CS8 Bowser

[Jordan Baker]

Hopefully these can help. The 200 gallon water bowser is mounted on a Dodge chassis.

[Alex van de Wetering]

hi Alex,
I remember one of those Patterson purification trailers coming into REME workshops in the mid-1970's, also saw one in an army museum in Australia some years ago. Not seen any on the rally scene though.

Hi Richard. I am not surprised that the trailers survived in service long after WW2.....it seems it's a useful bit of kit. Would be lovely to see one preserved or even at work at one of the rallys.

The water point was filmed in Cruelly. The modern monument is right across the road from where the water point was.

Yes, I know the spot; I remember standing there last May. It's along the road that goes around the Chateau de Creully and also close to Chateau de Creullet that was Monty's "campsite" during the Normandy campaign.
I was just wondering where the two IWM pictures were taken; It shows a tower in the background....presumably a Chateau, but I haven't been able to narrow down the location. At first I though the location might have been Creully, just like the vid.....but after looking at pictures of the Chateau I think it's probably somewhere else.

Alex

[Owen Evans]

Just noticed the water trucks in this film:

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ect/1060033073

Have some odd brackets on the side of the catwalks. About 1:13 into the film. Looking at the film in its entirety they appear to be on both sides, and have a restraining strap located between the two brackets.

Any thoughts as to their purpose?

Owen.

[Alex van de Wetering]

brackets for sand channels maybe?....or extra lengths of hose?

Alex

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

brackets for sand channels maybe?....or extra lengths of hose?

Alex

Hi Alex,

The sand channels gets my vote.

http://www.desert-vehicles.org/index.php?article_id=204

Owen.

[Owen Evans]

The delivery chap dropped this off today. It's an original PTO for the British 200 Gallon Water Tank driven pump (Morris CS8, Bedford MWC, or similar). Will eventually take pride of place on my C15 Chevrolet.

Hope the photos help others who may be looking for one of these.

Owen.

[Mike K]

Think the Bedford used a Mono type pump directly driven from the engine crankshaft , the crew would slide the pump in from the front end like a crank handle. Unusual find that PTO setup you have.