Blitz with dual wheels?

[warren brown]

Richard! I'll post you a taipan for Christmas! They're quite cuddly -when they roll over you can scratch their tummy...

[Tony Smith]

Or how about an Alstonville Python?

[warren brown]

Good grief! Is that an olive python? it's a monster!!!

[mafiamike]

Hi warren
i have 2 blitzes with duelies fitted 1 a f60 tipper and the other a c60 cargo 1setlook tobe civi rims but the chev seems to be an abomination made by welding the split rim togeter wen i get them appart ill have a better idea of the old who done what and when but imm shure the brains trust here may have heard of this before

[barrie edge]

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hi are these the modified straight wheels you have got these ones were fitted to our ford f60l monkeyface back in the late 40s/50s they done by some firm by gasaxeing the centre out then the flange off a spare half which was then welded on the out side to get the of set the reason why was avaiable 8 stud rims would only take 8.25s which apart from altering the gearing left a too small a footprint on the front our truck was used for tipper work and in sping with the body off and the log jinker on to cart into our mill we ran straight rims on the front after ballance problems bj

[Tony Wheeler]

As mentioned by others, the only Australian assembled CMP to be fitted with duals as standard was the tipper. These are very common as the tipper was produced in large numbers later in the war.

Duals are also commonly found on the rear of 60L CMPs, and also non-tipper 60S CMPs, but these have all been fitted post war, possibly by disposals dealers in many cases, who offered them as an option. Many more may have been fitted new by tyre dealers over the years, as supplied for post war British trucks, eg. Morris, Bedford, etc., and others would have found their way directly off such vehicles. Consequently a wide variety of duals can be found on surviving CMPs, with 4, 5, 6, 8, or 10 cutouts in the wheel centre. I believe the original CMP tipper wheels had 6 cutouts, however it's not something I've studied exhaustively.

I've only come across one CMP with home made wheels, which I found almost as amusing as the various other mods on the truck.

[Keith Webb]

Do you think that steering box mount would pass a roadworthiness inspection?

Originally Posted by Tony Wheeler

I've only come across one CMP with home made wheels, which I found almost as amusing as the various other mods on the truck.

[mafiamike]

Hi guys i have a c60l and an f60? both with duals here one may be military conversion the other well methinks farmer brown hath been busy with a welder ill post some pics when i work out how cheers all

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Do you think that steering box mount would pass a roadworthiness inspection?

No, you're quite right Keith, the steering box mount is old and split, it definitely needs a new piece of wood in there!

When you look at these mods you have to marvel how some people's minds work. I've done a couple of 400 steering box conversions myself, but it never occurred to me to try doing it without changing the spring hanger/steering box bracket! Mind you I have to admire the Flintstones bumper, which would be a helluva lot stronger than the original one.

[BSM]

Some time back on another thread I mentioned that we were to receive a number of CMP spares which duly arrived around last Christmas and this morning the original chassis and drive train was retrieved which turned out to be that of a C60S tipper so I thought they would be a worthy addition to this thread. Rod

[BSM]

Next batch of pics.... Rod

[BSM]

Last one....Rod

[Bob McNeill]

Back to the duels, have seen that mod on several low loader trailers. mostly house moving gear. cut the centre out of cmp rim use half into what ever old rim you had laying around.