My CMP restoration

[Jon Bradshaw]

Here are some more pics of the tank and the bits.

[Owen Evans]

Nice project Jon!

Glad to hear you have the hand pumps and filters. Can you tell us what make your water filters are? Just curious to see if the Canadian ones were made by the same companies that made the British filters, or if they were maybe built under licence?

And please keep the photos coming!

Owen.

[Pete Ashby]

Look forward to following your project Jon,

like Owen I have an interest in seeing the ancillary fittings to the tank

Pete

[Jon Bradshaw]

Here are the requested photos of the filter casings and the pumps. They have not been cleaned up yet but you can see the shape they are in.
The 1941 case was made in Belleville Ontario and is of a much higher quality. Riveted construction and better galvanizing. The inside is almost perfect.
The 1942 case was made in London Ontario and is of a much lower quality spot welded and poor galvanizing, very rusty inside.
The pumps are a match set made by EMCO and no date or location of manufacture is visible.

[Jon Bradshaw]

Can anyone show me pictures of the water tap/spigots that go on the end of the pipes for filling canteens and water cans? Are they a specific kind/ brand? Not much info available on them. I have the manual with some really good schematics for the piping and it looks like they are single sided knobs.
The manual has lots of good info on operating the truck and good pictures for setting it up but doesn't mention what the pipes were made out of. I assume all the piping was made of galvanized steel, not copper. I wonder about using modern pipes since galvanized water pipe is no longer easily found. I could possibly use smaller chain link fence posts and top pipes with some threading work..... Or use copper and cover it with paint. I plan to use the truck with water and show it off with water in it so I want the pipes to work.

[Owen Evans]

Great info Jon, thanks for posting!

Originally Posted by Jon Bradshaw

Can anyone show me pictures of the water tap/spigots that go on the end of the pipes for filling canteens and water cans? Are they a specific kind/ brand? Not much info available on them. I have the manual with some really good schematics for the piping and it looks like they are single sided knobs.
The manual has lots of good info on operating the truck and good pictures for setting it up but doesn't mention what the pipes were made out of. I assume all the piping was made of galvanized steel, not copper. I wonder about using modern pipes since galvanized water pipe is no longer easily found. I could possibly use smaller chain link fence posts and top pipes with some threading work..... Or use copper and cover it with paint. I plan to use the truck with water and show it off with water in it so I want the pipes to work.

That manual looks good; much more info than the British one. You should check out this thread:

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=19723

Posts 15 to 17 contain the pages from the parts book for your water tank, which will help. I suspect you are correct that the pipe would have been galvanised; for mine, I intend to use steel pipe and malleable iron fittings. I felt copper would be too 'wobbly'.

From the parts list, the taps were "Crane No.800"; see attached photo. I've never managed to find any, though.

Do you also have the power pump? I believe the Canadian water tanks used a Fairbanks Morse 40A Typhoon pump, 700 Gallons per hour capacity. But I've never seen one installed, so not sure how they were installed.

Good luck!

Owen.

[Pete Ashby]

Thanks for photos of the filters and pumps Jon
at first look they are appear very similar to the British manufactured items

Thanks
Pete