2012 at the Hammond Barn

[Bob Carriere]

...of course you can use it...... no patent on that one.

Nice project for welding...... nothing has to be fancy.... and it's good practice...... and strong enough to handle a C60.

If anyone makes improvements please share themon the forum.

In retrospec I could have used 1/8 thick expanded steel since the span between sides is about 10.5 inches and welded at every crease..... would make it lighter and cheaper.

But mine will be harder for someone to walk away with them.

Bob

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bob

Last welding project that I used for demonstrating plasma cutting and mig welding was engine test stand, but I've got four of them now so I needed a new demonstration project. Your ram units will make a good practical and useable demonstration because they can be completed in a days demonstration with lots of hands on welding.

Cheers Phil

[Bob Carriere]

.... been toying with the idea of building an engine test stand using the front section of a CMP frame ....... so we can run/test engine using a generic civilain radiator....... would use a small traielr axle to lower the height of the engine for ease of working......

.... and the one after that will be the "rotissery" ..... been collecting jacks, stubby axles and a worm drive reduction gear box for the rotation mechanism.
I inadvertently took pictures of a commercial one at a car show...pure accident..... said device should come in handy when repairing or reverse engineering a repro 2B1 cargo box.......

I may never finish my C15a but will have fun building all the tools I need to get there........

Bob

[Gordon Yeo]

That's negative waves Bob. Having all the tools already built makes the second truck go that much quicker!

Gord

[Bob Carriere]

You have heard how making your first million $$$$ is the hardest the second and 3rd million becomes easy....

.... so I have given up on making my first million $$$ and I am working on the fourth one.... should be even easier.

Bob

[RHClarke]

It was a quiet weekend at the barn. Bob was out to the barn on Saturday and entertained a visitor. Not much else went on that I could tell. Today, I got to the barn late and spent most of the morning jawing with Bob about the upcoming federal budget and its potential ramifications. We waited until noon just in case Grant arrived, but he was absent - a mystery we are going to try to unravel.

After a quick spot of tea for lunch, I fired up the HUP for a sunny ride in the country. Today was different as I had a passenger and he actually had a seat to sit upon! I took Bob for a spin to the back 40 and return. Bob noted that the air conditioner was working well (still no nose on the front yet). Back at the barn we ran into Guy Vapeur. After a brief chat, I headed back to the city for domestic chores.

There was a time when I got to the barn before sun up and headed home after the sun started to set. Hopefully I will get back into the routine as the weather gets better.

[Stuart Fedak]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

....
.... and the one after that will be the "rotissery" ..... been collecting jacks, stubby axles and a worm drive reduction gear box for the rotation mechanism.
I inadvertently took pictures of a commercial one at a car show...pure accident..... said device should come in handy when repairing or reverse engineering a repro 2B1 cargo box.......

Bob

Just a reminder of:
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14257

That is still on my wish list as well........

Cheers!
Stuart

[Bob Carriere]

Did a quick search, from work, on Google under "autobody rotisserie" and came up with about 20+ pages of photos, plans, design....some cheap made of wood to commercially sold devices... all good source for inspiration. Now I need to do it from home and copy some of the photos.

First spare $$$ will be for thick wall tubing..... the vertical woudl be best built using trailer 1/4 x 2 inch stock with trailer hitch stock ( 2 1/2 in.) that fits right over the 2 inch square tubing.......

Why don't you drop by the barn Stuart so we can chat..... and compare design ideas.

Bob

[KrisHamilton]

never thought of this until now... but what was used to heat the inside of a HUP, during winter conditions??

[Bob Carriere]

... a bottle of gin, a pack of Camel cigs.....and a red head.

The first two are optional.

Geez Kris..... they were war time trucks...people shooting at you...lucky to be alive..... and you are concerned with heat !!!!!




Just shittin' you .......... they would not allow me to get even with anyone at work today.

Boob

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by KrisHamilton

never thought of this until now... but what was used to heat the inside of a HUP, during winter conditions??

I know that the late 45 model had a personnel heater on the drivers side behind the partition. It used radiator fluid fed into a small core in the heater. A small fan provided the occupants with what I am sure was a whisper of heated air.

Given the cramped interior, if there were two or more soldiers in the back, that would have kept things somewhat warmer than the outside temp.

Further to Bob's list, may I suggest a large dog or a "Winter Wife" (inside Barn joke).

[8threcce]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Bob

Last welding project that I used for demonstrating plasma cutting and mig welding was engine test stand, but I've got four of them now so I needed a new demonstration project. Your ram units will make a good practical and useable demonstration because they can be completed in a days demonstration with lots of hands on welding.

Cheers Phil

Phil

Do you have a drawing of the engine stand?? Will soon need one

Pieter Bergman (8th recce)

[RHClarke]

Not too sure how much time we have left before the world ends, but here are two more signs:

The first photo: Ants that eat modular tentage; and
The second photo: Bob and Grant organizing the barn.

The modular center was stored in a shed and a very large colony of ants made their home in the folds of the material. We didn't notice the ants when we picked up the tarps, but when Bob unloaded the truck on Sunday morning the back of the Ford was crawling with the lil buggers. It must have been a tough winter for the ants to attempt to eat that stuff, but they seemed to have survived quite well.

Bob and Grant were looking to gain some more floor space in preparation for Bob's next weird science project - a perfectly level platform for measuring frame deviation...Bob will elaborate. It was a nice surprise to catch them in the act of cleaning up.

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by 8threcce

Phil

Do you have a drawing of the engine stand?? Will soon need one

Pieter Bergman (8th recce)

Hi Pieter

Have my original plans but really should update them as the stand has now evolved through four that I have made. All basically same but with small improvements.

Base frame of all of them I have built are identical most of the improvements have been for the rear engine mounts to make the stand more adjustable. Next major change will be to improve the instrument panel to make it more rigid, currant one is not strong enough to push the engine stand around (it is just the right height to want to) the radiator support supports are strong enough to push the stand around with no problems.

Cheers Phil

[Bob Carriere]

....one word of caution....

When building the ramp..... the front separate rectangualr section is a bit short in the flat area...mine was 18 inches plus 2x 2 inch tube cross section for a total of 22 inches........ I would strongly recommend at least 4 preferrably 6 inches longer if you intend to use a 20 inch tire..... because when you remove the back ramp section it is a bit short......

Meanwhile will look forward to the plan or sketch of your engine stand and some explanation of the rear (adjustable ? ) engine support to the bell housing.

I am gradually collectig supplies for my rotisserie.....

Bob

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Guys

Been working on a new measured drawing of the Engine Test Stand. Will try and finish it this week.

Just to tease here is a little image.

Cheers Phil

[Bob Carriere]

What about the optional instrument panel you were going to retro fit....???

I'm going to wait for the Version 2.001 for all the latest debugging....

Thanks Phil

The Barn Gang