My CMP restoration

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Jon Bradshaw

That series of pics of the filter tops is interesting. It appears to be from three separate pumps two of which are mounted on trucks. The rubber hose from the top to the tank is that correct? I thought it would have been steel like the rest? Now that I look closer I think I see that more of the piping is rubber than I had originally thought. That makes it easier.

Yes, there's quite a bit of rubber hose to consider. From the link to the parts list (in post #7 above):

Page 12-13 - part no. 9123. 3/4" hose (20" long)
Page 12-15 - part no. 9123. 3/4" hose (11", 27" and 45" long)
Page 12-17 - part no. 9123. 3/4" hose, no length given
Page 12-17 - part no. 9232. 1-1/2" hose, no length given
Page 12-17 - part no. 9162. 1-1/4" hose, no length given

Then there's two 25-foot lengths of 3/4" hose for the suction hoses that are stowed in the rear locker.

Owen.

[Jon Bradshaw]

I have been busy with other things and not accomplished much on the CMP.

I have removed and replaced the wheel cylinders and master cylinder and re-shod the front shoes. The back were almost as good as new so I left those shoes alone. I cleaned and blasted the front drums and backing plates. Painted them and reinstalled everything.
Bled the brakes yesterday and now have a basically new set of brakes all around. The truck is still just a rolling chassis but I have begun making arrangements to get the chassis and the rest of the body pieces into a sandblaster in March from there straight to a paint and then reassembled. Sorry no pictures because there isn't much to see.
I hope to have this ready for a July first show here and then on to another in August.

[Gordons]

Hi Jon, nice to see the old F15A getting a rebuild, I owned the F15 at one time, brought it out from Saskatchewan a few years ago, then sold it, Bill Greggs noted, it looked like it had served with United Nations at one time as it had been painted white. nice item where the original 10:50 x 16 tires

[Jon Bradshaw]

Are you saying this used to be your truck? or did you mean you also owned one like it?
Yes it has white paint underneath and was painted with grey after that at some time. The grey did not stick very well and is flaking off in a lot of spots.

[Gordons]

Yes I sold it running, it went to Onoway, alberta
nice to see someone rebuilding it

Originally Posted by Jon Bradshaw

Are you saying this used to be your truck? or did you mean you also owned one like it?
Yes it has white paint underneath and was painted with grey after that at some time. The grey did not stick very well and is flaking off in a lot of spots.

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[Jon Bradshaw]

It is nice to see that you recognize it but do you know more about the history of it? Was it a truck from up there or did you buy it from someone who brought it north? Do you know what unit or base it came from? If a northern truck then it would be one of only a few possibilities....
I bought it as a running vehicle in pieces, made getting to the heart of the restoration very easy. Assembly might be more difficult since I didn't see it come apart. All good fun for the future.
I hope to have it green and ready to go by the time summer is here.
I will likely do it up in PPCLI markings from Europe since that is my regiment and Europe would have been the location of it's use. Although Italian campaign markings might be fun too.....

[Gordons]

I purchased the F15A from Ken Heiburg of Regina in 2005, and a 41 C15A from Mike Heiburg in Gronlid Saskatchewan in 2004, I believe they had been used on the farm, did you get the tool boxes.