WHY? or alternate title: Can one of you Brits explain this to me?

[Robin Craig]

Dear Rob and others,

This has to be explained as a bit of a private joke between Rob and myself but let us leave that alone for the minute.

To explain his question, the answer is simple, "because we can".

The contraption you show us Rob was designed for rapid filling of big thirsty AFVs by multiple jerry cans by the clever use of physics.

Once a full jerry can is opened and up ended into the filter funnel assembly it self empties as the level drops and allows more fuel out. Just liek the dog water bowl systems you see with a bottle of water above.

It also screens the fuel and prevents debris entering the vehicle fuel system.

It is really for the Centurions and other behemoths that it is best suited.

Quite a fantastically complex device over engineered and over thought out but as mother and father always said "we know best" and that is why you need it.

Or more correctly, why I need it.

Your a blighter Mr Love, I guess we need to have a discussion in private!

That is my explanation.

Let us see what others say.

Regards

Robin

[rob love]

If you look in the photo that has both the collapsible funnel next to the "spout, flexible", one would wonder why they wouldn't just make a horsecock with a larger diameter tube, so as to allow the fuel out more quickly. But then again, I have had the "spout, flexible" come off the can and the fuel rapidly spill down my leg. Something tells me that refueling over the top engine decks of a monstrosity like the Centurian could result in a human torch should the spout come off and the fuel runs all over a hot engine.

Surely the monarchy must have knighted the engineering team that designed and perfected this thing of beauty.

[Lynn Eades]

Batman and Robin, you missed out that it is such a lovely colour and that it can be operated by both left and right handed human torches, along with being able to filter out pound after pound of jerry can interior paint lumps.
The knighthood would likely have gone to someone of a more political appointment.
Doesn't it sometimes make you wonder how "our side" won?
Thanks for posting guys. I had a laugh from each of you.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

It is over-engineered like the Rolls-Royce engines it was supposed to fuel. So it is a matter of keeping up appearances like the British do.

Plus it alleviates the crew from having to hold the excellent German invention while being emptied - it holds two cans sitting upside down emptying themselves so the crew can brew up in the meantime.

All in all a very British piece of kit!

H.

[tankbarrell]

A brilliant piece of kit, I use one on the Sherman.
Like the Bailey Bridge, it is the envy of the civilised world!

[Andy Mitchell]

Really it was cunningly designed to confuse our worthy colonial chums at a later date.

Hiya Rob, great pics of all the carriers.

Andy

[Robin Craig]

Do you see that Rob,

They find us amusing!

Maybe we have hit upon the new next smash hit TV reality show.

"Amazing British Over Complicated Inventions No One Understands"

Just think what other devices we could showcase

1 Universal Carrier steering mechanism

2 Puttees

3 Left handed wheel stud threads

oh the mind boggles

Robin