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Old 22-07-15, 08:51
Lew Skelton Lew Skelton is offline
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Default Ill go look

Dont worry Rob, I'm not at W&P, ill go look tonight as I have a few Aussie recov pams fron waaay back.
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Old 22-07-15, 12:02
Rob Beale Rob Beale is offline
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Default Thanks Lew

I reckon from the images I downloaded from the web that the gun planks must be 3 inch thick: ie 6 ' long by 12" x 3"

Wheel scotches
By the way I got some wheel scotches which are welded with angle iron lugs for the cable attachments. They look like the ones on the back of the QLB Bofors tractors.

Are the riveted ones with the looped cable attacments for CMP?

Rob

ps Hanno you might want to move this from the Gun Park to another sub forum
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Old 22-07-15, 12:42
Lew Skelton Lew Skelton is offline
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Default This is the only ref for gun planks I could find

Looks like the same info you allready have Rob, but hey, you cant beat a photo.
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Old 23-07-15, 03:31
Lew Skelton Lew Skelton is offline
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Default a couple of pictures scanned from a book

bringing it back on to Arty, I found these pictures in a book
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Old 23-07-15, 12:30
Rob Beale Rob Beale is offline
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Default Great info thanks Lew

I like the detail in the old manuals. And it's another lesson in how little changes over time: materials and methods may develop, but the basic principles are the same.

I will catch up next time I'm in Manawatu.

Rob
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