943 CMP water truck on page 42 of the Feb 20/13 issue of Metronews - a daily publication available for free in the metro Toronto area. The owner of the truck is Bill Hebb, who might be an invaluable source for parts and general information for you.

The paper has a website at metronews.ca

The author of the article was Jeff Melynchuk, with a website wheelbasemedia.com

Hope this proves useful for you.

John T (Mel) Gabel
Campbellville, ON