jeep spare fuel rack question

[Jack Geratic]

Is it the stamped portion of the fuel can painted white indicating it contains water?

Anyhow, I went back to the same photo album to see if any helpful photos were missed. There is this one but quality of a contact sheet is not much help, but it does seem to be same as the opposite side.

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Plus one more of a different serial jeep:

Crerar-jeep-CM4242267.jpg

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

Is it the stamped portion of the fuel can painted white indicating it contains water?

I think so, but I’m not sure why I think so

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

Anyhow, I went back to the same photo album to see if any helpful photos were missed. There is this one but quality of a contact sheet is not much help, but it does seem to be same as the opposite side.

Very hard to see … It could just be flat bar with a narrow end to go through the slot on the right, while on the left side of the rack is a bend-over bit that the flat bar hooks into somehow? Maybe with a separate retaining pin though both the bar and the rack’s vertical strip?

[David Herbert]

Yes, the white painted pressings in a jerrycan indicate that it is a dedicated water can.

David

[Jack Geratic]

Hello David, thank you for confirming white painted portions identifying water can.

water cans.jpg

Jakko, thank you for the continued interest. A flat metal strip (same as those used for the constructed rack) with narrow ends is what I had originally thought. Taking a close up view of the area, it does seem the 'restraining' metal strap is just visible to the left of the rack framework:

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If one of the narrow ends is curved, it would be very slight bend as there is not much room to pivot at that point in between the fuel can handles. Also the actual insertion of that strap would require prying outwards one end of the rack, so not sure how viable that is?


Another example, but this one is designed differently with the vertical framework tapered to a point where the restraint is inserted:

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