British 10-cwt trailer reference thread

[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

[Radek]

Hi Guys,

nice pictures Arjan.

Has somebody plans or pictures how and where are fits wire harnes on the british airborne trailer? I don´t know if has one socet on rear and one on the front for conecting with jeep or onle one on rear and wire with plug on the front.
Thanks Radek

[Ken Smith]

Gooday Arjan
Beautiful photos and very detailed.Does that mean I have a Mk 2 trailer if it has the coupling with the lift handles built in?Also do you know what stops the lunette pulling out of the coupling.
Cheers Ken