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Old 11-11-15, 13:08
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Great photos Jordan..can"t wait to see the next bit...

I'f you can pick a nice afternoon, we can wire that up to work.

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Old 22-11-15, 14:22
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Is this setup truly that elusive?
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Old 22-11-15, 15:08
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Just finding info on the wire 3 trucks is hard. Not much info even here. Only a few threads.

There is supposed to be a restored truck in the communications museum in Kingston that I have to make a trip to document. Maybe see if they have that type of cover on that truck?

good luck and if you find it document here please so all can see it!
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Old 22-11-15, 15:54
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Jordan, I think it is elusive. I have never seen reference to it before. The only Chore Horses that I have seen mounted have had the canvas covers. Thanks to another MLU member I have this photo of a C15TA with a Chore Horse on each front fender with the canvas. These would not be as easy to start as yours.
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Old 22-11-15, 16:07
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Wow. That's a neat layout Barry. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 22-11-15, 17:38
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Jordan, I think it is elusive. I have never seen reference to it before. The only Chore Horses that I have seen mounted have had the canvas covers. Thanks to another MLU member I have this photo of a C15TA with a Chore Horse on each front fender with the canvas. These would not be as easy to start as yours.
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Wow, what a rig!!! It will make all us wireless types...excited. Wall to wall radios, with a High Power No.19 on the left, a Canadian 52 set on the right and a No.5 Switchboard to make it all work. No wonder it needed two chorehorse.
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Old 22-11-15, 19:55
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Jordan, Looking at your photo with the green arrow. Is that cover an air inlet?
The photo sort of looks like a mesh screen?
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Old 22-11-15, 20:21
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Lynn, I never even thought of that being an air inlet. Checking the Chorehorse layout and it would be in perfect alignment for an air inlet. All that it would need is a different inlet tube or a modified one. If it was an air filter I'm wondering if it would be similar to the one mounted onto the trucks engines generator?
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Old 23-11-15, 14:50
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Wow, what a rig!!! It will make all us wireless types...excited. Wall to wall radios, with a High Power No.19 on the left, a Canadian 52 set on the right and a No.5 Switchboard to make it all work. No wonder it needed two chorehorse.
Looks suspiciously like a photo from the documentation I found a while back while hunting in the govt records for stuff on the White Scout Car - the full set has detailed pics inside the vehicle and a set of plans for all the mounts... plus modifications.

In regard to the item in question - I have a few unpublished pics of Canadian signals vehicles - I will take a look to see if any cover this subject.

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Old 24-11-15, 02:03
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Looks suspiciously like a photo from the documentation I found a while back while hunting in the govt records for stuff on the White Scout Car -
Tim, that is indeed part of the information you kindly forwarded to me. I didn't mention your name as I wasn't sure you would appreciate it.
Thanks, Barry
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