British 10-cwt trailer reference thread

[austin tilly]

Here are some new photographs of the trailer.


original wd-number



I heard today that another trailer in our town was schredded into little pieces. Maybe the rims survived.

Cheers,
Arjan

[Alex van de Wetering]

I heard today that another trailer in our town was schredded into little pieces. Maybe the rims survived.

Oh no...


Here is one in " action" in Den Haag, 8 May 1945. Prinses Irene Brigade.



source: http://www.gemeentearchief.denhaag.nl

Alex

[austin tilly]

we´ve found and saved the parts from a 10cwt gs-trailer. The frame was gone, but the axle, rims and springs were saved.
Who can tell which trailers used this axle etc, so we might be able to make one.

Cheers,
Arjan

[Alex van de Wetering]

Arjan,

Good to hear that part of the trailer survived. I was looking at some pictures of Belgian army trailers earlier this week, which are offered for sale at a reasonable price. I think Hanno posted a picture of one on the forum before, but I can't seem to find it now. Anyway, these trailers seem to be based on the British 10cwt design, or maybe even based on actual British trailers. In case these Belgian trailers are modified British trailers, than you could consider using the wheels, springs and axle you salvaged to turn one of those trailers back to ww2 spec.

Alex

[Radek]

Hi guys,
one british trailer is on ebay for sell. It isn´t ww2 but qeit interesting.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=016


Radek

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

I think Hanno posted a picture of one on the forum before, but I can't seem to find it now. Anyway, these trailers seem to be based on the British 10cwt design, or maybe even based on actual British trailers. In case these Belgian trailers are modified British trailers, than you could consider using the wheels, springs and axle you salvaged to turn one of those trailers back to ww2 spec.

Here´s the link: Belgian Levacq trailer (was: Trailer ID: British 10-cwt?)

We now have confirmation these are not British-built trailers, although clearly patterned on them (similar to the Polynorm copies of the US Bantam quarter-ton trailer).

Hanno

[Alex van de Wetering]

Can anyone comment on the original lighting equipment as used on the 10cwt trailers?

Arjan was already able to help me with some questions, but somehow the lighting still isn't clear to me. Most of the restored trailers obviously have new lighting due to modern regulations, but what was the original equipment? Just a small light on the rear axle? lights on the fenders? Does the manual of the GS mk1 and mk2 cover the lighting?

Alex

[Ken Smith]

Hello to all who love those beautiful CMP's
I only found the forum today and I have already learnt more today about CMP's than I have in the last 20 years.Now I have a question about my 10cwt trailer does anyone have a picture or diagram of how the lunette/pintle ring is held into the cast housing.My lunette has a slot in the shaft about two thirds toward the rear of the shaft I assume this has something to do with a retainer of some sort.I bought my trailer at a farm auction about 15 years ago reasonably complete, but the farmer had removed the lunette and replaced it with a civilian ball coupling.I have most of the original coupling but need to know how to put it back together.When purchased the trailer had an old transfer of an anchor with the letters RN above or below it,so I guess the Royal Navy used to carry spare torpedo's in it behind a destroyer or something.
Cheers Ken

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Hello to all who love those beautiful CMP's
I only found the forum today and I have already learnt more today about CMP's than I have in the last 20 years.Now I have a question about my 10cwt trailer does anyone have a picture or diagram of how the lunette/pintle ring is held into the cast housing.My lunette has a slot in the shaft about two thirds toward the rear of the shaft I assume this has something to do with a retainer of some sort.I bought my trailer at a farm auction about 15 years ago reasonably complete, but the farmer had removed the lunette and replaced it with a civilian ball coupling.I have most of the original coupling but need to know how to put it back together.When purchased the trailer had an old transfer of an anchor with the letters RN above or below it,so I guess the Royal Navy used to carry spare torpedo's in it behind a destroyer or something.
Cheers Ken

Hi Ken,
do you have british trailer?

Radek

[Ken Smith]

Radek
Thanks for your answer.Yes my trailer is British I don't know if it is Mk1 or 2,it is not a mortar trailer I am sure of that.My trailer has the folding lifting handles on the casting that the lunette fits in.I could not figure out what stops the lunette from pulling out of the cast housing,all I have for the hitch is the lunette,a spring and the housing.My trailer is exactly the same as the brown one in Hanno Spoelstra's post about the restored one in Holland.The RN decal was on the back of the curved mudguard.On the positive side I had another look at it today for the first time in years and I know now that what I thought was homemade sides is really the original sides with shrunken timbers.I will post some pictures soon but it is in a really hard to get to spot in the shed .
Cheers Ken

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Radek
Thanks for your answer.Yes my trailer is British I don't know if it is Mk1 or 2,it is not a mortar trailer I am sure of that.My trailer has the folding lifting handles on the casting that the lunette fits in.I could not figure out what stops the lunette from pulling out of the cast housing,all I have for the hitch is the lunette,a spring and the housing.My trailer is exactly the same as the brown one in Hanno Spoelstra's post about the restored one in Holland.The RN decal was on the back of the curved mudguard.On the positive side I had another look at it today for the first time in years and I know now that what I thought was homemade sides is really the original sides with shrunken timbers.I will post some pictures soon but it is in a really hard to get to spot in the shed .
Cheers Ken

I thing the casting it is similer as on my airborne trailer.
Radek

[Ken Smith]

Gooday Radek
yes that is the same as the coupling on my trailer.

[austin tilly]

Here are some photo's of our trailers coupling. Originally it has a MkI coupling, but that was in need of total restoration. We replaced it with a MkII, but we kept the original handlebars.



Cheers,
Arjan