any info on FWD's???

[Alex van de Wetering]

Jenny,

It sounds like forum-member Ben Rippingham might be able to help you out. Have a look here:

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1341

Alex

[gordon]

.... it tells us a lot.

It looks like your trucks started off as a cargo truck with winch, and it looks to have the original winch and front bumper - although it's fairly similar to the same parts of a halftrack so can't be sure.

If it was an open cab cargo truck then all you are really missing is a wooden cargo body at the back and some work, which is a big improvement on where I thought you were.

You might keep an eye open for any old wooden council MACK bodies that are around, as I think they would be easiest to adapt to the back of your truck.

Gordon

[Jenny Rator]

Originally Posted by gordon

.... it tells us a lot.

It looks like your trucks started off as a cargo truck with winch, and it looks to have the original winch and front bumper - although it's fairly similar to the same parts of a halftrack so can't be sure.

I should say its not our photo, its one i knicked from the net, but ours is something similar. There appears to be no front bumper on ours. If we could find a plate with details on it, would this help? I think you find them on chassais, dont you?

Originally Posted by gordon

If it was an open cab cargo truck then all you are really missing is a wooden cargo body at the back and some work, which is a big improvement on where I thought you were.

You might keep an eye open for any old wooden council MACK bodies that are around, as I think they would be easiest to adapt to the back of your truck.

Gordon

How could we tell if its been cargo or not?

[gordon]

Well if yours has no front bumper it might have started off as a snow blower.

There would originally have been a plate on the dash, the chassis will just have a stamped number on it somewhere.

You need a cargo body and a front end then.

Gordon

[Mike K]

Hi Jenny

Over the years , I have seen a few of them in various states of disrepair here in OZ . The sawmills used them and you can imagine the state they in . There is a nice restored example here , owned by Glen Stones , he lives about 100 miles East of me . His truck appeared at Corowa a few times , ( ten years ago ? ) finished in a yellow livery , with US stars , beaut job he did.

I had the TM parts list for one .. it detailed the cargo body in some detail, with drawings , I sold it to a chap In Tasmania ( Graham Bussey ) who owns a HAR .

They featured a chain drive in the transfer case I think ? Permanent 4X4 maybe .

The AWM archive has a pic or two of them up in the islands .
Mike

[Mike K]

RAAF using a HAR on Morotai .OG 2002

And in the Phillipines with RAAF.OG 1882

Mike

[Mike K]

I suggest you contact this chap , I think he resides in the UK .

Ben Rippingham

QUOTE from the HMVF :

"i've just spent the best part of £15.000 and 4 years restoring my truck (fwd har-1)! i had to sell all other trucks n projects and use all my earnings to do it! To be honest i enjoyed the 4 years of hard work, now own a truck i couldn't have bought restored because it's only one of three left in the world , but won't be able to afford to own/restore anything else for a loooong time!!!!!!!! "

Mike