KIJIJI 25 pdr. for sale

[Grant Bowker]

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Searchlight https://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collecti...ght/1333205344
25 Pounder frame https://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collecti...dle/1333209517
Bofors https://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collecti...939/1333201929

[Grant Bowker]

And more...
Fruehauf trailer. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-other/s...wii/1333208852 It looks like it has the roller turntable for steering rather than the plain version used on the 2T GS trailer. I've seen the roller version on the Brake Grinding and Press trailer, not sure about other uses. Also looks likely to have been plain impact brakes rather than boosted. ANd the towing eye has been replaced with a later version so likely the master cylinder from the brake system may also be removed.

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

And more...
Fruehauf trailer. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-other/s...wii/1333208852 It looks like it has the roller turntable for steering rather than the plain version used on the 2T GS trailer. I've seen the roller version on the Brake Grinding and Press trailer, not sure about other uses. Also looks likely to have been plain impact brakes rather than boosted. ANd the towing eye has been replaced with a later version so likely the master cylinder from the brake system may also be removed.

I'm pretty sure this is the "Heavy Compressor Trailer"

[rob love]

I have 2 of these trailer chassis at home, and they are the GS trailer. That is, unless someone sees something about this one that I am not seeing.

The base sitting atop of the trailer is the stand for the M46 or M47 twin 50cal mount. The shield shows up in another photo for the 25pdr chassis. The nutbar from Shilo bought that as well.

Guess I'm making a roadtrip come Victoria day weekend in May.

[Harry Moon]

i reason that the taper to the frame doubeling at the back is shown both in the picture of the trailer and reflected in the line drawing on page 180.
the line drawing for the GS trailer shows no such taper on page 171
all of Greggs book Can Mil Veh vol 1

[rob love]

I have volume 7 of the design branch records here, and in the chassis section it shows the doubling on both the 4 ton and the 5 ton 4 wheel trailer. The photo of the 3 ton trailer is not definitive as it is more of a front 3/4 view. I think the doubling of the frame towards the back is to simply bring the level of that portion of the frame to the same as the front turntable, so that the spring brackets can mount in such a way that the trailer sits level.

I have seen the same doubling on the two 4 wheel trailers that I have at home. Both of them are "impact type" brakes.

Edited to add: I just checked an original copy of "the vehicle data book" and it also shows the doubling of the frame on the 3 ton trailers.

Also, according to the design records, the 2 ton trailers were not on Cdn contract. We stuck to the 3 ton trailer, while the 2 ton (10 ft box) and the 5 ton were done to ministry of supply orders.

[Harry Moon]

its the taper on the front of the doubled portion that made me go with the compressor version. maybe there will be tags on the trailer. another note i see the GS is dominion trailer, the machinery are Chrysler and the compressor says various because i was curious as to the fruehaf reference.

[rob love]

Some OCD guy from Shilo has made arrangements on the 25pr frame. Exactly what he needs for my current project.