Wire 3 Chorehorse mount

[charlie fitton]

I'll throw one more fly in the ointment...

I can't see the genny being run in that position. Vibration, noise, poison fumes going under the box, and the muffler/exhaust would be adjacent to the fuel tank.

So it was probably removed prior to hooking it up and charging the batteries.

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by charlie fitton

I can't see the genny being run in that position. Vibration, noise, poison fumes going under the box, and the muffler/exhaust would be adjacent to the fuel tank.

All true, but the Wire 5 and HUW had the chorehorse(s) mounted in a cabinet in the bodywork that could be opened to the interior so I doubt that even with the door closed it would have been fully sealed. There were stencils warning that the doors had to be closed to run the generators so they clearly weren't always removed to operate and when operating they would still have been close to doors and windows for exhaust recycling. Workplace safety wasn't as high a priority 70 years ago, particularly in a war zone where a bullet would have been a much bigger worry than exhaust gas (although both can kill).

[Jordan Baker]

I believe that on the Wire3 the Chorehorse was hard mounted to the truck and that why it had the cover shown in the photos. I also believe as pointed to in my first post that you can make out the flexible exhaust hose running beside the fuel tank.

The following pictures are from a 8cwt wireless truck and clearly show the CH1-395-4 Canadian model chorehorse hard mounted to a bracket. They also show the flexible exhaust hose being run from the generator along the back wall of the cab and down to the frame with the muffler right beside the exhaust pipe for the truck.

Further more being hard mounted would mean the wiring could all be run to the C5 charging board and batteries. This would mean that the only setup would be starting the generator and changing some knobs on the charging board.

One other point I noticed in the wartime chorehorse manual is that it appears the CH1-395-4 Canadian model didn't come with any oil bath air filter. There is no mention of it in the text or the parts diagram. Whereas the CH1-395-5 British model specially mentions that it comes with one.

[Grant Bowker]

Jordan's photos above seem to show a fixed plate in place of the common sliding rear window with a small, permanent opening (for communication tube between cab and crew in the rear?). Also, if all cab roofs are punched with the same holes regardless of intended use, the support brackets for the chorehorse exhaust might explain some otherwise unused holes in the back of the cab.

[Jordan Baker]

Here is the inside of the cab for the 8cwt.

[Alex van de Wetering]

for communication tube between cab and crew in the rear?).

@Grant. Yes, the C8 has the canvas speaking tube fitted between cab and radio body as standard....and never had a rear window fitted in the rear wall.
I think my C8 has a hole in the curved corner of the rear wall which I think was done to clamp the exhuast hose.....but I don't see it on the Ford factory pics. If I remember correctly the only other holes in the rear wall on my truck are for the battery lead, top rifle clamps and the fire extinguisher.

I am with you Jordan; that hose does indeed look a lot like the exhaust pipe of the Chore horse. I think your second picture even shows a heat shield or at least an angle iron (along the lower edge of the gas tank, between the two brackets) to protect the gas tank and route the exhaust hose. I don't see any problems with it being run on the cab step.....and that means the wire guard would not make sense either (sheet metal cover basically does the same?). A C60X also has the exhaust muffler very close to the gas tank with a heat shield in between.

When looking at your first picture, I think the sheet metal cover around the chore horse extends about 4inch from the edge of the fender....hard to see, but it even looks like the originel fender is still there, but it was enlarged along two sides..
Also looks like something is fastened to that third hole in the side of the cab frame....just under the door. What are these holes for anyway....I think they can be seen on all cab13's????


Alex